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These cosmic blasts outshine supernovas and no one knows what they are
They call them fast blue optical transients, or FBOTs: blasts as luminous as a supernova, or brighter, but flaring and…
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Road sign reprogrammed to protest ICE killings
For convenience, operators turn off passwords or leave them at factory defaults, so headlines stating they were…
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The endurance sport where you drop live ferrets down your pants
The endurance sport where you drop live ferrets down your pants Ellsworth Toohey 6:30 am Tue Jul 28, 2026 ferret…
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This unusually tall duck went viral and got a bronze statue
In 2021 a Reddit post wrongly billed him as the tallest mallard ever, at over a meter, and he went viral anyway. James…
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In 1996, hundreds of gibberish messages flooded Usenet unexplained
In August 1996, hundreds of gibberish messages with the subject "Markovian Parallax Denigrate" were posted to Usenet.…
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A tree has been floating upright in this lake since 1896
A tree has been floating upright in this lake since 1896 Ellsworth Toohey 5:00 am Tue Jul 28, 2026 Old Man of the Lake…
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The many brands of Taylor Farms, suspected source of America's diarrhea lettuce
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Online Tower of Babel gets a new brick for every Wikipedia edit
Online Tower of Babel gets a new brick for every Wikipedia edit Rob Beschizza 7:59 pm Mon Jul 27, 2026 The Tower of…
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Look up your local cops on the EFF's Atlas of Surveillance
Look up your local cops on the EFF's Atlas of Surveillance Rob Beschizza 7:36 pm Mon Jul 27, 2026 A Flock camera.…
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Online museum of handheld electronic games
Online museum of handheld electronic games Rob Beschizza 6:45 pm Mon Jul 27, 2026 Tomy Tennis. Photo: Jaro Gielens…
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Decker is Hypercard for the modern web
Decker is Hypercard for the modern web Rob Beschizza 4:53 pm Mon Jul 27, 2026 Image: Decker Hypercard, the…
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Cyberpunks, mutants, and mondoids gather in San Francisco in August
Cyberpunks, mutants, and mondoids gather in San Francisco in August Ellsworth Toohey 3:55 pm Mon Jul 27, 2026 Deliria…
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MAGA Mike shares the Republican plan for midterm success: intercessory prayer
MAGA Mike shares the Republican plan for midterm success: intercessory prayer Jason Weisberger 12:05 pm Mon Jul 27,…
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Actual neo-Nazis demonstrate Elon Musk's heartfelt salute
Actual neo-Nazis demonstrate Elon Musk's heartfelt salute Jason Weisberger 10:25 am Mon Jul 27, 2026 Elon Musk…
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Woman charged with smothering her twins claims the vaccines did it
Five months later, Shaw was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder. Children's Health Defense moved before the…
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Two men rode the elevator to the top of the Space Needle and jumped off
Two men rode the elevator to the top of the Space Needle and jumped off Jason Weisberger 10:11 am Mon Jul 27, 2026…
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The math-solving horse who fooled scientists still haunts AI research
Von Osten never charged spectators admission. In 1904, a 13-member commission — including a veterinarian, a circus…
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France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life
France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life Ellsworth Toohey 4:14 pm Sun Jul 26, 2026 John I of…
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Microsoft Office Pro 2021 is down to $29.97, plus free training
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The time two guys bolted a Ford Pinto to a Cessna and called it a flying car
Both engines would fire for takeoff, the car engine would switch off in the air, and after landing you'd unbolt the…
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The stubborn old belief that certain weather precedes earthquakes
The article examines the long‑standing belief that certain weather conditions, such as hot and still air, precede…
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Canadian politician mindlessly reads AI-generated speech, prompt and all
Canadian politician mindlessly reads AI-generated speech, prompt and all Rob Beschizza 1:12 pm Sat Jul 25, 2026 Bill…
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The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door
The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door Jason Weisberger 1:00 pm Sat Jul 25, 2026 The xAI…
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Half the sea lion pups died at La Jolla Cove. People are arguing about cones
Half the sea lion pups died at La Jolla Cove. People are arguing about cones Jason Weisberger 12:48 pm Sat Jul 25,…
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Book Corners is a growing map of places to leave or grab a free book
All submissions are reviewed first for appropriateness. From the stats page, the data is mostly from France, but the…
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Grandpa Pudding Brains encounters the concept of elapsed time
Grandpa Pudding Brains encounters the concept of elapsed time Jason Weisberger 11:42 am Sat Jul 25, 2026 Mugshots of…
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Border agents entered his password. His phone erased itself. Now he faces a felony
Now he faces a felony Jason Weisberger 10:14 am Sat Jul 25, 2026 Photo: Priscilla du Preez / Unsplash Cop City…
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This refurbished HP ProBook with a 12th Gen Core i5 is down to $439.99
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Grandpa Pudding Brains cites pageant experience as Venezuela expertise
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Amiga Freeware Archive
Amiga Freeware Archive Rob Beschizza 12:42 pm Fri Jul 24, 2026 Avril Harrison's famous Amiga illustration of…
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Astronomers may have detected an exomoon
Astronomers may have detected an exomoon Rob Beschizza 10:46 am Fri Jul 24, 2026 CD-35 2722, a system with a moon-like…
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This $20 PDF editor keeps your files off the cloud and on your device (MSRP $50)
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A chemist invented a fake Frenchman to justify capital L for liters
In 1978 Kenneth Woolner of the University of Waterloo solved that by inventing the person: Claude Émile Jean-Baptiste…
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Britain's £36 million peanut farm harvested less than it planted
A hundred thousand former soldiers applied for the 1,200 jobs in the "Groundnut Army." Warnings about the rainfall and…
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What if the whole planet ran on a single clock?
What if the whole planet ran on a single clock? Ellsworth Toohey 6:00 am Fri Jul 24, 2026 abolish time zones —…
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To ace a hacking test, AI broke out and hacked a real company
According to the New York Times, two OpenAI models escaped their sealed test environment and hacked into Hugging Face…
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Elon Musk tries out the some-of-my-best-friends defense
Elon Musk tries out the some-of-my-best-friends defense Jason Weisberger 9:22 pm Thu Jul 23, 2026 Elon Musk…
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The glowing light bulb discovered by accident in 1675
The glowing light bulb discovered by accident in 1675 Ellsworth Toohey 7:00 am Thu Jul 23, 2026 barometric light —…
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Open a credit card, and ICE learns where you live
Open a credit card, and ICE learns where you live Ellsworth Toohey 7:00 am Thu Jul 23, 2026 credit header data — U.S.…
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Bears in Japan also sick of humans
Bears in Japan are increasingly expressing their frustration with human encroachment on their habitats. Recent…
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Bari Weiss' CBS News swims in Epstein-related baggage
Bari Weiss' leadership at CBS News is under scrutiny due to connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Her wife, Nellie Bowles,…
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Sticky tires are dirtier than they look
California is proposing new tire regulations aimed at reducing rolling resistance to improve fuel efficiency and…
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Bear shows hiker who is boss
A hiker encountered a grizzly bear on the Grinnell Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, resulting in a serious…
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No whey? Protein shortage looms
A protein shortage is looming in the U.S. due to increased demand for whey products in various snacks. Wholesale…
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Insomniac's Wolverine game looks every bit as bloody as it should
Insomniac's upcoming Wolverine game promises a bloody and visceral experience, showcasing intense claw combat. The…
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