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  • David Pescovitz
    10:31 am Thu, Dec 29, 2022
    Famous photos from history beside the cameras used to capture them

    Photographer Isabelle Baldwin posted a fantastic Twitter thread depicting famous photos from history beside the cameras used to capture them. Here are some: (via Kottke)

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:18 am Thu, Dec 29, 2022
    The real inventor of the fast food drive-through

    In 1948, Richard and Maurice McDonald transformed their San Bernadino, California carhop drive-in hamburger stand into the ancestor of all today's fast food restaurants by limiting their menu to just… Read the rest of the article: The real inventor of the fast food drive-through

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:54 am Thu, Dec 29, 2022
    Family surprised when puppy's Tasmanian devil plush toy ran under the sofa (video)

    Last night in Hobart, Australia, Kirsten Lynch's golden retriever puppy giving a "very strange bark" at its Tasmanian devil plush toy. Then Lynch reached down to pick up the toy… Read the rest of the article: Family surprised when puppy's Tasmanian devil plush toy ran under the sofa (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:31 pm Wed, Dec 28, 2022
    Cute raccoon attempts to catch falling snow (video)

    In Everett, Washington, a cute raccoon attempted to catch falling snow but only managed to grab 27 seconds of our attention. Video above.

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:49 pm Wed, Dec 28, 2022
    The real dog behind the "doge" memes has cancer

    Kabosu, the real Shiba Inu that launched a million doge memes, has leukemia and liver disease. According to an Instagram post by Kabosu's human, Atsuko Sato, the 17-year-old dog's "liver… Read the rest of the article: The real dog behind the "doge" memes has cancer

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:02 pm Wed, Dec 28, 2022
    Gorgeous video of 2,400 leaves of different shapes and colors, one after another

    Stop-motion animator Brett Fox created the lovely short film below, LeafPresser, about what the fallen leaves have to tell us. During the course of that project, he collected 12,000 leaves… Read the rest of the article: Gorgeous video of 2,400 leaves of different shapes and colors, one after another

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:19 am Wed, Dec 28, 2022
    Look at this gorgeous winter wonderland on Mars

    These incredible images reveal the winter wonderland on the surface of Mars. Captured just after the winter solstice by the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance… Read the rest of the article: Look at this gorgeous winter wonderland on Mars

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:04 am Wed, Dec 28, 2022
    Here's how South Korea makes vinyl records

    Several years ago in Seoul, Machang Music & Pictures fired up a brand new vinyl record pressing facility to become the country's first full vinyl production operation to crank out… Read the rest of the article: Here's how South Korea makes vinyl records

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:04 pm Tue, Dec 27, 2022
    Magical (but uncomfortable) office chair made from giant hunk of amethyst crystal

    Saitama, Japan-based stone workshop Factory-M is selling this magical office chair fashioned from a huge hunk of amethyst crystal. It weighs around 218 pounds and, according to creator Koichi Hasegawa,… Read the rest of the article: Magical (but uncomfortable) office chair made from giant hunk of amethyst crystal

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:07 am Tue, Dec 27, 2022
    Here are the hysterical "Best News Bloopers of 2022" (video)

    We'll keep laughing as long as they keep fucking that chicken!

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:01 am Tue, Dec 27, 2022
    Teen busted issuing fake parking tickets and trying to collect the fines

    Police in Santa Cruz, California arrested Damian Vela, 19, for making fake parking tickets and putting them on cars near the beach that's popular among tourists. I've heard of people… Read the rest of the article: Teen busted issuing fake parking tickets and trying to collect the fines

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:30 am Tue, Dec 27, 2022
    Morrissey says Miley Cyrus wants off his new record which is in limbo anyway because Moz just split with his label image: Christian Bertrand/Shutterstock

    Right wing racist jackass Morrissey says that Miley Cyrus—who contributed vocals to a track from his unheard new album Bonfire of Teenagers—wants to be removed from the song, titled "I… Read the rest of the article: Morrissey says Miley Cyrus wants off his new record which is in limbo anyway because Moz just split with his label

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:01 am Tue, Dec 27, 2022
    This fellow lives inside a jet plane. It does not fly.

    Bruce Campbell, 73, lives in a Boeing 727 jetliner. His 200-passenger jet is parked in the woods of Hillsboro, Oregon and it isn't going anywhere soon. The electrical engineer and… Read the rest of the article: This fellow lives inside a jet plane. It does not fly.

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:23 am Sat, Dec 24, 2022
    Haunting version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" sung by Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli

    Savior of misbehavior Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs sings a hauntingly beautiful rendition of the 1943 holiday standard "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Directed by Phil Harder, the music video is… Read the rest of the article: Haunting version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" sung by Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:50 pm Wed, Dec 21, 2022
    Dominatrix in full BDSM regalia at Florida city commission meeting proposes the county fund a new dungeon (video)

    An individual who identified herself as "Mistress" and two associates—all in full BDSM regalia—addressed the Fort Lauderdale City Commission yesterday to ask that Broward County use $250,000 of a $1… Read the rest of the article: Dominatrix in full BDSM regalia at Florida city commission meeting proposes the county fund a new dungeon (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:52 pm Tue, Dec 20, 2022
    After Musk's Twitter poll showed users want him to resign, he's changing how Twitter polls work

    Elon Musk polled Twitter users on Sunday about whether he should step down as CEO. The answer was "yes." (Of 17.5 million participants, 42.5% voted for him to continue as… Read the rest of the article: After Musk's Twitter poll showed users want him to resign, he's changing how Twitter polls work

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:33 am Tue, Dec 20, 2022
    Redditor's share they're list of most annoying grammatical error's

    Redditor Aromatic_Ad8890 fired up an r/AskReddit thread wondering "Which grammatical error annoys you the most?" Most people should of known about all of these common mistakes already but I think… Read the rest of the article: Redditor's share they're list of most annoying grammatical error's

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:08 am Tue, Dec 20, 2022
    In nick of time, garbage man spotted homeless person dumped into the truck compactor

    Yesterday in Huntsville, Alabama, a garbage collector was raising a commercial dumpster to empty it into his truck's compactor when he happened to glance at one of his onboard camera… Read the rest of the article: In nick of time, garbage man spotted homeless person dumped into the truck compactor

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:54 am Tue, Dec 20, 2022
    Idiot caught on video carving Nazi symbol into Beverly Hills menorah display and throwing rocks at it

    Eric Brian King, a 47-year-old dumbfuck from Dallas, Texas, was charged with felony vandalism and hate crime after being caught on home security video allegedly carving a Nazi symbol into… Read the rest of the article: Idiot caught on video carving Nazi symbol into Beverly Hills menorah display and throwing rocks at it

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:40 am Tue, Dec 20, 2022
    Hilarious bloopers from Hollywood's Golden Age

    Enjoy this delightful collection of bloopers from Hollywood's Golden Age starring the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Kay Francis, Mickey Rooney,… Read the rest of the article: Hilarious bloopers from Hollywood's Golden Age

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