David Stockton, Gonzaga
Son of NBA point guard John Stockton

2012-2013 Season Stats: 3.6 PPG, 3.3 APG

When you watch David play for the Zags, you will catch glimpses of his famous father, sometimes in the form of a smooth bounce pass or when he hits a big three. He doesn't quite have the same impact on the game as John did, though.

Shannon Scott, Ohio State
Son of ABA/NBA shooting guard Charlie Scott

2012-2013 Season Stats: 4.8 PPG, 3.8 APG

Shannon is not one of the Buckeyes' biggest stars, but he has seen some decent playing time this year during crucial moments. His dad was a two-time ABA All-Star and a three-time NBA All-Star.

Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin
Son of NBA shooting guard Jim Jackson

2012-2013 Season Stats: 6.9 PPG, 2.8 APG

Like his father, Traevon plays guard for a big school in the Big Ten. However, the Badgers sophomore scores a lot less than Jim did at Ohio State, but makes up for it with his leadership at the point.

Glenn Robinson III, Michigan
Son of NBA small forward Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson

2012-2013 Season Stats: 10.7 PPG, 5.4 RPG

The freshman forward is the son of another Big Ten legend. His dad was a beast at Purdue and went on to have a long NBA career. Glenn III has shown flashes of his father's greatness, too, including a 21 point, 10 rebound performance against Penn St. on Feb. 17.

Shane Larkin, Miami
Son of MLB shortstop Barry Larkin

2012-2013 Season Stats: 14.6 PPG, 4.4 APG

The All-ACC first team point guard has been the steady force behind the Hurricanes' success this season, much like his father was for 19 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds. Yes, Shane's famous father was a star in a different sport.

Tim Hardaway, Jr., Michigan
Son of NBA point guard Tim Hardaway

2012-2013 Season Stats: 14.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG

Tim Jr. is not quite the ball-handler his daddy was, but like the man with the killer crossover dribble, he has the ability to light it up every now and then. Proof of this came in an overtime win versus Ohio State in February, in which Hardaway, Jr. hit six three-pointers. And he may have to get hot in the tourney in order for the Wolverines to go far.

That dog must be super fast.

Hey guys, free beer with absolutely no consequences. Let's go get it.

There are some things you can't take on a plane. One of them, apparently, is an inflatable penis.

This is the perfect guy to judge whether or not a beautiful girl like Kate Upton is too fat to be on the cover of a magazine.

Dude, there's plenty of eucalyptus to go around.

Might want to work on your photo cropping, Larry.

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This looks like the start of a very awesome Disney movie.

Nothing to see here.

Every time.

We're all in trouble if cats learn how to use flashlights.

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This is awesome.

Literal photo is literal.

When you let young boys name their gaming characters, this is what you get.

Katy Railroad Wreck, 1896

In 1896, the executives at the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (also known as the Katy) were concerned with getting enough passengers. So they tasked a man named George William Crush to come up with a can't-miss publicity stunt to get people excited about the railroad. His idea? A train crash. Figuring that the sheer spectacle of two locomotives ramming head-on at top speed was something nobody would want to miss, he set up a temporary city in Texas and made it happen. 40,000 people showed up to watch the disaster, but things went horribly wrong when both boilers exploded on impact, showering the crowd with shrapnel, killing three people and injuring dozens more. Crush was immediately fired from the railroad.

Balloon Boy, 2009

You don't have to be a huge corporation to pull an ill-advised publicity stunt. You can just be a crazy family that really wants attention. In 2009, the news media was captivated by the story of Falcon Heene, a six-year-old boy who had floated away from his Colorado home in a helium balloon. Cameras followed the flight of the airship for an hour until it landed northeast of Denver and young Falcon was found to not be inside. That's because he was safe at home; the whole thing was a hoax created by Falcon's father Richard to get attention to a prospective reality TV show he was pitching. Needless to say, the Heenes were persona non grata from then on.

