Today I found out that Twinkies have a shelf life of only 25 days. The popular notion that they “last forever” or for some ridiculously large amount of time is incorrect.

Here are some other popular myths concerning Twinkies:

* Twinkies aren’t baked. The sponge cake instead is made from a chemical reaction that causes a cake-like material to foam up. It is then colored dark brown at the bottom to give the appearance of being baked. (This is of course false. Twinkies are in fact baked and their primary ingredients are flour, sugar, and eggs.)

* Contain a chemical used in embalming fluid which helps account for some of their extreme longevity. (wrong again!)

* The Twinkie will last longer than the cellophane wrapper they’re wrapped in (nope, 25 days and then they get stale and go bad in a similar fashion to any other bread)

via Twinkies Are Only Good for 25 Days.

Gareth Branwyn conjured up this fun 1970 documentary on the Church of Satan and its founder Anton Szandor LaVey. According to many friends of mine who knew LaVey, the “black pope” was smart, insightful, witty, and had the charisma of a great showman. Which of course he was. He also played a mean organ. I wish I’d met him! Satanis: The Devil’s Mass

via Documentary on the Church of Satan from 1970 – Boing Boing.

The 21-year-old, from Harrogate, Yorkshire, was stunned by what he saw in the leftover grease.

He said: “I went back to the kitchen after having dinner to get a drink and I just saw it straight away – the face of Jesus.

“My mate saw it too when I showed him. It blew us both away so we took a picture.”

via Face of Jesus Christ appears in burger grease | The Sun |News.

Now we can create a custom urn in the image of your loved one or favorite Celebrity.

New advances in facial reconstruction and 3D printing have made it possible to have an urn made in the image of anyone from just a photograph.

Never forget a face. Personal Urns combine art and technology to create a family heirloom that will be cherished for generations.

Available in Two Sizes

via Cremation urns that look like the dear departed – Boing Boing.

Whoa!  That shit was dope!  I gettin’ some hellish visuals.

US law forbids private citizens from possessing any of the 842 pounds of moon rocks collected by astronauts and brought back to Earth.

Nevertheless, the allure of moon rocks is strong enough to have created a black market where moon rock fragments and dust are sold for astronomical prices.

via Lunar rocks are a controlled substance – Boing Boing.