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Jul 30th 2010 By Nick Romano

Asylum's Week in Review With Porn Stars and Pot Sports

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Video of the Week: How Porn Stars Fake the Orgasm

Weird: Pro Sport for Stoners

Gross: The 5 Grossest Stadiums in America to Buy Food

Investigative: Does i-Dosing Really Work?

Feat of the Week: College Kids Create Motorized Couch

StreetLevel: Sports Injuries Suffered While Celebrating

ComicsAlliance: Teen Burns Down School Dressed as Joker

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This is as close as close calls get. A Canadian pilot survived after ejecting from a fighter jet moments before it crashed during practice for an airshow.

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Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead. Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.

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Remember the board game Mouse Trap, where you had to capture a plastic rodent by building the world's most inefficient machine? Well, the game was re-built to catch mice of epic proportions. Behold, The Lifesize Mousetrap ... possibly coming to the New York Hall of Science in September.

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Our old buddies at Brewdog brings us the World's Strongest, Most Expensive Beer -- Inside a Squirrel.

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Southern right whale lands on yacht, Cape Town, South Africa.

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This crane was supposed to remove a tree that posed a risk to a home in Akron, Ohio. Instead, an apparently mighty gust of wind upset the heavy machinery's balance, and the crane ended up causing the very damage it was supposed to prevent.

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Funny luggage stickers by The Cheeky are designed to bring you new friends at the airport.

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Lisa Courtney poses with her 14,000+ Pokémon as part of 5 of the World's Biggest (and Most Worrisome) Toy Collections.

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Betty White gives Asylum's Ron Babcock tips on how to score with (much) older women.

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The Suicide Girls strip down to take a test drive of the iPhone 4 camera for Asylum's viewing pleasure.

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Jul 30th 2010 By Tommy Christopher

Meet Basil Marceaux -- Most Awesomely Inarticulate Political Candidate Ever

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Meet Basil Marceaux, a Republican candidate for governor in Tennessee, who recently introduced himself to the world via a local newscast. Video of his appearance has since gone viral.

Marceaux's brief stump speech resembles a nervous fifth-grader giving an oral book report, but we think his legislative priorities have merit.

Keep reading to check out Marceaux's political coming-out party, including his promises of unfettered gun ownership and renewable energy through vacant lots. Then decide for yourself if he's more sage than he's given credit for.
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Jul 30th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Sex Makes the Brain Grow

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Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.

In an experiment involving lab rats, sex was correlated with adult brain growth.

Since previous studies have shown that stressful, unpleasant situations can hinder brain growth, researchers from Princeton University wanted to see if stressful but pleasurable situations -- like sex -- would achieve the opposite effect. So, they divided male lab rats into three groups: The rats in one group were given sex partners daily, the second group got set up with female companionship once every two weeks and the third group got nothing at all.

The rats that had regular sex showed adult brain growth, as well as an increase in the connections between brain cells. As a possible effect of their larger brains, the sexually experienced rats were less anxious and quicker to eat food in an unfamiliar environment than the un-sexed rodents.

If you can't figure out a way to use this study to get more action from your wife or girlfriend, you really need to be having more sex.
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Jul 30th 2010 By Asylum Staff

Dating Red Flag of the Week -- Mother/Daughter Tag Team

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Here's this week's most outrageous relationship red flag story from the editors of The Little Black Blog of Big Red Flags.

The Story: The last girl I dated was joined at the hip to her mother. They talked on the phone constantly, about all sorts of things that I would have considered private. When I brought the issue up, she made all kinds of excuses so I eventually dropped it.

After a month of dating, I felt like I couldn't say anything around her because I knew it would get back to her mother, who had already begun meddling and taking a very active role in our relationship. Her mom started showing up on our dates, and we'd mysteriously run into her in town every time we went out.

One night my girlfriend had to work late, so she sent her mother on the date with me. When I called to ask her about it, she said, "Oh, just do with my mom whatever you'd have done with me. She hasn't been with a man in a long time."

I dumped them both, and changed my cell number.

Got a red flag story? Submit it by visiting The Little Black Blog of Big Red Flags or emailing bigredflags@gmail.com.
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Jul 30th 2010 By Asylum Staff

'The Legend of Neil' Creators Help Masterclash Master Video Games

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Most of our video game addictions were born as our younger selves began to master the first levels of "Zelda." We owe much to that game, which gave us so many hours of childhood fun. Sandeep Parikh and Tony Janning love this game so much that they created "The Legend of Neil," a comedy series chronicling the adventures of a Jersey gas station attendant who gets sucked into the world of "Zelda."

Janning has been involved in a number of improv, sketch and stage shows, whereas Parikh acts in the hit Web series "The Guild," so you already know that their show is freakin' hysterical. Both of these comedic minds join the cast of Masterclash this week, along with Joystiq editor Andrew Yoon, to tackle the subject of video games.


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Jul 30th 2010 By Bonnie Biess

Barracuda Chomps Girl's Arm, Dad Sees Awesome Photo Op

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Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead. Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.

Kudos to you, Dad. Sure, a monster just tried to gnaw your kid's arm off, but that's no excuse to miss an awkward family photo op. Keep reading for the shot of Koral's gnarly gash.
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Jul 30th 2010 By Shawn Perine

63 Things You May Not Have Known About Arnold on His 63rd Birthday

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Here at Asylum, we have a lot of icons. But perhaps none we admire as much as the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Today, July 30, marks birthday number 63 for a certain Austrian bodybuilder / action star / governor. To celebrate, we've compiled 63 facts about the 38th governor of California, one for each year of his illustrious life.

You might want to check them out before planning your celebration.
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Jul 30th 2010 By Asylum Staff

Steve Carell Makes Zach Galifianakis Cry on 'Between Two Ferns'

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"Dinner for Schmucks" hits theaters today, and as part of the promotional push, Steve Carell visited Zach Galifianakis' Funny or Die forum, "Between Two Ferns."

If you know the series, get ready for an episode that's a bit different from the rest. What's usually Zach taking mean-spirited jabs at his guests turns into a verbal-sparring match to see who can make the most vicious remark regarding weight and nose size (NSFW) ...
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Jul 30th 2010 By Ryan McKee

Space Invaders -- Dig Into Scott Wiener's Insane Pizza Collection

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Scott Wiener, the man who runs Scott's Pizza Tours, is not just an expert on New York slices, but on all things pizza. His obsession with the food grew as he traveled the country, cataloging every bite he tasted in his online Pizza Journal. For fun, he would drive his friends around New York's boroughs in search of new pizzerias.

Finally, one of his buddies suggested he do it for a living. Now he enjoys press from around the world as a sought after pizza expert; he even became a tasting judge at Pizza Today magazine's International Pizza Expo.

In Asylum New York's new video series "Space Invaders," correspondent Ryan McKee crashes Wiener's apartment and learns just how deep his pizza passion runs. The Brooklynite's collection of pizza boxes, accessories, novelties and literature is so impressive, it's damn near pathological.


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