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  • David Pescovitz
    12:26 pm Fri, Nov 10, 2023
    Man gets large breast implants to keep heart in place for double lung transplant

    Davey Bauer, 34, was in need of a double lung transplant after years of smoking followed by brutal antibiotic-resistance infections ruined both his lungs. Dr. Ankit Bharat and the medical… Read the rest of the article: Man gets large breast implants to keep heart in place for double lung transplant

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:57 am Fri, Nov 10, 2023
    Astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag into orbit and you can see it with binoculars (video)

    Last week, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara were on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station when Moghbeli dropped a bag of tools. Video below! The bag is… Read the rest of the article: Astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag into orbit and you can see it with binoculars (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:18 am Thu, Nov 9, 2023
    KMart pulls "Merry Ham-mas" gift bag

    After complaints, KMart Australia has pulled a Christmas-themed gift bag from its website. One side of the bag featured "printed instructions to keep your ham fresh for longer" and the… Read the rest of the article: KMart pulls "Merry Ham-mas" gift bag

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:02 am Thu, Nov 9, 2023
    Visit Brian Eno's imaginary landscapes and explore his creative process in this 1989 documentary (video)

    In the 1980s and 1990s, Mystic Fire was a New York-based producer of direct-to-VHS videos at the intersection of art, music, consciousness, and the counterculture. They released films by and… Read the rest of the article: Visit Brian Eno's imaginary landscapes and explore his creative process in this 1989 documentary (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:35 am Thu, Nov 9, 2023
    Pizza Hut pushing snake as a pizza topping

    Pizza Hut in Hong Kong is now offering a pizza topped with black mushrooms, dried ham, and shredded snake. The company collaborated with a 125-year-old restaurant called Ser Wong Fun—that… Read the rest of the article: Pizza Hut pushing snake as a pizza topping

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:21 am Thu, Nov 9, 2023
    Robot uses oversize chopsticks to move boxes around

    Yesterday, we learned that a robot confused its repairman with a box and killed him. Hopefully Dextrous Robotics' chopstick robot demonstrated in the video below will be more diligent about… Read the rest of the article: Robot uses oversize chopsticks to move boxes around

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:29 am Thu, Nov 9, 2023
    Here are the ten worst movies of all time, according to Rotten Tomatoes

    Rotten Tomatoes compiled a list of the "100 Worst Movies of All Time." Now, before you start complaining that your favorite flop didn't make the cut, note that all the… Read the rest of the article: Here are the ten worst movies of all time, according to Rotten Tomatoes

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:12 am Thu, Nov 9, 2023
    Laser light show on freeway meant to keep drivers from falling asleep (video)

    To keep drivers from dozing off at the wheel, China is testing overhead signs outfitted with lasers that flash colorful beams above the vehicles. According to Sciencegirl's post on X,… Read the rest of the article: Laser light show on freeway meant to keep drivers from falling asleep (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    3:28 pm Wed, Nov 8, 2023
    People are better at paying attention now than 30 years ago, study shows

    Hard to believe, but apparently adults' ability to concentrate has actually increased over the past two decades. University of Vienna scientists looked at data from thousands of people across 32… Read the rest of the article: People are better at paying attention now than 30 years ago, study shows

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:32 am Wed, Nov 8, 2023
    Robot misidentifies its repairman as a cardboard box and kills him

    At a pepper-sorting plant in South Korea's South Gyeongsang province, a technician was inspecting a robot whose job is to lift boxes of vegetables and place them on pallets. As… Read the rest of the article: Robot misidentifies its repairman as a cardboard box and kills him

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:57 am Wed, Nov 8, 2023
    Nintendo announces live-action Legend of Zelda movie A screenshot from Breath of the Wild

    Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that a live-action Legend of Zelda film is in the works. Wes Ball (Maze Runner trilogy) is directing. No word on who will play… Read the rest of the article: Nintendo announces live-action Legend of Zelda movie

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:41 am Wed, Nov 8, 2023
    Marching band tuba player punches out heckler in stands then keeps right on playing (video)

    Some guy was heckling the tuba player in the Texas Southern University marching band at a football game on Saturday. The tuba player wasn't having it though. He pummeled the… Read the rest of the article: Marching band tuba player punches out heckler in stands then keeps right on playing (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:52 am Wed, Nov 8, 2023
    Extraterrestrial aircraft flying over San Diego… weren't that

    On Sunday evening, many San Diego residents were freaked out over brightly-glowing UFOs flying over the city. Turns out that what these witnesses experienced had military origins. No, it wasn't… Read the rest of the article: Extraterrestrial aircraft flying over San Diego… weren't that

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:34 pm Tue, Nov 7, 2023
    Four men charged with stealing 18K gold toilet from Winston Churchill's home

    Four men have been charged with stealing an 18k gold toilet, valued at $9 million, from the English countryside mansion where Winston Churchill was born. What was this golden throne… Read the rest of the article: Four men charged with stealing 18K gold toilet from Winston Churchill's home

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:04 pm Tue, Nov 7, 2023
    Deer makes incredible leap into truck just as the vehicle's buyer pulls up (video)

    Oh deer! (Sorry.) Jay Vaughan was waiting for a potential buyer of his 2007 Chevy Silverado to arrive at his Mays Valley, New Jersey home. Just as the buyer pulled-up,… Read the rest of the article: Deer makes incredible leap into truck just as the vehicle's buyer pulls up (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:12 am Tue, Nov 7, 2023
    This scientist fed his own flesh to a Venus Flytrap image: Sergey Skleznev/Shutterstock

    Barry Rice is an astronomy professor at Sierra Collage in Rocklin, California. He's also a passionate botanist with a penchant for carnivorous plants and maintains a fascinating FAQ on the… Read the rest of the article: This scientist fed his own flesh to a Venus Flytrap

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:49 am Tue, Nov 7, 2023
    This perfect reproduction of a Wild Western town can be your cowboy cosplay retreat for just $3.7 million

    Located in Saguache, Colorado, this reproduction of an entire old West town can be yours for just $3.7 million. Featuring a saloon, general store, and church, it's move-in ready for… Read the rest of the article: This perfect reproduction of a Wild Western town can be your cowboy cosplay retreat for just $3.7 million

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:30 am Tue, Nov 7, 2023
    Astronaut on space station captures astonishing image of massive skull peering up from volcanic pit on Earth

    An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this astonishing photo in February of a massive skull peering up from a volcanic pit on Earth. The skull is located 1,000… Read the rest of the article: Astronaut on space station captures astonishing image of massive skull peering up from volcanic pit on Earth

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:15 am Mon, Nov 6, 2023
    Disneyland and Disney World have a real problem with people pooping in line Image: Disneyland; Konstantin Yolshin / Shutterstock.com

    Yes, it's true. Disneyland and Disney World have a problem with people pooping while waiting in long lines for rides. Apparently you can read about these magical experiences with some… Read the rest of the article: Disneyland and Disney World have a real problem with people pooping in line

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:57 am Mon, Nov 6, 2023
    Anthropologist finds real human skull in Florida thrift store's Halloween section

    Score! An anthropologist browsing a North Fort Myers, Florida thrift store's Halloween section spotted what turned out to be a real human skull on the shelf. According to the proprietor,… Read the rest of the article: Anthropologist finds real human skull in Florida thrift store's Halloween section

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