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I didn't see this recipe in time for National Root Beer Float day, but that doesn't mean we can't make them today or this weekend.

They're Root Beer Float Cupcakes! I almost categorized this as Food Porn, but I think the "Mmmm" says it all. You never see the words "root beer" and "cupcakes" in the same recipe, so I'm intrigued. YumSugar not only has a great recipe for the cupcakes but also several handy tips on how to make sure they come out right.

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Are you the type of person who just happens to love tea and penguins? Have I got a product for you.

It's the Penguin Teaboy, a cute little item you can put on your kitchen counter or table. You hang a teabag from the penguin's beak and set the timer and the little guy lowers the tea bag into the water until you have a perfect cup of tea. You can set it for as short a time as 1 minute (if you like it weak) or as long as 20 (which will be stronger but I assume...colder?). It doesn't look like it works with loose tea.

I don't think the penguin has a name, but if I buy one I'm going to call it "Clyde."

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After I posted about the Pickle Sickle, I came across the above at superlocal's flickr page. It's a picture of a truly great popsicle from Korea. It's watermelon-flavored, and the "seeds" are actually chocolate chips.

We need something like this in the U.S. Regular popsicles and fudgsicles and those things that look like red, white and blue rocket ships are fine, but this is really a work of art. And doesn't it just look refreshing?

Actually, I'm having a flashback to my childhood. I think I had something like this when I was a kid. I'm not sure if it was on a stick or maybe a treat that was watermelon-slice shaped that came in a box. Anyone else remember something like this or am I thinking of something else?

[via Serious Eats]

Some genius has figured out that, like peanut butter and jelly and chocolate cake and milk, nothing goes together better than pizza and porn movies.

There's a new business in Winnipeg that not only delivers pizza, but they also deliver adult films! (And yes, let's all make as many jokes about "toppings" as we right now). You have to be of legal age, of course, and show an ID at the door. The movies are underneath the pizza in the box. But as Paul at archiseek.com points out, how secret can this be if the pizzas are delivered in cars that have giant neon signs that have a blonde on them and the word porn?

[via Boing Boing]

Yup, that picture isn't a joke. Hobo Soup actually exists. In fact, it's been around since the 1950s. A newspaper publisher in Ortonville, MN did a story on someone named Mr. Hobo, and had some "Hobo Soup" while doing the story. The publisher and his son decided to make the soup and market it, and the soup hit store shelves in 1960.

The web site has the full history of the soup, links to the Hobo Railroad, and info on how to order the soup (you can get a whole case of it!) and t-shirts.

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