A man dressed in a cartoonish testicle costume ran the London Marathon to raise money for cancer awareness.

Big, bright, smiling balls. (via Twitter)

Jack Woodward, a student at University of Portsmouth, ran the London Marathon on Monday looking like an upside-down pair of testes to raise money for cancer awareness and to honor a friend who passed away due to testicular cancer. The costume is actually a mascot created by the charity Male Cancer Awareness Campaign, who has been appropriately named Mr. Testicles.

It takes serious balls (sorry) to run a marathon. There is a lot of sweat, chafing, and pain in parts of your body that you didn't even know existed. Adding a giant costume to the equation seems nuts (really sorry), but Woodward did so proudly and completed the race.

Woodward told the , "I want to highlight that people should be more aware of their bodies and make sure they check themselves regularly. We really want to get this message across and hope by running in the costume that more people will notice the cause and think about the message."

Congratulations on accomplishing two incredible goals in one day!

Please show your support to @jack_woodward92 London Marathon GIANT TESTICLES POWER!! https://t.co/HQM8p4cyBApic.twitter.com/1y3iXOTXCw
— Mr Testicles (@MrTesticles) April 24, 2015

After Alexander Hill was apprehended, journalists recognized him from a previous piece.

Last Thursday, Alexander Hill was arrested in Buffalo, NY. Hill had been a fugitive for more than a year, wanted for the murder of three women and a two-year-old toddler related to an ex-girlfriend. Their bodies were found in their burned home near Richmond, VA on Easter Sunday last year. If he truly is guilty of this horrific crime, it's a relief he's behind bars. But the weird part of the story came after the arrest, when reporters at Buffalo's NBC 2 realized it wasn't the first time they'd seen his face.

It turns out Hill had been laying low in Buffalo since at least March, staying at St. Luke's Mission of Mercy under the awesomely fake name Trent Dales. The station had done a story on St. Luke's on March 25, about how a pastor was offering homeless people a place to stay in return for help renovating the building. Hill had agreed to be interviewed for the piece, although he appeared on camera in a hat and sunglasses.

Alexander Hill/Trent Dales/Guy Incognito(via Erica Brecher)

The reporter who filed the story, Erica Brecher, said she knew it was the same man by the identical forehead scar in both photos. Later, US Marshals would confirm that the fingerprints were a match. It's just a shame no one at the station had identified Dales as Hill earlier, but then again, there was no reason they'd even be aware of an unsolved murder in Virginia. Hill had traveled a long way to escape the law, but apparently wasn't careful enough to avoid appearing on network television.

I guess he just saw the news crew and got stars in his eyes. It's that lust for fame – it makes fools of us all. Even those of us who are cold-blooded killers.

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His productivity will skyrocket when he learns how fast you can cook a hot dog.(via reddit)

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You gotta earn the spots at the busy intersections.(via reddit)

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At least his job will never be outsourced. (via reddit)

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Hahahahahaha "artist." (via reddit)

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He's wearing gloves in the picture, so he's probably already qualified.(via reddit)

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Ambitious. Most kids would settle for Burger Prince.(via reddit)

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"4. Become mediocre at baseball."(via reddit)

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You laugh, but I bet this kid is on a beach somewhere wearing a hat. (via reddit)

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Someone's gotta do it, it might as well be someone who loves their work.(via reddit)

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That's the determined look of the next black Spider-man.(via reddit)

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Good thing obedience school costs less than college.(via reddit)

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It's hard to make friends in space.(via reddit)

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Be careful, that's how Gordon Gecko started out. (via reddit)

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I think he's arrived.(via reddit)

Amy Schumer knows that when guys say "You don't need makeup," they don't know what the eff they're talking about.

Seriously, guys, you don't know. (via Comedy Central on YouTube)

Rein in your anger horses:: I'm not saying that us ladies need makeup; we definitely don't. What I am saying is that, based on my experience and the experience of several ladies I've talked to, men often don't think we're wearing makeup when we are. That's because for many ladies, the point of makeup is to look natural, not like Tammy Faye or this dumb eyeshadow thief. So, when dudes tell us to go without makeup, they might not know what they're getting into.

Inside Amy Schumer captured this wonderfully with this boy band parody:

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra offers a moment of peace by playing a free outdoor concert.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is putting on a free concert for peace outside the symphony hall. Watch pic.twitter.com/4XnW158SuK
— Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) April 29, 2015

Unless you have just returned from a self-imposed media blackout in the depths of an enchanted forest where even the elves don't have smartphones, you know that the city of Baltimore is not OK right now.

Regardless of your views about the current situation, I think everyone can agree that the city could some positive energy right now. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra delivered a beautiful message of peace earlier this afternoon by playing a free concert just blocks away from the center of the unrest.