Imperial Stars Shut Down the Freeway, 2010

When you're a struggling band trying to break through, sometimes you have to think outside the box. Unfortunately for Los Angeles rock band Imperial Stars, outside the box led to the middle of California's 101 Freeway. In October 2010, the band drove a box truck painted with their logo and photos to the middle of the southbound side of the freeway and turned it so they were blocking three lanes. They then gave an impromptu performance of a new song, "Traffic Jam 101." Their idiotic idea caused traffic to back up for hours, ruining the days of thousands of people. Thankfully, all three band members were arrested.

Snapple's Popsicle Meltdown, 2005

New York-based beverage company Snapple makes a fine living on their juice drinks, but an attempt to branch out into frozen treats in 2005 turned into a spectacular disaster. The company took over Times Square in the heart of Manhattan with an appealing idea: Unveil the world's largest popsicle and capture the Guinness World Record. Unfortunately for them, they did it in June. The kiwi-strawberry popsicle, measuring 25 feet tall and weighing in at over 17 tons, started melting faster than they thought it would, deluging the streets with sticky, disgusting fluid. The assembled crowd fled in terror and several of the city's busiest blocks had to be shut down in the middle of the day to let firefighters spray the sludge into the sewers. Snapple no longer makes popsicles.

CEO Gives Out Social Security Number, 2012

When you're running an identity protection company, you need to give your customers absolute confidence in your services. LifeLock CEO Todd Davis came up with an unusual way to do so - he released his own social security number to the public, trusting in his company's software to protect him from identity theft. Unfortunately for Todd, his stunt backfired. His identity was used thirteen times, with scammers getting loans in his name, cell phone accounts and more. To add insult to injury, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that his advertisements were fraudulent and fined him $12 million.

Hold Your Wee for a Wii, 2007

When the Nintendo Wii was first released, it was virtually impossible to get your hands on one. A Sacramento radio station tried to cash in on this by running a promotional contest. Titled "Hold Your Wee for a Wii," KDND got about 20 listeners to sit in a room at their studio drinking water, with the last person to pee getting the game console. Even after a listener called to tell them that the stunt could be dangerous or even fatal, they kept on going. And then the unthinkable happened. One contestant, a woman named Jennifer Strange, headed home and died of water intoxication. The station fired the DJs and eventually went out of business.

Cashtomato Riot, 2008

One of the easiest ways to get free publicity is to give away money. However, it doesn't always work as planned. Cashtomato.com was a video sharing website allegedly founded by an eccentric millionaire who aimed to compete with YouTube by paying people. To promote the site, they held an event in New York City on Leap Day where they would give tomatoes, each with $29 in cash tied to them, to passers-by in Union Square. Unfortunately, the homeless descended in bulk on the area and the Cashtomato employees panicked and fled the scene, kicking off an all-out riot. People were pushed and trampled, and several were taken to the hospital. Needless to say, Cashtomato couldn't compete with YouTube and went out of business soon after.

Dell Hostage Crisis, 2011

One of the most important things to keep in mind when you're planning a publicity stunt is how law enforcement would react if they walked into the middle of it. Case in point: Dell's 2011 disaster when they tried to introduce the new Streak tablet to employees at their Round Rock, Texas, headquarters. When two masked men wearing all black stormed the complex waving metal objects and demanding employees go to the lobby, the police were naturally called and 24 officers carefully entered the building, identified the perpetrators and took them down. They turned out to both be marketing dudes trying an unorthodox method of getting people to come to their presentation. Instead, they were both charged with crimes. Oh, and Dell no longer makes the Streak tablet.

Not everyone remembers prom with the same fondness.

'Til death (by llama attack) do us part.

Revenge is a dish best served with a side of honey in case you have a sore throat.

Some horses prefer a night light while they do their late night stalking.

This was every Mandatory editor's approach with women in college. (And now.)

Never trust anyone who sees you while you're sleeping.

To be fair, just about any kid going through puberty would get that look on his face if he was that close to Kate Beckinsale.

There are many hazards at a water park, including long-haired weirdos lurking under bridges.

Baaahhhh-k off.

Spoon.

Cloon.

Never cross a comfortable recliner.

I don't think you have anything to worry about with this one, he looks pretty wiped out.

