Things We Saw Today: This Chewbacca Can Koozie Always Wins

People will think twice before stealing your beer if you have one of these. This Chewbacca can koozie can be yours courtesy of ThinkGeek. Best part: it’s fuzzy and it keeps your drink cold! (via Geeks Are Sexy)

• Adnan Syed, whose story was chronicled to popular buzz in the podcast Serial, has been granted a new hearing and the opportunity to re-open his case. Syed was convicted of the murder of classmate Hae Min Lee in 1999 and is currently serving a life sentence. (via Mashable)
• Winnie-the-Pooh is actually a girl?! Well, no, but the classic children’s character was in fact based on a female bear. Who knew? (via Elle)

Hamilton genius Lin-Manuel Miranda pulled off some epic freestyle rap on The Tonight Show. (Any man who can combine Darth Vader and pumpkin pie in a rap is someone I want to hang with.)

• Gunnar Hansen, the actor who played the terrifying character of Leatherface in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films, died Saturday at the age of 68. (via Variety)
• Did you know Jennifer Lopez is starring in a new cop show? I didn’t, and I’m a little disappointed none of you told me about this. (Police procedurals are kinda my thing.) (via Deadline.)
• To add insult to injury, climate change is messing with our beer?! Is nothing sacred? (via Geek.com)

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