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The internet has been having a lot of fun with the Mars Curiosity Rover landing. There were a whole bunch of memes. And, of course, there's mohawk guy Bobak Ferdowsi, who's successfully bridged the gap between geek and punk. But the real fun is going to begin when we start to getting hold of more of the photos and videos Curiosity is going to beam back to earth.

Get ready because it's about to get creepy up in here with MugShot Yourself. In an attempt to promote the new BBC series 'Copper,' a website has been developed that takes a photo of you and blends it with vintage mug shots, courtesy of Mark Michaelson's "Least Wanted" collection.

You probably already know the tale of Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney. Heavily favored in the vault competition, she fell on her second attempt, costing her a gold medal.

The person/creative genius behind the Tumblr Famous Album Covers Recreated With My Socks offers no clues as to their motivation for mimicking famous album covers with what is generally the stinkiest of all items of clothing. Instead the site simply contains a title and the expertly manipulated socks, offered without any further explanation.

Winning an Olympic gold medal marks the culmination of years of hard work, often in obscurity. So when an athlete finishes first in an Olympic event one does expect a pretty emotional response to the achievement. German discus thrower Robert Harting took that emotion to the next level Tuesday at the London Games.

If there's one thing that humans and animals agree upon, it's that medical tools can be mighty cold. In this pic, a newborn baby gorilla winces as a doctor uses a freezing stethoscope during an examination at Melbourne Zoo. If the gorilla thinks this is bad, just wait until he gets the bill.

Winning a medal at the Olympics must be an exciting moment for an athlete. But despite what viewers saw yesterday, American rower Henrik Rummel insists he was not sporting an, um, inappropriate bulge while he and his team accepted the bronze medal. Er, good to know?

Since its release last month, 'The Dark Knight Rises' has been the subject of a number of theories and multiple discussions about its twisty plot. Whatever your opinion of the third and final installment in the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman saga, it's safe to say you were scratching your head in bewilderment at least once during the nearly three hour running time.

The internet is blowing up today with news of NASA's rover Curiosity successfully fulfilling its mission to land on Mars. In doing so -- after it traveled hundreds of miles -- the device transmitted images back to Earth, giving us all a scoop on the Red Planet.

The metal ball that is used in Olympic shot put events weighs 16.1 pounds for the men and 8.8 pounds for the women. Amazingly, Olympic competitors are able to toss that ball around 70 feet. To do so requires the exertion of a lot of energy. Thanks to high speed cameras we can see exactly how much energy shot putters have to summon, because it is written right on their faces.

After an eight month journey, NASA's multi-billion dollar rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars early this morning. Mission controllers cheered after the six-wheeled, one-ton machine made a perilous seven-minute landing involving a parachute, rocket pack and sky crane.

What better topic for a meme than the 2012 Summer Olympics? Not only is the Queen of England herself being turned into a meme, but it seems that all of our favorite memes are getting in on the action.

2012 Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius from South Africa is breaking barriers this year in London. Just this Saturday, the man known as "Blade Runner" competed in the 400-meter run and finished in second to move on to the semifinals this Sunday. And he did all this with two prosthetic racing legs.

When it comes to the 2012 Olympics, British bookshop owner David Mitchell said it best, "Performance levels have become so much higher that it's so hard now to get a medal." Just think about Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of whom have won medals by mere seconds ahead of their competitors. But does that make those Olympians who came just shy of placing any less athletic?

Everyone wants the very best for their newborns -- the best quality of life, the best education and definitely the best toys -- which is why parents often feel the need to set their babies on the right track early on. Now, for 'Star Wars' fanatics, this means creating the ultimate 'Star Wars'-themed nursery complete with everything from Star Fighters to that freaky Wampa beast.