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vendredi 14 février 2025, 12:29
Video is circulating online that shows a man kayaking in Chile's Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale suddenly appears — and then the two vanish. Moments later, the kayaker resurfaces, unharmed. And days later, multiple headlines claimed that a whale 'swallowed' the...
TL;DR: I got fed up with my Microsoft 365 subscription, so I decided to grab this Microsoft Office 2024 lifetime license while it was discounted to $140. Check out what I thought! I can't be the only one who's sick and tired of paying subscriptions for everything from Uber...
jeudi 13 février 2025, 23:00
TL;DR: This VPN router can unblock content on your streaming services without subscription fees. Get it for $149.97 (reg. $219). Your Netflix is a ghost town—especially since they removed Friends and The Office (major RIP). If you're still mourning the loss of the ultimate...
An enormous Saint Bernard chillaxes while using his heft to troll his owner. 'I have a feeling he knows exactly what he's doing,' says the caption of a TikTok clip, which shows the big guy kicking back on the floor while he blocks the front door from opening more than a few...
First, airplanes started to routinely fall out of the skies; now, aircraft carriers are involved in fender benders. Will Trump blame DEI, Biden, or 'woke navigation systems'? The Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a Panamanian ...
Yesterday, a US Navy fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of San Diego. The two crew members had ejected prior to the crash and were safely rescued by a charter fishing boat in the area. The video below is incredible. — Read the rest The post...
The United States Senate has confirmed noted vaccine denier RFK Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services, endangering us all. Additionally, unvaccinated woo believers in Texas are spreading the measles. The votes to confirm Kennedy, along with Gabbard and Hegseth,...
When a couple of tourists came across a sign on a Honolulu County trail that said, 'Closed,' they took that to mean, 'You're special, so go right ahead.' Fifteen minutes later, the California husband-and-wife duo sustained multiple injuries, called 911, and were airlifted to ...
Apple has resumed advertising on Twitter, reports Joe Rossignol at MacRumors. It stopped in 2023 when Twitter owner Elon Musk posted 'you have said the actual truth' in response to an antisemitic tweet—part of a general problem of far-right content flooding the platform. —...
A leopard is denied the tasty baboon snack they so desired. Leopard thought he could eat a Baboon in front of his whole troop. byu/Lowdekeball ininterestingasfuck Daaaaamn. These baboons know precisely how to deal with a solo predator. Overwhelm it and beat on it til it...
The BBC posted an exposé on U.K. chancellor Rachel Reeves, the country's finance minister, who 'exaggerated' her professional experience on her resumé. She did not work at the Bank of England for as long as she claimed, write Billy Kember and Phil Kemp, and she was the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operates a network of passive acoustic monitors—underwater mics—and it turns out they likely recorded audio of the Titan Submersible's deadly implosion on June 18, 2023. The vessel was heading to view the wreck of the...
CNN reports that the inflation rate rose half a percent in January, driven by the price of groceries, uncertainty over Trump's tariffs, fears of dimished state capacity, etc. And 'it's not just eggs,' writes Alicia Wallace, tracking a 3% annualized rate—the highest since...
Donald Shoup, who died on February 6th, 2025, changed how cities handle a mundane yet costly problem: parking. As The Works in Progress Newsletter reported in its recent eulogy, his key insight was that 'free' parking actually costs cities billions. — Read the rest The post...
Fitbit failed to promptly report a burn hazard with its Ionic smartwatches and will pay $12.25m in penalties. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published the settlement and a press release announcing the outcome of the case. The device was recalled in March, 2022...
A former advisor to President Bill Clinton didn't hold back while on the subject of Elon Musk and his 19-year-old senior advisor in charge of firing federal employees. 'Who the hell voted for 'Big Balls'?!' he raged. The Democratic strategist, Paul Begala, was referring to...
Wondering what typeface was used in any given video game? Charlotte Couderc's Game Font Library is exactly what it claims to be. You can search by game, genre, studio, typeface or even foundry. Game Font Library is a platform created to showcase and share the official...
Remember that asteroid we told you about that had a 1-in-77 chance of ruining everyone's 2032 Christmas plans? Scientists now say there's a 1-in-48 chance this cosmic bullet will hit Earth. Known as 2024 YR4, this potential planet puncher could be anywhere from 130 to 330...
What's the source of the dark goop washing up on Florida's beaches? The U.S. Coast Guard is scanning the shores from Port Everglades to Palm Beach after locals reported sticky balls of sludge amid the sands. They're far from unique—'While some tar balls may be as large as...
A mushroom dubbed 'Himalayan Viagra' sells for $136,000 per pound in Beijing. By comparison, a pound of gold costs $41,824. The fungus, cordyceps sinensis, grows from dead moth larvae in the Himalayas and has been part of traditional medicine for centuries. — Read the rest ...
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