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  • David Pescovitz
    8:22 am Tue, May 26, 2020
    More than $250k in counterfeit US bills seized in Cincinnati

    In Cincinnati, Ohio, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted more than $250,000 in counterfeit US bills on its way from Shenzhen, China to Guthrie, Oklahoma. From Fox19: The money,… Read the rest of the article: More than $250k in counterfeit US bills seized in Cincinnati

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:48 am Tue, May 26, 2020
    North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel

    To my disappointment, North Korean state media stated that Kim Jong Un did not use his family's mastery of magic to teleport or time travel out of the public eye.… Read the rest of the article: North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:21 am Tue, May 26, 2020
    Quarantined skateboarders turn their house into a makeshift skatepark

    Dalton and Kanaan Dern turned their Apopka, Florida abode into a skatepark. Watch them shred the house. Don't tell mom. The brothers won the "Murder Your House" contest sponsored by… Read the rest of the article: Quarantined skateboarders turn their house into a makeshift skatepark

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:08 am Tue, May 26, 2020
    Watch a documentary about Batman's Batmobile through the ages

    From the stately and elegant Batmobile Cadillac seen in the 1943 movie serials to the latest militaristic models, this is the on-screen history of Batman's Batmobile. Of course the true… Read the rest of the article: Watch a documentary about Batman's Batmobile through the ages

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:54 am Fri, May 22, 2020
    Scientists: Saying "fuck" and other bad words really can decrease your feeling of pain

    Repeating the word "fuck" actually can reduce your experience of pain, according to a new study by Keele University researchers. The psychologists ran an experiment in which subjects underwent a… Read the rest of the article: Scientists: Saying "fuck" and other bad words really can decrease your feeling of pain

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:30 am Fri, May 22, 2020
    Who ya gonna call? India's first paranormal help line

    If there's something strange, in your Mumbai 'hood, who you gonna call? Indian author and strange phenomena investigator Jay Alani has started a helpline for people freaked out about "ghosts,… Read the rest of the article: Who ya gonna call? India's first paranormal help line

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:48 am Fri, May 22, 2020
    What near-death experiences can tell scientists about how the brain works

    Floating out of your body and looking down on it. The story of your life flashing by before your eyes. Seeing a bright light at the end of a dark… Read the rest of the article: What near-death experiences can tell scientists about how the brain works

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:28 am Fri, May 22, 2020
    Delightful cover of A-ha's "Take On Me" performed on a washing machine

    this is the greatest thing ive seen all day pic.twitter.com/f4wSSPFHoG — glitch! @ tired (@GlitchyFur) May 20, 2020 I hereby dub this genre: "Appliancewave."

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:32 pm Thu, May 21, 2020
    Virginia family found $1 million cash in the middle of the road

    Last weekend, the Schantz family was on a drive in Caroline County, Virgina when the car in front of them swerved to avoid a bag in the middle of the… Read the rest of the article: Virginia family found $1 million cash in the middle of the road

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:49 am Thu, May 21, 2020
    This woman has Elon Musk's old phone number and gets calls and texts meant for him. A lot.

    Lyndsay Tucker, 25, works at a beauty boutique in San Jose, California. Every day, her mobile phone rings or buzzes with texts, not for her but for Elon Musk. Tucker… Read the rest of the article: This woman has Elon Musk's old phone number and gets calls and texts meant for him. A lot.

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:22 am Thu, May 21, 2020
    How to wash your hands… in space

    Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains how astronauts wash their hands in the microgravity of space. Formerly the commander of the International Space Station, Hadfield spent nearly six months offworld. (via The… Read the rest of the article: How to wash your hands… in space

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:09 am Thu, May 21, 2020
    Watch this robotic sheepdog manage a flock

    The robot is your shepherd. In collaboration with cloud robotics firm Rocos, Boston Dynamics demonstrates how their robot dog Spot can herd sheep and handle other farming tasks. From the… Read the rest of the article: Watch this robotic sheepdog manage a flock

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:31 am Thu, May 21, 2020
    "In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab"

    "In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab." That's the request to those mourning the loss of one Randall Jacobs of Phoenix, Arizona, who died at age 65.… Read the rest of the article: "In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab"

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:51 pm Wed, May 20, 2020
    Watch "Mondo Elvis," a short and unsettling 1984 documentary about extreme Elvis Presley fans

    Tom Corboy's "Mondo Elvis" (1984) is a short, award-winning, and oddly unsettling documentary about extreme Elvis Presley fanatics after The King's demise. From the description at Mondo A-Go Go Video's… Read the rest of the article: Watch "Mondo Elvis," a short and unsettling 1984 documentary about extreme Elvis Presley fans

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:22 pm Wed, May 20, 2020
    Kraftwerk's connection to R&B and black DJs in America

    Pioneering hip hop musician Afrika Bambaataa's love for Kraftwerk is evidenced by his groundbreaking 1982 electro track "Planet Rock" (above). Indeed, Bambataaa's underground DJ sets in black nightclubs were a… Read the rest of the article: Kraftwerk's connection to R&B and black DJs in America

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:53 am Wed, May 20, 2020
    Watch Mississippi governor honor graduate "Harry Azcrac"

    The governor of Mississippi just read a list of 2020 HS graduates during virtual-graduation and someone slipped-in the name "Harry Azcrac" on him…😂🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/Pk6oOvZOXW — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) May 19,… Read the rest of the article: Watch Mississippi governor honor graduate "Harry Azcrac"

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:34 am Wed, May 20, 2020
    Watch this opera singer's wonderful performance of the Star Trek Theme

    In her first UK concert, Spanish opera soprano Laura Ruhí Vidal warms up the Rainer Hersch Orkestra audience with a surprise performance of the Theme from Star Trek. Composed by… Read the rest of the article: Watch this opera singer's wonderful performance of the Star Trek Theme

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:17 am Wed, May 20, 2020
    King Penguin poop is rich in laughing gas

    The poop of King Penguins releases high levels of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas. An international team of researchers from China, Denmark, and the UK were studying how the retreat… Read the rest of the article: King Penguin poop is rich in laughing gas

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:12 pm Tue, May 19, 2020
    MasterClass: Your dad teaches loading the dishwasher

    Learn from the world's best. Written and directed by Kathleen Cameron; starring Jim Cameron; original music by Bensound.com.

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:10 pm Tue, May 19, 2020
    Help Wanted: participants for a NASA social isolation experiment inside a Russian lab

    NASA is looking to pay US citizens to spend eight months in social isolation inside a Russian laboratory. The goal is to simulate the longterm social distancing that astronauts will… Read the rest of the article: Help Wanted: participants for a NASA social isolation experiment inside a Russian lab

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