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1. Hilarious: Lindsay Lohan might not have committed grand theft (stealing something worth more than $950) because although the price tag on the necklace was $2,500, it wasn't even worth half that much. Via.

2. And speaking of Valentine's Day-related scams, read about this one involving Groupon and FTD.

3. Finally, zombie and stalker-themed Valetines.

*But I'm sure the deals in Amazon's jewerly store are always good deals.

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1. Wargaming miniatures giveaway.

2. You can officially not be jealous of Tom Brady. Here's why Gisele Bundchen does not wear sunscreen:

'I cannot put this poison on my skin,' the 30-year-old said. 'I do not use anything synthetic.' As a compromise, Bundchen claims she only exposes herself to the sun before 8am when it is still too weak to do any damage.

3. According to reports, the guy who robbed the Bellagio of $1.5 million in chips is apparently the son of a Las Vegas judge, bragged about the crime, and returned to stay at the hotel.

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1. Jess Fink posted funny hourly comics.

2. Dog/snowplow.

3. "For the second time in less than two years, California prison officials caught Charles Manson, mastermind of one of the most notorious killing sprees in U.S. history, with a cellphone behind bars." Via.

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1. Something Awful reviews the Nintendo 3DS:

Pilotwings Resort - Take the Wii Sports location, add elements from the classic SNES title, and you've got a minimal effort title that will sell like hotcakes among newcomer Wii gamers and nostalgic nerds alike.

2. Camel racing is popular in Dubai, and nowadays camel jockeys are typically robots (instead of children). Dubai police have uncovered a gang that was selling stun guns, which were then placed inside the jockeys to use against the camels. Via.

3. It's Boing Boing's 11th birthday.

*Buy the Nintendo 3DS at Amazon.

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1. "A police spy married an activist he met while undercover in the environmental protest movement and then went on to have children with her." Via.

2. NFL football coming back to LA? Here's what Bill Simmons says:

Absolutely. Very quietly, the group pushing the downtown stadium sold its naming rights for big bucks to Farmer's Insurance recently, that's going to give them most of the money to build it. I think LA will end up with TWO teams. That's my prediction. Definitely the Chargers, then someone else way down the line. I think the Vikes will stay, that team means too much to Minnesota and it would be even worse than the Sonics leaving Seattle if they left - just a complete failure by the organization and the league. We can't have an NFL that doesn't have a team in Minnesota. It's wrong.

3. Jordyn Bochon is looking for commissions.

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1. Bizarre story of an art forger who donates his work to museums, apparently just for the thrill of tricking them into believing he's donated a work by a master. Via.

2. "Bill Sienkiewicz's Robinson Crusoe on Mars art prints are currently on sale at the Criterion store, through the end of this month. Use promo code 'MONA50' to get fifty bucks off the regular price." Via.

3. Tenacious Toys has the Visell Bad Badtz Maru figure in stock.

*Previously: $1000 Peter Pan toy by Visell.

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1. Great speech by Bill Murray about Sofia Coppola. Via.

2. Are these products the same ones sold in Trader's Joe stores? Via.

3. "An investigation is continuing in the case of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who allegedly had a secret underground room at his home authorities believe was built to hide drugs and illegal immigrants."

*Previously: Ghostbusters paper toys.

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1. Stunning incompetence prevented the police from stopping Jeffrey Dahmer sooner.

2. From one of Bill Simmons's readers:

(Baltimore Ravens kicker) Billy Cundiff has 38 touchbacks. That is insanely high. I didn't recall him having a particularly strong leg, so I looked over his past stats: 38 of 75 kickoffs for touchbacks (this year); 11 of 209 kickoffs for touchbacks (previous five seasons).

3. 25% off art at Bear and Bird.

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1. PETA's right, Polar Bear Payback is a very fun game.

2. The Nissan Leaf has a built-in game which ranks your energy efficiency against other owners.

3. "A 28-year-old police officer in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe, Erika Gándara, has been missing since gunmen stormed her home last Thursday. She was the last remaining cop in the town after her colleagues had resigned or been killed."

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1. From an article in Rolling Stone about Stieg Larrson:

As a boy, Stieg lived in his grandparents' cottage in the woods. At the time, an old Swedish law was still in effect that barred children from attending school until they were seven. Written a century earlier, the law was intended to protect little boys and girls from being devoured by wolves while walking through the forest on the way to school.

Also, there was a serial killer in Sweden known as The Laser Man.

2. Cute Marvel holiday wallpaper by Chris Giarrusso.

3. Tenacious Toys has new ThreeA toys in stock. Don't you wish you had a $75 store credit?

*Buy ThreeA toys at eBay.

