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Above: An anti-Japan demonstrator in China protests in front of the Japanese embassy by doing pirouettes in a ridiculous jogging suit.

In other news, today marks the 139th anniversary of the invention of the peppermint patty by Lord Edwin York of Sussex. Not to be confused with the vulgar Peanuts character Peppermint Patty who pretended to be annoyed when Marcy called her "sir," but secretly it turned her on. Lord York got the idea for his minty creation while visiting the vast rice paddies of southeast Asia. After initially coating clumps of rice with chocolate, he endeavored to find a different white substance that would taste less terrible. After conducting numerous experiments (mostly concerning specific heats and pH levels) on possible substitutes like milk, oatmeal, bat guano, human brain tissue, and another type of rice, York gave up. However, his mother-in-law suggested peppermint, and he grudgingly agreed to give it a try. The rest is boring, boring history.

Disclaimer: Do not eat peppermint patties with cola. It's icky.