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Archaeologists excavating a Neolithic tomb in Jeruslaem found the remains of an ancient shaman who lived 9,000 years ago. This particular mystic may have been granted her position as a spiritual leader because she had six fingers on her left hand. — Read the rest The post...
Infamous comic book artist Rob Liefeld is over Marvel — for real this time, not like that time he split from the company in the 90s to help launch Image Comics. In a recent episode of his podcast Robservations, Liefeld opened up about the apparent mistreatment he felt at...
A six-foot chunk of ice fell from the sky and tore through the metal roof of a home in Palm Coast, Florida on Monday. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! 'A chunk of ice that is size of a person could cause tremendous injury be fatal,'...
BBC reports that Google had to scramble to fix its big Super Bowl advertising campaign for the company's Gemini AI tool. To show off the capabilities of the tool, Google used the Gemini AI to produce hyper-localized commercials highlighting each of the 50 US states. — Read...
In 1985, Austrian winemakers faced a problem: Their wines weren't sweet enough for the German market's taste. Rather than adding corn syrup like normal criminals, they mixed in diethylene glycol, aka antifreeze. The chemical made wines taste sweeter and fuller-bodied while...
TL;DR: Get a 1-year BJ's Club Card membership for just $20 (reg. $60) and enjoy massive discounts on groceries, gas, and more. We all know grocery shopping is expensive, and filling up your gas tank these days feels like a high-stakes financial decision. — Read the rest The...
In 1914, Marian and David Fairchild published Book of Monsters. This fabulous book features early macro photographs of creepy crawlies. The couple found innovative ways to photograph dead bugs from their backyard, transforming these everyday creatures into close up...
My new favorite thing to look for at online markeplaces is photos of people trying to sell their mirrors. Many people find hilariously awkward ways to hide their own reflection while taking a photo of the mirror. Other people simply accept the fact that they're going to be...
The Public and Private Life of Animals (1877) by J. Thomas is a satirical book about animal life from the 19th century. My favorite thing about this book are the incredible illustrations. I can't get over how beautifully drawn and compelling they are. — Read the rest The...
I've never seen a person who looks more like the Statue of Liberty than London-based musician Su Krikken. It's truly uncanny—Su looks like she could have been the actual model that ol' Lady Liberty is based on. Krikken shared a funny video on her Instagram explaining...
If you're the kind of person who's ever wondered, 'What the hell happened to Glenn Greenwald?' or 'Damn, I liked Matt Taibbi during the Iraq War, but what happened?,' then Eoin Higgins' new book, Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left ...
If you're feeling overwhelmed and defeated by the flurry of awfulness coming out of the Trump/Musk Regime, here are two terrific resources that provide two things I'm desperately needing right now: (1) up-to-date, true news about what's actually happening in various agencies ...
I love baby animals, and there's almost no lil' critter cuter than a sea otter pup. And they're even more ridiculously delightful when they're frolicking in the snow—which they otter-ly adore! The Vancouver Aquarium recently posted footage of sea otter pups Luna and...
Elon Musk has worn out his welcome in Washington, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. When The Economist/YouGov took a poll right after the 2024 election, 47% of Republicans said Musk should have 'a lot' of influence in Trump's administration. — Read the rest ...
Just two months after Luigi Mangione allegedly assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, HBO's MAX is already prepared to launch a new one-hour documentary. The film (apparently called Who is Luigi Mangioni? despite the alleged shooter spelling his last name with an ...
A new phone from the startup Minimal Company has an e-ink display and a physical keyboard. The idea behind the Minimal Phone is that you use it only for the things you need and no more. Phone calls, messaging, Kindle books, Spotify, Waze, and Android Auto work fine. — Read...
Elon Musk's inexperienced boys doing DOGE's dirty work are not just demanding access to highly restricted information on millions of federal workers, but they're reportedly also screaming at anyone who gets in their way. 'Idiots!' one of the youth shouted during a recent...
The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed a new baby, a Malayan tapir, which the zoo describes as a 'tiny, walking watermelon.' The squeaky baby looks more like a tiny alien to me, but either way, it is unbelievably cute. — Read the rest The post Adorable baby tapir...
When you log into your bank's website, you might be presented with an image showing distorted numbers and letters and asked to enter them into a field to prove you're human. These tests, called CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams was a notorious procrastinator. When it became clear that he wasn't making progress on a text adventure game adaptation, Infocom sent game designer Steve Meretzky to England in 1984 to get the ball rolling. — Read the...
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