Link: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?pos...

According to the official Facebook blog , starting today, friends and families of deceased Facebook users can now switch accounts over to “memorialized” profiles. The account is locked and stripped of sensitive information, so people can come and pay their respects. This is both a very noble gesture, and the basis for a number of new Facebook related pranks.

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As you can imagine, the users of YouTube are pretty torn up about Patrick Swayze's death. Luckily, they've managed to funnel their grief into creative endeavors.

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Back in January, Rotten Dead Pool Player funner911er guessed 10 major celebrities that would die in 2009. With the death of Patrick Swayze last night, he has successfully predicted 5 deaths. Dolly Parton had better get her affairs in order.

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1. Via Reddit

Scooter, the world's tiniest dog who weighed less than a pound, died at the age of just 6 months after breaking a leg this week. He will be greatly missed.

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1. Via Best Week Ever
2. From Stuff.co.nz

Death scenes in movies don't have to be all sad and weepy. Sometimes they can pretty violent and awesome. Go ahead and add your favorites too.

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A tribute to the best cut/slide moments in movie history. [ via ]

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This might be the saddest thing I have ever read.

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Fox News honors the memory of the man who died in Pamplona, Spain's Running of the Bulls. Nice to see Fox News keeping things really classy for once.

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Is anything sacred anymore?! (Via Neatorama ).

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1. FREAK Shots: Death and Foreclosure

He's right behind you!

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The Best Links:

1. Death is Milliseconds Away: more pictures of imminent death here
2. This picture makes me think of this song.

You know it's hard out there for a pimp, which is why, somewhere, a very tolerant funeral director let this happen. Nothing says “going out in style” like a Styrofoam steering wheel. Consider ride pimped.

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Improv Everywhere crashed the funeral of a man with very few surviving relatives to make it the best funeral ever! Sure, its a sensitive subject, but they just wanted to “spread a little joy to the saddest place of all!” And it worked! Until the end…

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1. Best Funeral Ever
2. Then I Realised What Day It Was

CULTURE BUZZ: In this game, you are Death, and you wreak havoc on cute, brightly colored creatures who probably deserve to live.

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STYLE BUZZ: I've been seeing a lot of gory-but-whimsical homemade scarves lately. On a less whimsical note: a search for “death” on Etsy turns up some rather alarming artwork. But I did find this Skull of Death USB holder , so not a total loss.

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1. the Mike Tyson punch-out scarf
2. Coffin scarf
3. Slasher scarf
4. Racoon roadkill scarf (sad)
5. DIY bloody saw scarf
6. This is a scarf of death if you’re a vegan.

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Oscar contender and dog enthusiast Mickey Rourke lost his beloved 18-year-old Chihuahua mix, Loki, who died in his arms on Monday. “Sometimes, when a man is alone, all you got is your dog,” said Mickey Rourke after winning a Golden Globe. If the Best Actor nominee snags the Oscar come Sunday (as is widely predicted), expect a sobfest.

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1. Loki: A Retrospective
2. No, Seriously, Mickey Rourke is REALLY Into His Dogs
3. R.I.P. Loki
4. Will Mickey Go Stag to the Oscars?

Link: http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-c...

A helpful way to determine exactly how many of a specific caffeinated beverage you can consume before dying. It is not easy to die by Sparks; can we really not keep it?

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1. DIY Sparks on BuzzFeed
2. Sparks, a Eulogy on BuzzFeed
3. via Neatorama

CULTURE BUZZ: Be careful, everyone — January 1st is the deadliest day of the year for pedestrians (because they are drunk and get hit by cars). So strap on a walking helmet , exchange your champagne for yellow seltzer, and rent a pony .

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1. Is New Year’s the Most Dangerous Time to Be on the Road?
2. Walking While Intoxicated
3. More Pedestrians Are Killed on January 1st Than Any Other Day of the Year

How is nature going to kill you in your part of the country? Click to find out. Will it be flooding, heat, winter weather or the dreaded “severe weather”?

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1. Turns Out Heat Is A Big Killer

Link: http://breathingearth.net/

A map simulating every country in the world’s carbon dioxide emission rates as well as birth and death rates, all in real time. Just think, someday one of those little death dots will be you. Happy Sunday.

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FOOD BUZZ: A man in the U.K. died after eating a plate full of his own homemade hot sauce. After daring his girlfriend’s brother to eat just a spoonful of the Thai chili sauce, Andrew Lee ate an entire plate’s worth, then went to bed, had a heart attack and died.

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1. “An aspiring cook who challenged his friend to a chilli-eating contest died just hours later. “