So stealth.

He'll get there. Just sit tight.

There's a reason people don't like having cat doors installed.

Always check your rearview mirror, you never know what may be lurking back there.

As if clowns were't creepy enough on their own.

Soon. As in as soon as someone figures out how to work the freight elevator and get this giant animal down from the third floor.

You better hope there's not a train stop anywhere close by.

Always on the outside looking in.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Cats get all of the internet respect, but dogs are pretty damn awesome. This gallery of various dogs smushing their faces up against windows should show those arrogant cats how you really take over the internet. There isn't much more that needs to be said here. These pictures all speak for themselves and will make your day more enjoyable.

Well, yeah. This isn't a dog. But it's too damn funny to not throw into the mix.

GEORGE ANSON

Commodore George Anson, a wealthy nobleman and skilled commander, was given an assignment that even today would sound a little tricky: sail to the other side of the world to the western coast of South America, capture the capital of Peru, rally Peruvian natives against the Spanish Empire, capture Panama, steal all the treasure there, capture the Acapulco Galleon as it made its way across the trackless ocean with all the riches of the Orient, and oh yeah, the Royal Navy doesn't really have very good maps for the area so if you could go ahead and chart that for us it would be awesome.

To accomplish this, Anson was provided with six warships, two supply vessels, and a crew that was supposed to include five hundred soldiers but instead comprised 259 wounded and diseased veterans (some of whom literally had to be carried aboard on stretchers) and a complement of Marines so inexperienced that few of them even knew how to fire a gun.

Nonetheless, Anson was determined to accomplish his mission as best as he was able, and despite the shocking loss of most of his fleet and 1,666 of his original 1,854 crew he managed to not only survey the region but caught the Acapulco Galleon on its way back to Manila, laden with an astonishing amount of hard cash. Anson's surviving crew retired with more money than they had ever dreamed of, while the Commodore himself went on to serve with distinction against the French.

CHARLES WILKES

American naval officer Charles Wilkes was a good example of an important role within the British and American navies: the sailing scientist, skilled in both combat and careful observation and capable of organizing a team of researchers as ably and efficiently as a platoon of marines.

After command of the newly-minted United States Exploring Expedition was rejected by a number of senior naval officers, responsibility for the fleet of six armed ships and hundreds of scientists and seaman was given to Wilkes (at the time, only a lieutenant) for his scientific acumen and demonstrated ability to work with civilian scientists.

Over the course of the next four years, the USEE (or "Wilkes Expedition" as it soon came to be known) visited the Antarctic coast, performed gravity experiments at the peak of Mauna Loa, mapped and surveyed the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Northwest coastline, and fixed latitudes and longitudes for hundreds of small islands across the Pacific before circumnavigating the world (the last sail-driven expedition to do so) and sailing into New York Harbor.

Wilkes' maps became an invaluable aid for American merchant and naval shipping in the Pacific, and the findings of his science team (derisively nicknamed "clam-diggers" by the regular seamen) provided years of data for American science, as well as the foundation for the Smithsonian Institution's collection.

ZUAN "JOHN CABOT" CHABOTTO

Another Italian explorer with a dozen different variations on his name, John Cabot is most popularly known under his English name for his service under an English king, Henry "Not The Fat One" VII. Pursued by a swarm of angry Spanish and Italian creditors, John wound up in Bristol seeking supporters for a simple but novel idea: reach the New World by sailing west from a more northerly latitude, where longitudes (and presumably landmasses) would be closer together.

His first expedition was apparently such a disappointment that the only evidence of it is a letter from a Bristol merchant to Columbus, stating that Cabot had to turn back because everything sucked, but in 1497 the explorer successfully made landfall in Newfoundland, only visiting the shore long enough to claim the country in the name of the King of England and officially declare it Roman Catholic, two events the local Canadian natives were not to be made aware of for quite some time.

