Try it for yourself, or make it into a game with a friend: both of you can choose the starting page that the other person will use. Whoever gets to… Read the rest of the article: Click the first link on a Wikipedia page. Repeat. Eventually, you'll end up on "Philosophy"
This video of a Nebraska woman intentionally coughing on fellow grocery store shoppers is circulating on various social media sites. "A shopper and her daughter say were accosted by another… Read the rest of the article: Startling video shows Nebraska anti-masker purposefully coughing on grocery store shoppers and calling them "sheep"
"Guy" wasn't a word until the early 1600s when Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the English Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot. The name became an insult, and addressing a… Read the rest of the article: On the origin of "you guys"
Frequencies supposedly involved are between 5 and 9 Hz, below the lower frequency limit of human hearing. The Brown Note's effects on the bowels are controversial, though, and many studies… Read the rest of the article: The brown note is a hypothetical infrasonic frequency that would cause humans to lose control of their bowels.
Can't agree with your partner on a road trip playlist? Let Spotify curate your music based on both of your listening habits. "Spotify is globally rolling out Blend, which invites two… Read the rest of the article: Spotify's "Blend" feature automatically makes and updates shared playlists with friends based on your listening data
The revered Barefoot Contessa has many talents. Most people know her for her approachable guides to cooking and hosting: over the years, her career has included best-selling cookbooks, magazine columns,… Read the rest of the article: Before she was a Food Network star, Ina Garten worked in the White House as a budget analyst for nuclear energy projects
Iowa senator Chuck Grassley seems to have control of his own Twitter account, and over the past decade, he has frequently posted about doing "u kno what" at Dairy Queen.… Read the rest of the article: 87-year-old senator Chuck Grassley is doing "u kno what" at Dairy Queen again
Picture this: a stranger has cool shoes and you want the same ones. You ask where they're from, and he says he doesn't know because they were a gift. Enter Scan… Read the rest of the article: Snapchat's new AR feature wants to be like Shazam but for the visual world
A Tiktok from @theneedletok walks through Ivanka Trump's public Spotify. Most of her playlists are a few years old, and they have straightforward names like "Walk to work," and 2015… Read the rest of the article: Ivanka Trump's public Spotify, which once contained an alleged sex playlist, is getting attention on Tiktok
Hey, hot stuff! Flamin' Hot Cheetos ice cream, a spicy version of Goldfish crackers, and Flamin' Hot… Mountain Dew? More brands are releasing spicy versions of foods, even absurd contenders like… Read the rest of the article: That's hot: why every food seems to have a spicy version
When I walk out the door, I can't help but run through my "phone, wallet, keys" checklist. Perhaps that list may shorten as digital ID options gain popularity. "Residents of… Read the rest of the article: The decline of the wallet: states roll out digital IDs
Harpers Bazaar reports on the similarities between in-group catchphrases of "wellness mommy bloggers" and the language used by cults. These so-called "momfluencers," who tend to be white and financially privileged,… Read the rest of the article: The cultish language of "wellness mommy bloggers" ("DO YOUR RESEARCH")
Student Tino Cardasis took advantage of an online lecture recording of a University of Michigan economics lecture, editing out almost everything except the word "beef." Professor Adam Stevenson seemed to… Read the rest of the article: A student made a minute-long compilation of the 125 times their Econ professor said "beef" in one lecture
Sometimes, the rejected New Yorker cartoon submissions have their own draw (previously). Willy Staley and Matt Jordan understand that wholeheartedly, and they are done trying to win. For about a… Read the rest of the article: Shitty New Yorker cartoon captions
The site is called Cheap Bots Done Quick, but it's free to use. It's also astonishingly easy and requires little technical knowledge. Bots on Twitter may not be the height… Read the rest of the article: Use this site to make funny Twitter bots, ready in minutes!
Drowning in literature? Scientists often must manage research, teaching, and acquiring funding, and more. It can be hard to find time to read new papers in the field. It can… Read the rest of the article: This AI project distills research papers into a single sentence
If you have a few minutes to spare and want a learn something useful, head to https://fingerspelling.xyz/ to brush up on the ASL alphabet in a fun way. You never… Read the rest of the article: This interactive site teaches sign language using AI and your webcam
There's a lot going on in the world, but tension between a rapper and a piglet is making headlines. Though Kanye West is no stranger to online beef, this is… Read the rest of the article: Peppa Pig roasts Kanye
Twitter has launched "Super Follows" on iOS. The feature lets users charge for subscriber-only content, and mimics the subscriber model used by Patreon, Substack, and other platforms. The feature is… Read the rest of the article: If you've ever wanted to pay to read a Tweet, you can do that now
Following Texas's ban on abortions as early as six weeks, TikTok activists have made efforts to sabotage the enforcement of the restrictions. An activist has made a script to flood… Read the rest of the article: Techy TikTokers are sabotaging Texas's abortion whistleblower website
