Geekolinks: 10/1

1. 17 geeky desserts for any occasion (GeekSugar)
2. 15 offbeat holidays you can celebrate in October (Mental Floss)
3. Seth MacFarlane will be hosting the Oscars (Flavorwire)
4. Is this creepy Twitter message just a hoax, or is someone actually missing? (The Daily Dot)
5. 13 of the creepiest mummies (Environmental Graffiti)
6. A brief history of the CD (HyperVocal)
7. 5 stupidest ways people try to avoid embarassment (Cracked)

(title pic via reddit)