Cabot returned to a hero's welcome, personal congratulations from the King, and the then-stunning prize of ten pounds sterling (roughly two years salary at the time). Cabot soon fitted out a fleet of five ships loaded with trade goods and colonial supplies and set off again for the North American coast, where (due to a bizarre and controversial lack of almost any historical records) he and his entire fleet were lost at sea or he successfully charted much of Canada and even established a small missionary outpost before returning to England in 1500.

Whatever happened to Cabot (and I'm sure his creditors were at least as curious as we are today), England now had knowledge of and a route to its own little chunk of the New World.

VASCO DA GAMA

First European to sail direct from Europe to India, Vasco da Gama was the Age of Discovery's superstar, a Portuguese explorer so famous that his homeland's national epic poem was written in his honor (and yeah, that may sound a bit weak now, but think of it as like him getting his own Super Bowl halftime special multiplied by a breakout American Idol performance and you'll start to appreciate his star power).

Before da Gama, trade with India and Asia meant first sailing through the dozen overlapping territorial waters and pirate kingdoms that made up the Mediterranean, then trudging across Arabia either bribing or fighting your way past another collection of pesky little nation-states; afterwards it meant a relatively safe and reliable journey by ship, touching at a few friendly or neutral ports, and arriving at Calicut (now Kozhikode) to stuff the boats to the gunwales with pepper, cinnamon, and a vast assortment of other exotic spices that Portugal now had an incredibly lucrative monopoly upon.

Da Gama's route skirted North Africa before veering out almost to South America to take advantage of the westerlies, which blew him back to the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope) and back up between Madagascar before finally departing Mombasa for a straight-line dash east to Calicut, but later expeditions simplified the route and cut down on the number of stops as sailing technology and experience improved. His initial route-particularly the long detour southeast-was at the time the longest anyone had ever spent at sea.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

Known popularly as the first man to circumnavigate the world, Ferdinand Magellan himself only survived the first half of it before dying of a combination of poor diplomacy and bamboo spears.

The first sailor to cross from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific (a term he himself coined), Magellan pioneered the official Portuguese route to Asia that later became widely adopted: run south-south-west along the coasts of Spain, Africa, and South America, cut through the tricky Strait of Magellan if you've got the stones for it (elsewise freeze your ass off rounding Cape Horn), and then a long slog west-north-west through the open ocean, hoping to come across the occasional island to replenish fresh water, fruits and vegetables, and possibly some delicious turtles.

If you don't die, which was in no way guaranteed, you will likely bump into the Philippines or Indonesia, two island chains populated by generally friendly people. At this point, having already successfully sailed a greater distance than any other human being alive, Magellan may have been feeling a bit cocky, and volunteered his arms and men to assist a newly-baptized Christian rajah in a territorial dispute, where he very soon discovered that even with guns and crossbows, fighting an enemy some thirty times your size while slogging through wet sand was a fatally bad idea.

Somewhat sheepishly, the expedition left the Philippines with their remaining ships to further explore the Indonesian archipelago before another open-ocean jaunt to the Cape of Good Hope and then back to Spain.

PEDRO CABRAL

Another Portuguese from the brief period of history when Portugal was really knocking it out of the park exploration-wise, Pedro Alvares Cabral was given the task of following in Vasco da Gama's footsteps and leading the Second Portuguese Indian Armada to Calicut to expand on the existing trade and diplomatic missions there, but his real achievement was his almost accidental discovery of Brazil.

Cabral used many veterans and charts from da Gama's expedition and ended up following roughly the same course, except his initial arc away from North Africa wandered just a bit further west-far enough for his ships to encounter driftwood, birds, and other signs of land and life.

Eager to collect water and claim land, Cabral ordered the fleet to continue west, anchoring at the mouth of the Frade river where a group of curious Tupinquim natives had assembled to figure out what the hell was going on.

Attempts at first contact were tricky (an attempt was made to row out and trade a European hat for a feathered headdress, but was beaten back by strong waves) but eventually two locals in a canoe were kidnapped as nicely as possible and given clothes, food, and trinkets in exchange for demonstrating how to get ashore.

