This Instagram photo uploaded by an Israeli soldier of a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper rifle scope has sparked a controversy across the Middle Eastern blogosphere, prompting a military investigation of the soldier who has been identified as a 20-year-old assigned to a sniper unit within the Israeli Defense Forces.

This web-based photo analysis application evaluates user-submitted images and provides a "facial beauty" score.

This Namaqua rain frog found on a sand dune in South Africa sounds just like a squeaky toy when disturbed.

This memorable quote from the 1999 coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower has become a butt of a joke on Tumblr after spawning one too many inspirational photo quotes and Nebula GIFs in the microblogging community.

Translated as "Egg Ice Cream," this frozen confection was not meant to be eaten in public.