Namaste.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra outdoor concert this afternoon and City Hall #Baltimore#BMorepic.twitter.com/WFyOLS8EqY
— Amandis Starr (@AmandisStarr) April 29, 2015

The Baltimore orchestra thought 'everyone could use a little music right now' http://t.co/aCkqE4Q0EFpic.twitter.com/fcLvQPBZ3G
— Independent US (@IndyUSA) April 29, 2015

Violins in the Street not violence. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs outside open air blocks from epicenter pic.twitter.com/7yQjGjVsYR
— joe johns (@joejohnscnn) April 29, 2015

At least the cast of 'Age of Ultron' managed to not call any bicep a whore.

By now, we all know that the Avengers: Age of Ultron press junket hasn't just been a shit show; it has advanced to the higher level of "shit special event." There was Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans calling Black Widow a slut. There was the awkward "answer" to that interview, where Mark Ruffalo got asked the sort of "sexy woman" questions ScarJo usually does. And there was the jerk interviewer who asked Robert Downey Jr. about his drug use, identifying as a liberal after spending time in prison, and his father, which caused RDJ to storm out of the interview.

But here to save us from all that is MTV, just as they've saved us before from problems like "I don't see enough stereotypes of New Jersey douches on television" and "I don't want to watch music videos anymore." MTV News used their Avengers press time to ask the cast members to ID their castmates just by pictures of their biceps. It's silly, it's delightful, and nobody walked out because the interviewer started asking questions about the biceps' jail time.

Yes, these are hard and fast rules that totally define you.*

I don't play video games as much as I used to, but my tastes have remained startlingly similar from my first Nintendo in 1990 to today. I've thought a lot about what these say about me (I'm defensive. I like online games but refuse to actually engage with other people. I enjoy tedious tasks, but I'm also awesome at barrel rolls) but I didn't know that other people were thinking similar things. According to the PBS Game/Show (and academics), people can be broken down into 8 groups, based on the "types of fun" they seek out in video games (and board games).

1. High-Fidelity Gamer

You enjoy sensory overload. From tactile board games to the heart-pounding foot-pounding of Dance Dance revolution to extreme beauty in games, you demand maximum stimulation piped directly into your nervous system.

2. Fantasy Gamer

No one can tell you that you're a loser because you're an industrial titan in Eve: Online but a burger-slinger in the "real" world. Cyberspace and your accomplishments within are totally real and valid, because if other people agree a place exists (you know, like how we all agree "America" is real), then it really does.

3. Storyteller

This is pretty straightforward: do you play for the plot? Did you cry when Aeris died? Did you actually finish Heavy Rain? You enjoy stepping into a protagonist's shoes as they follow complex, fulfilling narratives.

4. Challenger

In the word of Charlie Sheen: Winning. That's what it's all about to you, and the harder it is to do so, the better. You like playing against other humans, or against the hardest A.I. games have to offer (looking at you, Dark Souls).

5. Social Butterfly

You actually enjoy other people. You enjoy talking to them and coordinating with them, sometimes more than the game itself. This is weird to me, but the popularity of online games tells me that you're actually extremely normal. Please invite me to join your guild. Just don't expect me to talk back.

6. Explorer

You are probably not a Social Butterfly. You're like me: striking out on your own, the self-reliant digital individual. The rugged avatar. You and your digital bow against digital nature (or techno-maze). You would probably do this in the real world if it still had areas to explore. Or if I was in shape.

7. Self-Expressive Type

Have you ever bought a video game and spent more time customizing your character than you actually did playing? Do you have a MyIdol? Did you make a whole Sims family that looked like your friends, and made sure your character always had the best clothes? You just gotta do you.

8. Submissive Gamer

As negative as that title might seem, it just means that you don't seek out particular games, but when a game you like finds you, you embrace it fully and finish the living crap out of it. You are the person keeping the lights on over at Zynga and the other addictive-game companies. You also probably actually beat Myst and a bunch of other games that would make me jealous.

Obviously, most people are a mix of these traits. What are you like? I'm definitely a Fantasy Explorer who enjoys some solid Storytelling. It seems to me that this somewhat leaves out aspects of my personality, like how I enjoy playing games where you're supposed to build an army and conquer your enemies, but I insist on just building defensive turrets for the enemy to smash itself upon for hours on end. Did I mention that I'm not a social gamer?

*If you bought that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

The anonymous tipper asked the server to pay it forward, and to visit the website for the ReesSpecht Life Foundation.

The receipt with the $3,000 tip, and Richard Specht, the teacher who inspired it.
(via ReesSpect Life)

Paying a kindness forward can make a big difference.

