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If you can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 7 seconds, prepare for glory

(NEWSER) - You may not have realized it, but last weekend people got together in Europe to compete at "speedcubing." To the uninformed, that's the act of solving a Rubik's Cube—really fast. (The current record? 7.08 seconds.) Time lists nine more extremely geeky competitions:

• Muggle Quidditch: Yes, this exists. You might think sport immortalized in Harry Potter wouldn't be possible without flying brooms, but you'd be wrong—people still play it, by running around on brooms instead.

And a lot funnier

(NEWSER) - In the last few days, @BPGlobalPR has become something of a Twitter phenomenon, wracking up 44,000 followers, but BP's PR guys aren't too happy about it. Because, as will become instantly apparent to anyone who reads it, @BPGlobalPR isn't actually the oil giant's Twitter handle. It's a gag account, sending out messages like, “A bird just stole my sandwich! You deserve everything you get, nature!!” More»

Do you have the know-how to be a true techie?

(NEWSER) - Think you're a geek? Living up to the label requires a certain set of skills—or knowing how to Google them. Wired compiles the 100 essential skills for true geekdom:

1. Secure a wireless router.
2. Steal wi-fi from your neighbor.
3. Mess with people stealing wi-fi.
4. Name all the Dwarves in The Hobbit.
5. Act out key scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Tens of thousands try to order a 'Tauntaun sleeping bag'

(NEWSER) - What started as an April Fools joke may turn into a dream come true—almost literally—for Star Wars fans, LA Weekly reports. The Tauntaun sleeping bag seemed just plausible enough that retailer ThinkGeek was bombarded with orders—and raked over the coals when the truth came out. Now Lucasfilm, which holds the Star Wars merchandising rights, is in on the joke, and "it's looking good" for the actual product, a ThinkGeek rep says. More»

(NEWSER) - Stephen Colbert has taken up the cause against gay marriage, the Huffington Post reports. A recent web ad from the National Organization for Marriage—which apparently was serious—featured a “rainbow coalition” of actors solemnly declaring, “A storm is coming.” That, and New York's move toward legalizing same-sex marriage, motivated Colbert to start a rainbow coalition of his own. More»