Italy's Giulia Lapi and Mariangela Perrupato are seen underwater as they perform in the synchronised swimming duets technical routine qualification round during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre, August 5, 2012.
Red Rover: The Mars Curiosity rover touched down safely on the red planet last night at 10:32pm Pacific Time. Read about the momentous landing here and see pictures here (TIME.com)
Sweet Landing: Oreo tweeted an image of a cookie with red cream filling and tracks. Wouldn’t Mars bars be a more appropriate snack? (BuzzFeed)
Treasure Island: As NASA explores Mars, check out these cultural treasures that have gone missing — like $30 million eggs and a pre-historic bird. (mental_floss)
Flashing Lights: Is dubstep senseless noise or a genius mix of senseless noise that is music to your ears? Here’s a short video in defense of dubstep. (PBS)
Spirits: Ever watch Mad Men and think, “this show would be so much better if I had a martini”? Check out this slideshow of 10 TV show and cocktail pairings. (Flavorwire)
Slothful Games: If you think NBC’s Olympics coverage has been slothful, wait until you see “The Sloth Olympics,” sponsored by an Internet fan group for sloths. (Huffington Post)
Hey Girl: Vanity Fair applied the Ryan Gosling “Hey Girl” meme to Ryan Lochte, and copy cats followed. (Vanity Fair) All we have to say to that is: Hey girl / I make a splash in the pool / But you make a splash in my heart.
Phanatics: This Phillies fan mourns the trade of Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants in “Some Batters That I Used To Know” — a parody of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” (MLB Fan Cave)
Beach Bombs: You know, just another day at the beach with a bunch of huge tanks driving around. Nothing special. (The Daily What)
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