In 2012, on the eve of Superstorm Sandy, Richard and Samantha Specht's only son, Richie (aka "Rees") drowned in a pool in their backyard due to a miscommunication with a neighbor about who was watching him. As they were dealing with that tragic accident, their community in Long Island surrounded them with support, including a local nursery that turned their pool into a garden in memory of Rees.

Touched by that kindness, Richard and Samantha created the ReesSpecht Life Foundation to help pay forward kindnesses to others in need. The foundation has awarded over $6,000 in scholarships to local students, and it promotes acts of kindness worldwide. One of the ways it does this is by providing cards that people can leave when performing acts of kindness, encouraging the next person to pay it forward as well. You can order the cards on online— they're free, but a donation to the foundation is encouraged. Over 100,000 cards have already been distributed.

While Richard and Samantha have heard about a lot of wonderful kindnesses inspired by their foundation, this one was especially touching. (via ReesSpect Life)

A few days ago, Richard received an email with the above photo of a receipt where a restaurant patron left a $3,000 tip on a $43.50 meal — in the name of ReesSpechtLife. On the back, the tipper wrote:

Thank you for your kindness and humility. My teacher in middle school had such a difficult experience a few years ago which has sparked me to do this. My only requirements are:

1) Go to Reespecht.com and learn! [Note: The site's URL is actually ReesSpechtLife.com]

2) Don't let "Pay it forward end with you.

3) Since it's about the idea, and not about you, or me, if you decide to share this, don't use either of our names!

Thank you for being around for all of my shows off and on Broadway. I hope that one day someone gives as much love and happiness into the world as you do!

Much love
— M

When Richard saw the name of the tipper — which hadn't been blurred out yet like in the image above — he realized that it was not only was it one of his former students, but it was a former student from at least 10 years ago. Richard posted a picture of the receipt with the note "To think that someone I had a decade ago would honor my little boy or even remember his 8th grade science teacher in such a way blows me away."

If you'd like to learn more about the Rees Specht Life Foundation, check out this video Richard made:

This series might require a reboot sooner than expected.

Sorry! I meant to get this post up earlier, but I had to reboot my computer. And then I had to reboot my router. And then, just as I finished writing the post, the website crashed or something. Anyway, I lost almost all of it, so I had to start over from practically the beginning. And then the power went off in my house, so I had to go down to the basement to reset the breakers. However, I needed to use the flashlight on my cell phone to find my way to the circuit board, but the app was frozen so I had to restart. And when I did, it started installing a new operating system.

Anyway, eventually I was able to finish this post and let you all know that this is a pretty funny video, but honestly I'm just so frustrated, I don't even care anymore.

Leeza Pearson got a judge-y note from school along with a pack of uneaten Oreos.

These cookies are a dramatization.(via Thinkstock)

Nutrition is a hot topic in schools and at home. While some schools are taking steps to improve their free or subsidized lunch program, others are trying to reach into people's homes and control them like puppets. Leeza Pearson of Aurora, CO. sent her 4-year-old daughter Natalee to school one morning with a lunch that included a pack of Oreos and found out Children's Academy is the latter.

Natalee was sent home with the unopened pack of cookies and this note:

Just say what you really mean, note.(via ABC News)

The note reads:

School Lunches
Dear Parents,
It is very important that all students have a nutritious lunch. This is a public school setting and all children are required to have a fruit, a vegetable, and a healthy snack from home, along with a milk. If they have potatoes, the child will also need bread to go along with it. Lunchable, chips, fruit snacks, and peanut butter are not considered to be a healthy snack. This is a very important part of our program and we need everyone's participation.

Sure. Nothing healthier than having a side of bread with your potatoes.

Naturally, Pearson was confused and annoyed by this message, especially since Children's Academy frequently serves the kids jelly beans during after-school sessions and requests candy from parents around Easter. She told ABC News:

"I think it is definitely over the top, especially because they told her she can't eat what is in her lunch. They should have at least allowed to eat her food and contacted me to explain the policy and tell me not to pack them again. They say I can't decide what to feed her but then they sometimes feed her junk food. Why am I being punished for Oreos when at other times I am asked to bring candy? She is not overweight by any means and I usually try to feed her healthy. It's not like I was offering cookies to the entire class and it's not like that was the only thing in her lunch."

It IS important to feed healthy food to your kids. It probably won't hurt them to have cookies now and then either. Bottom line: passive-aggressive notes are a terrible way to debate nutrition.

The school itself did not comment or reveal the identity of the note-artist, but Patty Moon is a spokeswoman for the Aurora Public Schools and she told ABC News that notes are not standard practice. I guess usually they chase you through the streets, whipping carrots at your feet?

