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Monday February 24, 2025. 09:54 PM
A woman in China had lost quite a few contact lenses in the last few months, and was shocked when they finally turned up — behind her left eyeball. The 33-year-old patient, referred to as Mrs. A., was getting plastic surgery in Beijing to add volume behind her eye —...
French President Macron has visibly confused convicted felon #47 in discussing the law as something one abides by. President Trump looked like a complete buffoon as President Macron explained to him how the war in Ukraine is being financed, who the aggressor is, and who...
For three decades, Erowid has been the most important clearinghouse of drug information on the Internet. Among other indispensable resources, the site has a collection of around 40,000 'experience reports' submitted by users (heh, heh) documenting what happened to them while ...
I liked Andor a lot for the serious and understated feel it established as it gathered steam. Except for the enormous budget, it felt almost like something that might have been cooked up in the 1970s if the original movie led not to sequels but to a BBC kitchen sink drama,...
Black rhinos are known for their 'nervous temperaments' and will charge any person or animal that it perceives to be a threat. So it made for a heartwarming video when a horse named Magnum ran into a wild black rhino on a trail in South Africa, and rather than either the...
If you happen to be in Australia or New Guinea and encounter a massive black bird stomping around on two feet, beware. Known as 'the world's most dangerous bird,' cassowaries can be as much as six feet tall and weigh more than 150 pounds. — Read the rest The post If you run...
iFixit reports that every U.S. state legislature has introduced a Right to Repair law requiring manufacturers to allow users to legally repair their own equipment and to provide at least some level of access to the instructions and parts that make it feasible. — Read the...
Nearly every book lover fantasizes about having a library in their home that is worthy of the ultimate bibliophile accoutrement: a library ladder. This architectural accessory—particularly one that rolls on rails—is not just a practical tool for accessing high shelves,...
Since Unconstituional Co-President Elon 'Pedo Guy' Musk sent one of his famous 'I am an incredible manager' emails to the Federal workforce, the Federal workforce has told him to f*** off. Last week Nazi saluting, great replacement theory spreading, unelected Co-President...
In 2017, RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, for the second time, and shut down the vast majority of its stores. The chain, a long standing mecca for DIY electronics enthusiasts, had unfortunately fallen victim to the Amazonification of shopping. A few hundred...
YouTuber Your_Kryptonite7 has done a fantastic, perhaps awful, thing: editing Jim Carrey into Star Wars. My favorite all-time Star Wars fan edits will remain Auralnauts, however. h/t MissCellania Previously:• What it was really like to see Star Wars in 1977• The...
An under-vaccinated county in Texas has measles, and they are sharing with their neighbors. Welcome to 2025: the measles are back. An outbreak has been spreading in Texas for a few weeks and has reached New Mexico, and at least one carrier has been known to have visited...
TL;DR: Streamline all the tedious tasks you have on your to-do list with help from 1min.AI's collection of almost all the major AI models, now only $39.99 (reg. $234). When AI first came out, we were a little worried it would take a lot of people's jobs. — Read the rest The...
The AI-generated video depicts President Donald Trump writhing as he licks and sucks at Elon Musk's feet. Superimposed are the words 'LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.' Government employees returning to the office enjoyed (?) this remarkable presentation Monday morning, as it was...
Who would not want to own a life-size portrait of a rosy-cheeked, grandfatherly Lenin? The painting, among others of Soviet origin and vintage, are up for grabs this week at the Wotton Auction Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. Mr Trinder explained they...
Mike Amesbury is the member of parliament for Runcorn and Helsby in England, serving as an independent since his suspension from the governing Labour Party. Why was he suspended? Because he punched one of his constituents in an act of 'unprovoked drunken behaviour,' as the...
In Trump 2.0, 'free speech' only applies to those who agree with the new regime. Everyone else will 'suffer the consequences,' as warned by the host of Idaho's Republican town hall, where a woman who disagreed with Saturday's talking points was dragged out in zip ties by...
What do you see in this image? From The Ape That Spoke: Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind, by John McCrone. At first sight this is an unintelligible jumble of lines, but when told what the picture represents, most people find it clicks into place with almost...
A bunch of extremely smart people on TikTok have discovered that dropping heavy objects on their feet gets them thousands of views. Leading this parade of mangled metatarsals is 19-year-old Luke Pilling, who decided that dropping toasters, air fryers, and computer monitors...
Here's a timely question, given established facts and recent events: Is Ketamine Neurotoxic? Desmolysium, M.D., a former user of the dissociative and hallucinogenic anesthetic, seems quite convinced. At recreational doses, ketamine is addictive, destroys the bladder, and is ...
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