As a kid, the Fourth of July could seem like the celebration that officially kickstarted summer. Sure, your parents mentioned something about a celebration of independence, but school was finally out and adults were going to let you watch an hour of explosions.

Without barbecue plans, Independence Day might be just another day off from work for you now. But it can't hurt to remember it was once a magical day of red, white and blue Jell-O molds and patriotic body art.

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What a week. U.S. President Barack Obama's "Four More Years" photo — released just after he was re-elected Tuesday night — became the most-shared photo in Twitter's history. Other top photos this week ... well, they were all from Justin Bieber and One Direction.

Our friends over at Skylines went through 34,458,200 unique pictures and compiled the ones that were most shared and retweeted. Read more…

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You’ve heard of 3D-printed clothes and 3D-printed buildings, but 3D-printed food? We are truly entering sci-fi territory. The Sugar Lab takes simple white sugar as its base material to print delicate 3D structures that can be eaten on their own, or used as a decorative topper for cakes and cupcakes.

The company, founded by married couple Kyle and Liz, started out when they wanted to make their friend a birthday cake but didn’t have an oven. They began to experiment with printing with sugar, until they finally discovered the secret formula to making complex geometric shapes from the sweet stuff.

Suffice it to say, it was too late for their friend’s birthday but they found others interested in buying 3D sugar structures, and thus The Sugar Lab was born. According to their website: Read more…

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