Taking a ballot selfie is illegal in at least 20 states. But whereas some states impose a fine against people who snap photos at the polls, Michigan has the most strict law against ballot selfies. The penalty for taking a photo of your ballot on Ele…
Lees meerTen years ago, Samuel L. Jackson warned us against those motherfucking snakes. Now it’s real. On a commercial flight to Mexico City, there was an actual snake on an actual plane!Read more...
Lees meerLast night was the first episode of Planet Earth II, hosted by universally beloved nonagenarian David Attenborough. The six-episode series was filmed in 40 countries over three years, and whatever it cost, it was worth every god damn penny.Read more…
Lees meerNASA’s Juno mission is not exactly proceeding according to plan. Last month, an engine burn that would have brought the Jupiter-orbiting spacecraft into a low-altitude orbit was delayed following a malfunction with a pair of helium valves. Now, NASA…
Lees meerA commercial diver working near Haida Gwaii off Canada’s west coast has spotted a strange object on the seafloor that bears a striking resemblance to a nuclear device lost from a US B-36 bomber that crashed in the area 66 years ago. The Canadian gov…
Lees meerWe finally know why Soylent Food Bars were making people sick. Read more...
Lees meerLast month, Chinese consumer electronics giant LeEco made a splashy entrance into the US market, showing off its plans for super cheap TVs, smartphones, an electric bike, and VR. It was even supposed to show off its Faraday Future electric car, but …
Lees meerIncredible photographs from a beach in Nyda, Siberia, show thousands of naturally formed snowballs spread across an 11 mile stretch of coast. This is now officially the best place in the world to have a snowball fight.Read more...
Lees meerThe US Navy’s brand new $4 billion warship is an incredible technological feat. The futuristic DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer is equipped with two guns that can hit targets from a stunning 80 miles away. The only problem? Rounds for the guns cost …
Lees meerWell, this is a surprising development. Elwood Edwards, the guy who voiced AOL’s iconic “welcome” and “you’ve got mail” phrases, is now an Uber driver in Ohio.Read more...
Lees meerWith the election finally winding down, the news cycle has been pretty grim. Hillary Clinton is busy fending off another email, scandal and Donald Trump is doing what he’s always been doing: being an asshole. Thankfully, the youth of America is here…
Lees meerOn Sunday, the New York Times published a seemingly routine report about Obama’s cyber offensive strategy. Hiding halfway down the page, however, there are some fascinating details about the decision-making process behind a potential US cyber retali…
Lees meerSpeedsolvers, your new time to beat is 4.74 seconds.Read more...
Lees meerWestworld is good TV. It makes you shout “what the fuck” with persistent regularity—usually because of dudes bashing their own skulls in, and robot slaves, and kids with robot faces.Read more...
Lees meerWe all know how common elements like oxygen and helium are used in every day life. But gallium? Selenium? Rhodium? Keith Enevoldsen has created an interactive periodic table that illustrates exactly where you may encounter even obscure elements on t…
Lees meerA magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattled the Oklahoma prairie town of Cushing last night, damaging several buildings and threatening one of the world’s largest oil terminals. Earthquakes are now a disturbingly frequent phenomenon in the region, with all s…
Lees meerYet another Samsung device may be running into problems. According to local news reports, a Samsung Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire in Pau, France over the weekend. Read more...
Lees meerUturuncu volcano, located in the Bolivian Andes, is surprisingly wet on the inside according to a new study. Image: Wikimedia Investigating a strange electrical anomaly, geologists have discovered an enormous water reservoir beneath the no…
Lees meerFor nearly a decade, the best thing on YouTube has been Cooking With Dog. Its conceit was strange and delightful. Chef (a middle-aged Japanese woman whose name is never revealed) cooked beautiful, intricate food, while her trusty dog sidekick Franci…
Lees meerBritish Tesco Bank just suspended all online transactions following what appears to be an unprecedented attack on a retail banking outfit. Tesco initiated the “emergency security measure” after 40,000 of its 136,000 account holders had seen “suspici…
Lees meerApple packed its latest event with countless examples of why the new TouchBar feature on its updated MacBook Pro will make your life inconceivably better. But the company should have just started and finished with this Nyan Cat animation that flies …
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