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GammaCounter

  1. An ungrateful baby with a reluctant mouthful of pumpkin and banana puree sneezing into my face is how I started my day. about 12 hours ago via Twitter for Android
  2. Best ever picture of Queen Elizabeth II: trib.in/L4qFT3 ( Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images / May 25, 2012 ) about 21 hours ago via web
  3. Red wine vinegar ice cream: bit.ly/LkmwNn via @nicolejcaruth @joygarnett 6:06 PM May 25th via bitly
  4. Poor child... doctor's can't explain why 18 month old Dan Dan weighs 41 lbs / 19 kg: bit.ly/KJ0KhB via @adam_orbit 5:36 PM May 25th via bitly
  5. Living where you can actually walk "has become an indicator of your socioeconomic status." nyti.ms/L0Y3dp via @brainpicker 5:31 PM May 25th via bitly
  6. Take that, Jimmy Leboutlahnik: bit.ly/JKl2aL (© The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents bit.ly/JCUChs @dandidier) 5:23 PM May 25th via bitly
  7. Maybe the best picture I've seen all week: bit.ly/KqmLVF from Retronaut's GG Bridge: bit.ly/JSlKZ6 via @dandidier 5:19 PM May 25th via bitly
  8. Mystical Jellyfish in the Red Sea: bit.ly/KTW6Pj via @dandidier [This procession, the best: bit.ly/MOcjdM] 5:15 PM May 25th via bitly
  9. Penguin 337 escaped from Tokyo sanctuary, wandered around Tokyo for 2 months. Now in custody. bbc.in/LoQxbs via @adam_orbit 5:11 PM May 25th via bitly
  10. RTv@markezjm @GammaCounter Star Trek Enterprise coffee table. etsy.me/MCCwJH 11:46 AM May 25th via bitly
  11. Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter bit.ly/Kgokqr 9:51 AM May 25th via bitly
  12. @djweir Glad you came through and it was a success. 8:17 AM May 25th via web in reply to djweir
  13. Best ever interactive live tweeting of the next table's first date: bit.ly/JBWib5 RT @David_Dobbs via @scotthensley 8:12 AM May 25th via bitly
  14. Oligomolecular cockroaches? Synthetic nano-waste does not disappear upon incineration: bit.ly/KLmewC via @physorg_com @gohsuket 8:04 AM May 25th via bitly
  15. I thought these were lobster claws in the bag, but a closer look and it's just Ramen noodles: lat.ms/Lv53O4 via @pd_smith 8:01 AM May 25th via bitly
  16. Property with green space where the yard:dog ratio approaches infinity. bit.ly/KQIecI via @PD_Smith @shawnmicallef #problemsofsuburbs 7:56 AM May 25th via bitly
  17. "I drink a second mouthful..then a third...It is time to stop; the potion is losing it magic." bit.ly/KfXSNB via @JamieShupak @carr2n 6:38 AM May 25th via bitly
  18. Acid-wash jean shorts with Union Jack motif, no thank you: bit.ly/JB22Sk (link bit.ly/KEKgH8 via @LDNfashion) 9:13 PM May 24th via bitly