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  • David Pescovitz
    7:43 am Mon, Sep 21, 2020
    Watch the Velvet Underground's John Cale on "I've Got A Secret" TV game show in 1963

    While the maestro John Cale is best known as a founder of the Velvet Underground, his association with the group followed Cale's deep involvement with the avant-garde classical music scene.… Read the rest of the article: Watch the Velvet Underground's John Cale on "I've Got A Secret" TV game show in 1963

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:31 am Mon, Sep 21, 2020
    Dinosaur for sale

    This is Stan, one of the most complete T. rex fossils ever excavated. And now, it can be yours! This 67-million-year-old beast, measuring 37' x 13' x 6', will be… Read the rest of the article: Dinosaur for sale

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:13 am Mon, Sep 21, 2020
    Satellite imagery of giant robot under construction at Area 51

    Enter the coordinates for Area 51 into Google Earth and the satellite image reveals either a shadow or, more likely, a massive robot under construction. Scott C. Waring of UFO… Read the rest of the article: Satellite imagery of giant robot under construction at Area 51

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:33 pm Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Vintage Polaroid camera modded with a thermal printer and Raspberry Pi

    College engineering student Sam Zeloof, known for converting his parents' garage into a semiconductor fab while in high school, transformed a vintage Polaroid camera into a digital camera with a… Read the rest of the article: Vintage Polaroid camera modded with a thermal printer and Raspberry Pi

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:05 pm Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    NASA's beautiful new pastel image of Jupiter

    NASA released this astonishingly beautiful image of Jupiter captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 25. From NASA: Hubble's near-infrared imaging, combined with ultraviolet views, provides a unique panchromatic… Read the rest of the article: NASA's beautiful new pastel image of Jupiter

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:43 pm Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Town of Asbestos having difficulty landing on a new name

    The town of Asbestos in Quebec, Canada has long been dreaming of a new identity. Its current name was appropriate as the town was home to what was once the… Read the rest of the article: Town of Asbestos having difficulty landing on a new name

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:13 pm Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Enjoy ABBA's "Dancing Queen" played on a gorgeous 100-year-old mechanical fairground organ

    Musician Alexey Rom arranged this wonderful version of ABBA's classic "Dancing Queen" for a 1914 mechanical fairground organ built by Belgian makers Hooghuys. You may recall Rom as the arranger… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy ABBA's "Dancing Queen" played on a gorgeous 100-year-old mechanical fairground organ

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:40 am Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Scientists find 100 million-year-old sperm preserved in amber

    Paleontologists found this bundle of "giant sperm" in the reproductive tract of an ostracod that's been preserved for 100 million years in amber from Myanmar. From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: In… Read the rest of the article: Scientists find 100 million-year-old sperm preserved in amber

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:57 am Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    Dentist who pulled patient's tooth while on a hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in jail

    Remember the Anchorage, Alaska dentist who was busted for pulling a patient's tooth while balancing on a hoverboard? A judge just sentenced Seth Lookhart, DDS, to a dozen years in… Read the rest of the article: Dentist who pulled patient's tooth while on a hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in jail

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:30 am Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    Thrift store paintings "enhanced" with Star Wars elements

    DaveRuinsArt of Canton, Ohio is not the first artist to buy and augment thrift store paintings, but The Force is strong with his Star Wars pieces. "I started making these… Read the rest of the article: Thrift store paintings "enhanced" with Star Wars elements

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:56 am Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    National Weather Service spots huge bat colony on radar

    In Phoenix on Sunday, the National Weather Service's radar captured what first appears to be rain clouds blooming over the Valley of the Sun. Turns out, it was likely a… Read the rest of the article: National Weather Service spots huge bat colony on radar

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:44 am Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    100-year-old hot dog shop in Ohio won't reopen, millennials apparently to blame

    After nearly a century in business, Cleveland's beloved Old Fashion Hot Dogs, closed since March, will not reopen. The owner of a nearby business says that the "family was ready… Read the rest of the article: 100-year-old hot dog shop in Ohio won't reopen, millennials apparently to blame

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:24 am Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    Chuck E. Cheese seeks to destroy 7 billion prize tickets

    CEC Entertainment, owners of Chuck E. Cheese, who filed for bankruptcy in June have 7 billion paper prize tickets they need to destroy, according to a bankruptcy filing in a… Read the rest of the article: Chuck E. Cheese seeks to destroy 7 billion prize tickets

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:08 am Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    San Francisco International Airport to dramatically cut the constant and mostly unnecessary loudspeaker announcements

    "Don't start up with your white zone shit again." San Francisco International Airport has enacted a new "quiet airport" plan to reduce unnecessary noise, including limiting the number of announcements broadcast across… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco International Airport to dramatically cut the constant and mostly unnecessary loudspeaker announcements

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:38 am Wed, Sep 16, 2020
    Man finds large brain wrapped in foil on beach

    Jimmy Senda was strolling along a beach in Racine, Wisconsin when he found a package wrapped in aluminum foil with a pink rubber band around it. "Curiosity got to me,… Read the rest of the article: Man finds large brain wrapped in foil on beach

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:51 am Wed, Sep 16, 2020
    Ghostly magical castle appears in the clouds over eastern China

    This astonishing video of a magical castle appearing in the clouds reportedly above Jinan, eastern China, has apparently gone viral on Chinese social media. Skeptics insist it's a Fata Morgana,… Read the rest of the article: Ghostly magical castle appears in the clouds over eastern China

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:29 am Wed, Sep 16, 2020
    Watch the teenage Bee Gees perform "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1963

    While "Stayin' Alive" (1978) and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack was the pinnacle of the Bee Gees' mainstream success, real heads know that before they became disco icons, the brothers… Read the rest of the article: Watch the teenage Bee Gees perform "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1963

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:11 am Wed, Sep 16, 2020
    Man loses phone, finds it the next day filled with monkey selfies

    Zackrydz Rodzi, a student in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, woke up on Saturday to find his mobile phone missing. He finally located it the following day after hearing it ring in… Read the rest of the article: Man loses phone, finds it the next day filled with monkey selfies

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:29 am Wed, Sep 16, 2020
    Maskless Florida man getting kicked out of Walt Disney World attempts to rouse support by yelling misquotes from A Bug's Life

    Yesterday, as this gentleman was being booted from Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios theme park yesterday for refusing to wear a mask, he attempted to rouse support from onlookers by… Read the rest of the article: Maskless Florida man getting kicked out of Walt Disney World attempts to rouse support by yelling misquotes from A Bug's Life

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:48 am Tue, Sep 15, 2020
    Trump ad says "support our troops" but uses stock photo of Russian fighter jets

    The Trump Make America Great Again Committee released this "Support our Troops" ad last week. Thing is, those jets dramatically flying over the troops are Russian MiG fighter jets. And… Read the rest of the article: Trump ad says "support our troops" but uses stock photo of Russian fighter jets

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