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1. The Guardian reports that "Kosovo's prime minister is the head of a 'mafia-like' Albanian group responsible for smuggling weapons, drugs and human organs through eastern Europe, according to a Council of Europe inquiry report on organised crime." Via.

2. The Washington Post really, really wants you to mention their articles on Facebook.

3. "Hinkley, California, the town made famous in the Oscar-winning Julia Roberts movie Erin Brockovich, does not show any evidence of an increased rate of cancers."

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1. Comment and win a copy of a new book focusing on Steve Ditko's artwork.

2. D30 cake from a "nerdy thirty" birthday party.

3. A criminal defendant was arrested for murder and while in custody managed to get new Nazi tattoos on his face and neck. His lawyer convinced the judge to order the state to spend $125 a day for a makeup artist to cover up the tattoos, less the jurors think poorly of the defendant. Via.

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1. Fluxblog posted an eight-disc, 157 song mix - - a survey of some of the best and most notable music from 2010. (The mediafire links seemed to have much less annoying ads.)

2. Who could have foreseen that the ridiculous celebrity Twitter campaign would be an embarrassing failure?

3. Celebration, Florida, a town built by Disney in the '90s, just had its first murder.

*Buy Disney ornaments at eBay.

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1. Lifehacker says, "Ge.tt is a clever, instant file-sharing webapp that makes sharing files simple and fast."

2. Los Angles police officers are giving away steering wheels locks (clubs) to people in an area with a high number of car thefts.

3. Free shipping and $6 off t-shirts at Zazzle today with the code JINGLESALE82, so it's a perfect time to design your own featuring a certain chimera mascot.

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1. "A former Ford engineer charged with stealing trade secrets worth $50 million has pleaded guilty, and was apparently caught with the evidence on his laptop when he was arrested in Chicago in 2009. The man worked for Ford for 10 years before quitting the company to accept a position at a Ford competitor -- Beijing Automotive."

2. "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched a new version of HTTPS Everywhere, a security tool that offers enhanced protection for Firefox browser users against 'Firesheep' and other exploits of webpage security flaws." Via.

3. Interview with Jordan Schwartz, who landed a Lego internship right out of high school.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

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1. "No, Nicaragua Did Not Invade Costa Rica Because of Google Maps."

2. A glowing review for Lego Harry Potter for the iPhone and iPad.

3. Really great article by Mark Bowden about a private detective hired to figure out how a woman was seemingly magically removed from a hotel, severely beaten, and raped. (And remember this story the next time someone tells you that security cameras don't help solve crimes.)

*Buy iPads at eBay.

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1. A bittersweet comic about school by James Kochalka. And here's another good one.

2. The LA Times reports disturbing corruption by a LAPD officer:

A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he illegally tapped into a law enforcement computer on behalf of a gang member who was recently convicted of murder.

The officer, Gabriel Morales, 25, was seeking information on two key witnesses who testified at the gang member's murder trial, according to court records. Morales had been dating the gang member's sister for several years.

Via.

3. The BBTS has the JLU Parademons available for preorder. (I'm not sure why they're so expensive?)

*Buy Justice League Unlimited toys at eBay.

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1. Gawker says, "Miley Cyrus' Mom Had An Affair With Bret Michaels." (The photo of the two of them illustrates the uncanny valley problem, right?)

2. And the news about Demi Lovato is even sadder.

3. "FIFTH female officer at scandal-hit prison resigns after claims she 'had sex with an inmate.'" (It sounds like at least some of the women took advantage of extremely lax hiring standards to get jobs where their boyfriends were housed.) Via Fark which offered a better headline.

*Buy back issues of Tiger Beat at eBay.

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1. A debt collector set up a fake courtroom in Pennsylvania to try to fool debtors.

2. Earlier this month, I mentioned how strange it was that Disney was promoting images of happy couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddy Cibrian. Well, Shape magazine put Rimes on the cover of the October issue, and received so many complaints that the editor had to apologize.

3. The Penny Arcade guys created a brilliant, hilarious special item for Bioware's Dragon Age.

*Buy Penny Arcade collections at Amazon.

Dog the Bounty Hunter threatens to hunt Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid and his wife have fled to Canada and are seeking asylum. They are frightened that if they remain in the USA, they will be killed by the same "Hollywood Star Whackers" that killed Heath Ledger (but who are apparently impotent in Canada). Dog the Bounty Hunter appeared on the George Lopez show to threaten to bring Quaid to justice (3:30 in). (He also puts on a clinic promoting his show and sponsors.)

*Buy Lobo toys at eBay.