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Saturday November 9, 2024. 05:00 PM
TL;DR: Save over 70% on DoRoyal's lifetime web hosting plan, now $49.99 (reg. $225) for one more day. Running your own website is stressful, and that's not even considering how expensive it is to pay for Squarespace every month just to get your vintage shop, blog, or...
In 2020, IKEA released six different pillow fort instructions to help people stay entertained during quarantine. These all look like great places to read a book or spend the day drinking coffee and sketching. The fortress style looks particularly cozy to me. — Read the rest ...
I was feeling bummed out about the internet today until I came across these wonderful images of absolutely adorable baby elephants sucking their trunks. The baby elephant in the pink blanket deserves an award for its unreal level of cuteness. Baby elephants, much like human...
November 9 is the 96th birthday of Harrison Tyler, whose grandpa was the United States' tenth president. John Tyler (1790-1862), served as president from 1841-1845. How can the grandson of a president born in the 18th century still be alive? John Tyler had his son Lyon...
November in Seattle means grayer skies, shorter days, and Short Run Comix Festival, the gathering of indie comics and illustrators now in it's 20th year. I enjoyed seeing the work of the featured local and regional creators–and many are women. — Read the rest The post Meet...
Watch a timelapse of the way that a Square Watermelon is grown in Japan. The watermelon is grown in a glass and metal box, where it molds to the shape of the box over the course of 2 weeks. Square watermelons, or 'suika,' have an interesting history in Japan. — Read the rest...
TL;DR: Upgrade your productivity suite to Microsoft Office 2021, available for Windows for $69.97 (reg. $219) for just two more days. While the modern age is full of awesome tech innovations, one thing that's come out of it is annoying subscription fees (yuck!), — Read the...
The Honest Guide YouTubers, known for their tips and advice for people visiting Prague, traveled to Paris to reveal the 'cups and ball' scammers who target tourists around landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Sacré-Cœur Basilica. The cups and ball scam operates with...
Image from Wikipedia The post Watch these cannibalistic corn figures roast their own kind in bizarre cooking video appeared first on Boing Boing.
Friday November 8, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Junk journalers love this Kodak instant photo printer—check out now to save 30%. It's garbage. Yup. Everywhere these new scrapbookers go, they collect pieces of trash like raccoons — train tickets, receipt paper, a piece of their muffin wrapper, etc. — Read the...
Standing for just one hour at the shore of Russia's Lake Karachay ('black water') in 1990 would have killed you. Before it was buried beneath concrete and stone, the lake held an apocalyptic secret: over 50 times more radioactive material than was released in the Chernobyl...
A car exploded this morning before 7:00 a.m. in Queens, New York, spewing fire and debris that damaged five nearby houses and five cars. The Infiniti belonged to a plumber, who used it not only to get to work, but to store natural gas and acetylene tanks, according to ABC7...
For decades, neuroscientists have focused on neuron firing—tiny 'spikes' of voltage—as the way information is transmitted in the brain. These spikes are thought to play a foundational role in generating conscious experiences by enabling communication, integration, and...
Umberto Eco's 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism' outlines 14 common features of fascism based on his experience growing up as a boy in Mussolini's Italy and his analysis of fascist movements throughout history. He begins his essay: In 1942, at the age of ten, I received the First...
Archaeologists exploring an ancient burial cave in northern Morrocco were surprised to find 15,000-year-old evidence of drug use. The individuals in the cave were buried with seeds of ephedra, a genus of shrubs containing the alkaloid ephedrine which is used to treat...
A tourist in Mammoth, California tried to hobnob with a coyote, and swiftly learned a painful lesson in the process. 'Come here. It's cold, I know,' the gentleman cooed, beckoning the wild creature with an outstretched arm. But rather than considering the man as his new...
A customer of an RSPCA thrift shop in North Yorkshire, England spotted two polished curved metal objects on a table of bric-a-brac. Noting that they appeared be toys of the adult variety, she decided to inquire about them. 'I asked the shop assistant if she knew what they...
Mobster scion Rudy Giuliani, who once deceived most of America with his facade as a decent human being, is refusing a judge's orders to turn over his assets to his defamation victims. Yesterday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman, told Rotten Rudy to promptly hand...
In Austin, Texas, a fox failed in its attempt to climb a wooden fence. Unfortunately as it slid down, one of the animal's back legs got caught between the slats. Fortunately, passers-by noticed the fox's predicament and called authorities. 'Thankfully there was a table...
The White House has denounced, and the FBI is investigating a wave of racist texts, received in at least seven states, attacking Black people. It did not take long. Emboldened by racism and sexism's grand triumph in the United States, bigots took to sending insanely...
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