Warning against letting wild animals in your house backfires due to cuteness of wild animal
The social media team for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation made a quick PSA not to bring mountain lions inside, which beg...Read More
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Showing posts with label Annie Rauwerda. Show all posts
Elmo is feuding with a rock and it's hilarious
This week, Elmo has gained attention online after a 2004 video of his heated tirades against "Rocco" surfaced. There's some...Read More
NASA "Webbsite" shows the progress of the James Webb Space Telescope
A NASA website (or should I say Webbsite?) shows how far the historic James Webb Space Telescope is from reaching orbit. On it, you can...Read More
Brace yourselves, one-star candle reviews are spiking again
In 2020, we learned that negative candle reviews are a (very) informal proxy for Covid cases. The results were surprisingly clear: Bef...Read More
A professor hid $50 on campus and put the location in the syllabus. No student read it
Kenyon Wilson is a professor of performing arts at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and this semester, he ran an experiment: hi...Read More
Kellogg's removes its logo from Pop-Tarts boxes
On Friday, Kellogg's confirmed online rumors that it has removed its name from Pop-Tarts boxes. The move comes amidst a months-long...Read More
Jim Bob Duggar's testimony is deemed 'not credible' in son Josh Duggar's child pornography trial
Child molester Josh Duggar is back in the news this week as he goes on trial for the possession of child pornography (some of the "t...Read More
Massive snowstorm hits in Hawaii
On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard for the Big Island Summits, which include Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. The latter...Read More
The inventor of Tickle Me Elmo was a Unabomber suspect
I can't stop thinking about this bizarre, rousing interview in which Mark Johnson-Williams, the toymaker behind Tickle Me Elmo, recou...Read More
Wanda and Jamal are getting a Netflix movie called The Thanksgiving Text
Six years ago, Wanda Dench accidentally sent a Thanksgiving invite to seventeen-year-old Jamal Hinton, thinking it was her grandchild. Ja...Read More
To protest Covid mandates, California town declares itself "constitutional republic"
Oroville, California has been around since the gold rush (hence the name) and today, it is home to about 20,000 people. This month, a de...Read More
Why not take a moment to ponder the Fermi Paradox?
Hey, why not pause to think about the possibilities of extraterrestrial life? Galactic colonization? The Drake equation ? The intelligen...Read More
PETA launches "human" leather goods store that seems right out of a horror movie
PETA's not new to outlandish and sometimes-offensive publicity stunts ( remember when they claimed milk caused autism ?). The group&#...Read More
Afghan "girl with the green eyes" has escaped the Taliban and now lives in Italy
You might not recognize the name Sharbat Gula, but odds are that you recognize her face. She gained international attention in 1985 after...Read More
Plumbers prepare for "brown Friday"
The Friday after Thanksgiving is known for more than unfettered capitalism— it's also a day full of plumbing nightmares. The disaster...Read More
The origins of mudflap girl
I've seen mudflap girl from the car during road trips, but I never thought much about her until Magdalene Taylor dug into her history...Read More
Spotify takes away shuffle button for Adele's albums at the artist's request
In an age of streaming and singles, listeners don't always appreciate the art of the album: the carefully-crafted arc Adele believes ...Read More
Jamal and Wanda's unlikely Thanksgiving tradition continues
Six years ago, Wanda Dench accidentally sent a text inviting 17-year-old Jamal Hinton to Thanksgiving dinner. In a series of now-iconic...Read More
This bit.ly-like website shortens links but there's a 50% chance of rickroll when someone clicks
The website rroll.to provides an odd but delightful service, and I've been using their links in group chats with friends. While trad...Read More
Ikea in Singapore sells charcoal hot dogs
It sells for S$2 (about $1.50 USD), you can try a charcoal hot dog from Ikea in Singapore. The aesthetically disturbing snack includes a ...Read More
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