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  • David Pescovitz
    9:47 am Sun, Jan 26, 2020
    Police accidentally auction off car with big stash of drugs hidden in its bumper

    In Thailand, police auctioned off a Honda CRV that had been seized in a drug bust. The buyer spent 586,00 baht (US$19,000) on the vehicle. Later, a mechanic discovered a… Read the rest of the article: Police accidentally auction off car with big stash of drugs hidden in its bumper

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  • David Pescovitz
    6:40 pm Sat, Jan 25, 2020
    Seattle: Bidding war for $330,000+ home that was too filthy and hazardous for anyone to even tour

    A Bothell, Seattle house — so filled with garbage, water damaged, and hazardous that the real estate agent didn't allow anyone inside — just sold in a bidding war for… Read the rest of the article: Seattle: Bidding war for $330,000+ home that was too filthy and hazardous for anyone to even tour

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  • David Pescovitz
    6:19 pm Sat, Jan 25, 2020
    Somebody swiped weed from Chicago airport's "Cannabis Amnesty Box"

    While recreational marijuana was legalized in Illinois on January 1, it is still illegal under federal law. So just a few weeks back, authorities installed "Cannabis Amnesty Boxes" at Chicago… Read the rest of the article: Somebody swiped weed from Chicago airport's "Cannabis Amnesty Box"

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  • David Pescovitz
    6:03 pm Sat, Jan 25, 2020
    Watch a wild Silverback Gorilla and his family meet a robot gorilla

    From BBC Earth's "Spy in the Wild" series. Take your stinking paws off me you damn dirty robot!

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  • David Pescovitz
    5:29 pm Sat, Jan 25, 2020
    Teddy Ruxpin participates in Trump's impeachment trial

    Got my daughter a broken Teddy Ruxpin "little bopper" off eBay, fixed it up and wired in a speaker. Unfortunately the only radio station I get good signal on is… Read the rest of the article: Teddy Ruxpin participates in Trump's impeachment trial

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:40 am Sat, Jan 25, 2020
    Compare Trump's new Space Force logo with the Star Trek Starfleet Command logo

    Damnit Paramount, I'm a blogger not a lawyer… but you might want to call one. Yes, that is the U.S. Space Force logo that Donald Trump just revealed. And yes,… Read the rest of the article: Compare Trump's new Space Force logo with the Star Trek Starfleet Command logo

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:13 am Fri, Jan 24, 2020
    Las Vegas' slogan will no longer be "What happens here, stays here"

    The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is changing the city's official slogan from "What happens here, stays here." As we all know, nothing that happens actually stays in Vegas… Read the rest of the article: Las Vegas' slogan will no longer be "What happens here, stays here"

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:50 am Fri, Jan 24, 2020
    Fancy "ambient light" projector creates illusion of window overlooking trees

    Brooklyn lighting designer/artist Adam Frank's Reveal product is a projector system to create a gauzy, ethereal effect of sunlight streaming through shadowy trees. This will be ideal for my underground… Read the rest of the article: Fancy "ambient light" projector creates illusion of window overlooking trees

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:29 am Fri, Jan 24, 2020
    This is the first cannabis-themed US restaurant that encourages you to smoke weed inside

    Los Angeles's Cannabis Cafe is the first restaurant in the United States that encourages its patrons to smoke weed inside. They sell cannabis products (including pre-packaged edibles) but none of… Read the rest of the article: This is the first cannabis-themed US restaurant that encourages you to smoke weed inside

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:13 am Fri, Jan 24, 2020
    Stretchable, twistable battery for future wearable devices

    Batteries have always been a barrier in the evolution and adoption in soft, wearable devices. You wouldn't want the chemicals inside batteries to leak out onto your skin and ideally… Read the rest of the article: Stretchable, twistable battery for future wearable devices

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:50 am Fri, Jan 24, 2020
    Washington state government tweets photo of Bigfoot

    The Washington State Department of Transportation tweeted a photo of Bigfoot caught on a webcam overlooking the mountainous Sherman Pass that crosses the Colville National Forest. People with overactive imaginations… Read the rest of the article: Washington state government tweets photo of Bigfoot

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:48 am Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    Watch this cobbler do a magical restoration of a totally thrashed pair of dress shoes

    In this episode of Trenton & Heath, master cobbler Heath Potter resurrects a totally thrashed pair of Ferragamo loafers. You may think that 26 minutes is a long time to… Read the rest of the article: Watch this cobbler do a magical restoration of a totally thrashed pair of dress shoes

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  • David Pescovitz
    6:28 am Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    New magazine all about restrooms publishes a growing list of bathroom codes in NYC and beyond

    Facility is a new print magazine about bathrooms. The first issue, published last year, contains articles about the the architecture, politics, and culture of restrooms. One feature in the magazine… Read the rest of the article: New magazine all about restrooms publishes a growing list of bathroom codes in NYC and beyond

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  • David Pescovitz
    5:28 am Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    Very fun algorithm guesses your name with surprising accuracy

    Nathan Yau created this fun and fascinating name guessing algorithm. You select "male" or "female," the decade you were born, and then type in the first letter of your name.… Read the rest of the article: Very fun algorithm guesses your name with surprising accuracy

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:23 am Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    Watch: Monty Python and The Holy Grail… in LEGO

    In memory of Monty Python co-founder Terry Jones, who died this week, please enjoy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail in LEGO."

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:08 am Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    This fellow dances harder than should be humanly possible

    I'm glad he came prepared with a hand towel to ensure a good grip on the railing. I can't help but imagine him in a dance-off with the footloose and… Read the rest of the article: This fellow dances harder than should be humanly possible

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  • David Pescovitz
    6:02 am Wed, Jan 22, 2020
    Horse Yoga, All About Pockets, How God Gives Us Ice Cream, and a slew of other weird books

    It's been some time since I visited AbeBooks.com's wonderful "Weird Book Room," a special curated section within the glorious online marketplace for used books. Sure, some of the books may… Read the rest of the article: Horse Yoga, All About Pockets, How God Gives Us Ice Cream, and a slew of other weird books

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  • David Pescovitz
    4:23 am Wed, Jan 22, 2020
    New Lego International Space Station model kit

    Lego fan Christophe Ruge's design for an International Space Station model was selected for production in celebration of the Lego IDEAS site's tenth anniversary. The 864-piece set also includes a… Read the rest of the article: New Lego International Space Station model kit

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:23 am Wed, Jan 22, 2020
    Rooster kills man during illegal cockfight

    In Pragadavaram village in India's state of Andhra Pradesh, a man was killed by a rooster during an illegal cockfight. The birds' owners tie razors to the animals' natural spurs… Read the rest of the article: Rooster kills man during illegal cockfight

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:18 am Wed, Jan 22, 2020
    Three-year-old boy is now the youngest member of Mensa UK

    Mensa UK has invited Muhammad Haryz Nadzim, a 3-year-old Malaysian boy living in England, to join the self-described "High IQ Society." Haryz scored 142 on the Stanford-Binet intelligence test and… Read the rest of the article: Three-year-old boy is now the youngest member of Mensa UK

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