Ever since I was a little kid, my favorite animal has been the elephant. I still have my stuffed elephant I got when I was two years old, and this mug that my mother glazed in a ceramics class when I was three:

I thought I knew a thing or two about elephants, but it was only today that I learned elephants have prehensile penises. As you might imagine, an elephant's penis is large, but it's much larger than you might think (up to five feet long). And it serves many functions! When National Geographic writer Ed Yong was in South Africa, he watched a bull elephant use its penis to "prop himself up, swat flies from his side and scratch himself on his stomach."

Here's a video of an elephant scratching his stomach with his penis.

Grab yer peanuts and popcorn ladies and gents. Anyone who's a fan of the circus will be amazed by the absurdity of last night's Wyoming primary debate, which has been edited to a mere 1:58 minutes (below) to protect your sanity. READ THE REST

A Florida pastor accused of masturbating on the patio outside an Osceola County Starbucks was arrested last week, reports WEAR TV. The man was charged with Exposure of Sexual Organs after being identified by investigators working on the case since May; he "previously had similar charges that occurred at the same location," the unbylined author… READ THE REST

Yes, it's just a plain cone but perhaps the dog is lactose intolerant. Either way… SUCH A GOOD BOY! (via @worldofdog) illustrative front page thumbnail image (cropped): Sarah Hart Morgan/Shutterstock READ THE REST

From your daughter's first trip to Disneyland to that epic fried chicken dish your favorite restaurant served you last weekend, you like to capture every precious moment of your life on your phone. And when you combine all those photos with the many different files you've saved on your devices, you've got a pretty hefty amount of data on… READ THE REST

For years coffee experts have recommended pourover as the best way to make coffee at home. But now, thanks to an ingenious design that was recently perfected, the traditional pourover has some serious competition. If you're the kind of person who thinks life is too short for bad coffee, say hello to the all-new VacOne… READ THE REST

Let's face it. Most people need an assistant. Who doesn't want a little bit of help from time to time with things like organization? Unfortunately, especially with our current technology surplus, it can be a bit easy to fall behind and feel disorganized. When scanning documents, in particular, it can be tough to figure out how to… READ THE REST

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