While promoting her new movie on "The Tonight Show," Kristen Wiig decided to be The Mother of Dragons, for some reason.

It's immediately obvious that Kristen Wiig has never seen an episode of Game of Thrones or read any of the books or maybe even walked through the fantasy section of her local bookstore. She sticks with her bizarre ideas about the Queen of Mereen (question: does Khaleesi have too many names?) throughout the bit, even answering some questions kind of correctly through guessing. For instance, when Jimmy Fallon asks her favorite food, she answers, "Meat." That sounds true.

It culminates with Fallon insisting she sing her hit song, "Wonderful wonderful wonderful." You can tell Wiig senses something not quite right about the set-up, but she nails her imaginary song anyway! Why can't things just be wonderful?

5-year-old Saige has had enough of her messy room and her brother throwing dirt at her.

This kid is so convincing, if I were her dad I'd just let her move. She makes it sound like her mom's friend Jenn's house is the place to be. There's way more room, no one would throw dirt at her, her room wouldn't be a 'saster…

She doesn't even care that her mom would be sad. She's been there too long and has to move on. She's a five-year-old rolling stone. Keep on moving, Saige. Don't let the world tie you down.

This video shows the walk-through of the King's home after a party bus dropped off a hundred of the most disrespectful people in Canada.

Mark and Star King rented out their home to a group of four adults, who claimed to be in town for a wedding. It wasn't their first time renting their home through Airbnb, but you can bet it'll be their last. On the Saturday of that weekend a group of over a hundred people arrived at their home and the party started.

In the video above you can see the walk-through of some of the destruction. The party raged through the weekend until the Kings brought the police with them to kick out the interlopers. They'd had no idea what had been going until they started receiving texts from their neighbors saying mischief was afoot. According to Mark, there were still about twenty people hanging around the place on Monday morning, along with about $50,000 in damages.

Airbnb has banned the user who rented the King's home and the police are suggesting they'll be pursuing charges, but it seems like cold comfort. The company insures hosts for up to a million in damages and will be putting the Kings up until their house is in some semblance of order. Too bad they can't scrub the place clean of memories.

Reddit user Jonny Conquest shared this video his uncle made of his experience with a high-tech Korean toilet.

This video has a lot of winning features: the man's genuine delight, his endearing shyness, his fantastic Newcastle accent, and the fact that it's toilet humor but still SFW. It could effectively serve as a commercial for Korean toilets, South Korean tourism, or British uncles. After watching it a few times, I want all three.

This grandma's obit paid tribute to her family in a truly original way.

Tell it like it is, grandma.(via Death and Taxes Mag)

At the end of our lives, we don't count the quantity of grandchildren we have, but the quality. At least, that seems to be the philosophy of Dorothy A. “Stella” Scrobola or the person writing her obituary.

In addition to her good works, accomplishments and community ties the obituary states:

She is survived by her children, Charles J. and his wife, Lisa, James and his wife, Joyce, Michael and his wife, Carol, Bridget, Joseph and his wife, Sheryl; a shitload of grandchildren; and one big great-grandson.

That one big great-grandson gets a shout-out, but apparently there were just too many grandkids to even get into it.

Inquiring minds want to know. (screenshots via Legacy Guest Book)

Here's hoping we all go out surrounded by too many loved ones to count.

If you have trouble waking up in the morning, just install 'Night Terrors' and you'll never sleep again.

Augmented reality is the future of technology, according to people who've invested money in augmented reality. All snark aside, it is a cool idea. It uses your phone's camera and accelerometer to create a 3D map of the area around you, and superimposes game elements on the display.

In the context of Night Terrors by Novum Analytics, that means ghosts will appear in your own house. Because who wants to ever use their phone again without wincing in fear?

The game is still in development, but if you just can't wait to start wetting yourself, you can donate to the Indiegogo campaign to get it done faster. It's being programmed for IOS devices to start, but if it's a success, there's no reason Android and Windows Phone users won't be able to get in on the scares too. If it could be finished by Halloween, that would be awesome.

Watch this video of some children vogueing so hard at the North Venice Vogue Ball that you'll want to yell, "Mercy!"

This video from 2013 is circulating today, clearly because it's a gem. Dance can give children confidence, because it involves performing and taking ownership of your body. Vogueing is all that times a hundred. There can be no hesitation when you strike a pose.

Which is why I don't see any hesitation here:

Or here:

And definitely not here:

(screenshots via YouTube)

Well, I looked for a more contemporary example of this competition and found something from December 2014, but the girls are a little older. They're just as intense, though some of their moves seem more like the work of a contortionist. Still incredible, just not supported by the sheer FIERCENESS of the younger ladies above. Since I can't even strike a pose at the DMV (both my eyes are always closed!) I won't judge.