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  • David Pescovitz
    11:05 am Wed, Dec 11, 2019
    Man "registers" hive of bees as service animals

    In Prescott Valley, Arizona, David Keller was annoyed by the number of people he believes are falsely registering their pets as service animals so they can take them anywhere they… Read the rest of the article: Man "registers" hive of bees as service animals

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:42 am Wed, Dec 11, 2019
    The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is…

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is… "They." According to Merriam-Webster, online dictionary look-ups for the word "they" increased by 313% this year. Others top look-ups include "quid pro… Read the rest of the article: The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is…

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:20 am Wed, Dec 11, 2019
    School bus evacuated due to overwhelming stench of Axe body spray

    On Monday, Manatee County, Florida students were evacuated from a school bus after someone sprayed too much Axe body spray. WFTS reports that "according to school officials, the bus carrying… Read the rest of the article: School bus evacuated due to overwhelming stench of Axe body spray

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:52 am Tue, Dec 10, 2019
    Robots that can repair themselves and self-augment

    University of Tokyo engineers have taught a robot how to repair itself. Well, they taught it to tighten its own screws. And with that skill, it also was able to… Read the rest of the article: Robots that can repair themselves and self-augment

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:39 am Tue, Dec 10, 2019
    Where are all the time travelers?

    Over at Medium, Kesh Anand has a crisp answer, or rather five possible five answers, to this questions: "Where are all the time travelers?" Of course, it's very possible that… Read the rest of the article: Where are all the time travelers?

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:13 am Tue, Dec 10, 2019
    Key & Peele: "If Hogwarts were an inner-city school"

    Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele reveal the "deplorable conditions at Vincent Clortho Public School for Wizards."

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:06 am Tue, Dec 10, 2019
    Banksy's brilliant new mural commenting on homelessness

    Over the weekend, Banksy stenciled a genius new artwork on a wall on Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, UK. Then last night, someone added red noses to… Read the rest of the article: Banksy's brilliant new mural commenting on homelessness

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:00 am Mon, Dec 9, 2019
    NFL player wears unusual furry dog cleats to support an animal shelter

    Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (OBJ) is a supporter of the Berea Animal Rescue Friends shelter in Berea, Ohio. As part of the NFL's My Cause My Cleats… Read the rest of the article: NFL player wears unusual furry dog cleats to support an animal shelter

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:20 am Mon, Dec 9, 2019
    These are the bullets that killed JFK

    The above GIF was created from new 3D scans of the bullets that killed president John F. Kennedy. The GIF shows two bits of the bullets that killed the president… Read the rest of the article: These are the bullets that killed JFK

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  • David Pescovitz
    5:08 am Mon, Dec 9, 2019
    Chipotle CEO: If employees call in sick, a nurse might make sure they're not faking it

    According to Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO Brian Niccol, when their restaurant workers call in sick, they might have to talk to a nurse to make sure they're not fibbing. "We… Read the rest of the article: Chipotle CEO: If employees call in sick, a nurse might make sure they're not faking it

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:08 am Mon, Dec 9, 2019
    Watch the trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984"

    It's not the The New Adventures of Wonder Woman that I grew up with but it does have that Stranger Things/mallwave appeal, and a New Order song. It also has… Read the rest of the article: Watch the trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984"

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:02 am Mon, Dec 9, 2019
    Puppeteer Caroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch), RIP

    Legendary puppeteer Carroll Spinney, who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on Sesame Street, died today. He was 85. Here's the New York Times obituary. And from… Read the rest of the article: Puppeteer Caroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch), RIP

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  • David Pescovitz
    4:07 pm Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    Tesla Cybertruck in LEGO

    BrickinNick created this LEGO model of the new Tesla Cybertruck. BrickinNick posted it to the LEGO Ideas site. If enough people like the design, it could become an actual LEGO… Read the rest of the article: Tesla Cybertruck in LEGO

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:32 pm Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    Magic mushrooms in a nasal spray

    As scientists make great strides in their research on psychedelic therapies for depression, PTSD, OCD, addiction and other conditions, new ways to deliver the drugs are also emerging from laboratories.… Read the rest of the article: Magic mushrooms in a nasal spray

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:07 pm Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    KFC sells an artificial fire log that smells like greasy fried chicken

    Kentucky Fried Chicken teamed up with Enviro-Log to bring back the 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog that apparently sold out in just a few hours last year. On its site,… Read the rest of the article: KFC sells an artificial fire log that smells like greasy fried chicken

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:39 am Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    James Bond always has the best watches

    Here's Bond's wristwear from Dr. No to Spectre. While the Seiko M354 Memory Bank Calendar from Moonraker (1979) and the Hamilton Pulsar LED watch seen in Live and Let Die… Read the rest of the article: James Bond always has the best watches

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:08 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    Incredible: Watch a woman nonchalantly step aside as out-of-control car barrels toward her

    Never let them see you sweat.

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:49 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    Six-year-old brought a loaded gun to school for show-and-tell

    In Roswell, New Mexico, a six-year-old elementary school student carried a loaded revolver to class. According to police, the student had "no malicious intent" but rather brought in the gun… Read the rest of the article: Six-year-old brought a loaded gun to school for show-and-tell

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:14 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    Watch police try to catch runaway pig

    A resident of Erie County, Ohio called police on Tuesday when she spotted a large pig outside her back door. The police attempted to capture the suspect but as body… Read the rest of the article: Watch police try to catch runaway pig

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:40 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    List of popular books people started reading and then abandoned

    When I was younger, I would feel so badly about abandoning a book that didn't grab me, I'd force myself to slog through it until the bitter end. Then I… Read the rest of the article: List of popular books people started reading and then abandoned

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