For a week, the Tupinquim and the Portuguese attempted to figure each other out, trading nails for parrots and crucifixes for monkeys (a pretty good deal if you think about it) aided by Cabral ordering a few degredados (exiles who were typically placed on Portuguese expeditionary fleets as convict labor or cannon fodder) to spend the night in the local village to see if they would get killed.

Satisfied with his discovery, Cabral dispatched a supply ship back to Lisbon to inform the King that he now owned a new and monkey-filled part of the world before continuing on with the rest of the armada to Calicut-making sure to leave a few degredados behind in Brazil as a sort of long-term version of the "figure out if you can hang out with these guys without being killed" experiment.

ROBERT FITZROY

Child prodigy and child soldier Robert FitzRoy first put to sea when he was only fourteen years old after two years at the Portsmouth Royal Naval College. Born with the great advantages of wealth and nobility, FitzRoy still dedicated himself to the science of sailing with profound determination, earning his lieutenant's commission at the age of nineteen with the rare distinction of passing his exams with a score of 100%.

His skill earned him the position of flag-lieutenant at the RN's South American station at Rio de Janeiro, where he was granted acting command of the brig HMS Beagle after its previous commander blew his brains out rather than suffer the horrific tedium of performing hydrographical surveys of the Brazilian coast. FitzRoy's detailed charts and admirable refusal to commit suicide earned him further praise among the Admiralty, and after a failed Parliamentary campaign FitzRoy was given official and permanent command of the Beagle, with the implied expectation that he would accomplish even greater things with an independent command.

At this point FitzRoy was a little bit scared. Independent command could be desperately lonely and depressing and he had known too many men who had been driven to suicide because of it. Making use of his noble and military connections, Robert requested that on his next voyage he should be accompanied by a civilian scientist that he could talk to as an intellectual equal; he ended up with a brilliant young naturalist named Charles Darwin, a man who would become a close friend and confidante for the rest of their lives.

While the liberal Darwin and the conservative FitzRoy often had heated arguments (particularly regarding the morality of slavery), both men had an enduring respect for each other and for advancing knowledge. This friendship and mutual commitment to scientific research ultimately resulted in Darwin's legendary survey of the Galapagos Islands and the development of the Origin of Species. Robert FitzRoy's contributions to science, exploration, and sailing continued even after the end of his career in the Royal Navy: with the support of his old friend Darwin, FitzRoy was elected to the prestigious Royal Society, where he pioneered the infant science of meteorology.

MA / ZHENG HE

We only know a few concrete facts about legendary Chinese sailor Zheng He: he was born Ma He into the Hui community (a widely-spread Muslim Chinese/Mongolian ethnicity left over from the Yuan Dynasty), he was caught up in the revolution against the Ming Dynasty between the ages of eleven and fifteen and punished by castration (a polite way of saying he had his balls chopped the hell off), and after years of intrigues in the courts of a bakers dozen of Chinese princes he finagled his way into the command of an expeditionary fleet that ranged farther than any Chinese ship had ever dared.

Zheng He's armada made seven voyages from 1405 to 1433, touching at ports all over the Indonesian Archipelago, ancient Vietnam, dozens of Indian states, Persian remnants at Hormuz, Islamic metropolises at Jeddah and Mecca, and the East African cities of Mogadishu and Malindi. While Zheng He undeniably benefitted from earlier Chinese sailors and cartographers as well as the amazingly durable qualities of Chinese ship design (namely waterproof bulkheads and rigid junk-rigged sails), his leadership and diplomatic skills were what made his voyages a success.

Even if it takes forever, we'll get it done super fast.

That girl's face is totally ruining this camel's selfie.

H/T Reddit

I would like to live in this parallel universe.

There's really only one thing to say when a giant smoke cloud is chasing after your car.

If you got a problem with Larry David, then you got a problem with yourself.

Click here for more horrifying face swaps.

Cat Simmons? Or Gene Catmmons?

This is one of the longest, worst science joke memes I've ever seen. And that's why it's here.

This kid deserves an A.

This is why I never go to the gym.

Which one?

I would watch this video.

This is pretty much how everyone feels.

If Hallmark cards were honest.

Finally, someone finds a purpose for a Nike Fuel band.