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Beloved condiment Sriracha now comes in single-serving packets.

The National Zoo in Washington released a video of its giant panda Tian Tian frolicking in the snow after Winter Storm Jonas.

Comedian Chelsea Handler released Gotta Go, a mobile app that lets people set up a fake phone call or text message to ditch an uncomfortable situation.

The NFL teamed up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to commission 50 footballs from noted designers. (They’ll be sold at a charity auction.) Among them are creations by, clockwise from top left: Stacey Bendet, Rebecca Minkoff, David Hart and Nicole Miller.

A 9-year-old boxer dog in England is gaining Internet fame for picking up trash and recycling it during walks.

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Hip-hop artist B.o.B, right, went on a Twitter rant claiming the earth is flat. The upside: Neil deGrasse Tyson promptly shut him down with scientific evidence before adding, ‘Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music.’

Actor Charlotte Rampling said the furor over the lack of nonwhites nominated for acting Oscars is “racist to whites.”

A man in Ontario received a $110 fine for driving a car covered in a giant snowbank.

A U.K. woman reportedly found raw giblets in her KFC chicken sandwich. “Sometimes, mistakes happen,” the chain admitted in an apology statement.

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Jon Hamm revealed that his name was misspelled (as John) on his Best Actor Golden Globe statuette.

James Cameron’s Avatar 2, originally scheduled for a Christmas 2016 release, has been delayed indefinitely.

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