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  • David Pescovitz
    10:47 am Thu, Oct 13, 2022
    Fox News contributor complains about spending $28 at Taco Bell for lunch, and AOC's hilarious response Taco Bell

    During an appearance this week on Fox Business's "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," contributor Scott Martin complained that as a result of inflation, he spent $28 on lunch at Taco Bell.… Read the rest of the article: Fox News contributor complains about spending $28 at Taco Bell for lunch, and AOC's hilarious response

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:18 am Thu, Oct 13, 2022
    This woman can smell if you have Parkinson's and is helping create a new test for the disease

    Joy Milne, 72, is a retired nurse from Peth, Scotland. She also has hereditary hyperosmia—she's a "supersmeller." After noticing that her husband's natural scent had changed, she eventually determined that… Read the rest of the article: This woman can smell if you have Parkinson's and is helping create a new test for the disease

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:52 am Wed, Oct 12, 2022
    Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi died while attempting to save the lives of people drowning

    In July, esteemed manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!, died from drowning at the Mermaid's Grotto dive site in Okinawa, Japan. At the time, there was little information available… Read the rest of the article: Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi died while attempting to save the lives of people drowning

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:09 am Wed, Oct 12, 2022
    Darling feral kitten with its head stuck in a glass bowl rescued, now named Buzz Lightyear for obvious reasons

    This sweet feral kitten with its head stuck in a glass bowl was spotted by a kind, concerned citizen in Fall River, Massachusetts. The animal lover, who apparently has been… Read the rest of the article: Darling feral kitten with its head stuck in a glass bowl rescued, now named Buzz Lightyear for obvious reasons

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:50 am Wed, Oct 12, 2022
    Bigfoot encounter warning signs posted in Pennsylvania state parks

    In recent months, Bigfoot warning signs like the one depicted above have been spotted on trails and in state parks across Pennsylvania. No, they're not legit, according to the Pennsylvania… Read the rest of the article: Bigfoot encounter warning signs posted in Pennsylvania state parks

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:50 am Wed, Oct 12, 2022
    This is how to perfectly sear a piece of meat

    In this Epicurious 101 video, Pro chef and teacher Frank Proto explains how to perfectly sear any meat. "Searing basically means we are cooking over high heat with some fat,… Read the rest of the article: This is how to perfectly sear a piece of meat

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:38 am Wed, Oct 12, 2022
    Here's video of a Chinese drone dropping off an armed robotic dog

    The video below—first posted on social media by China Kestrel Defence—depicts an armed robotic dog dropped off by drone. Note that it says "Blood-Wing" in the upper right. It's not… Read the rest of the article: Here's video of a Chinese drone dropping off an armed robotic dog

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  • David Pescovitz
    3:08 pm Tue, Oct 11, 2022
    Do "The Lurch" to this rare vintage TV clip of "Monster Mash" as sung by Boris Karloff and Ted Cassidy!

    On the October 30, 1965 episode of the musical variety show Shindig!, the special guests were Boris Karloff and Ted Cassidy (aka "Lurch" from the Addams Family)! Previously thought lost… Read the rest of the article: Do "The Lurch" to this rare vintage TV clip of "Monster Mash" as sung by Boris Karloff and Ted Cassidy!

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:55 pm Tue, Oct 11, 2022
    Avant-garde composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, first husband of Yoko Ono, RIP

    Influential avant-garde composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, the first husband of Yoko Ono, has died at age 89. Like John Cage, with whom he studied in New York City in the 1950s,… Read the rest of the article: Avant-garde composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, first husband of Yoko Ono, RIP

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:12 am Tue, Oct 11, 2022
    Hand grenades washing up on Oregon shore

    Multiple hand grenades have been washing up on the beach in Newport, Oregon. The Newport Police Department issued a warning statement: "These devices are white in color and have a… Read the rest of the article: Hand grenades washing up on Oregon shore

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:43 am Tue, Oct 11, 2022
    Rapper smokes out concert crowd with cannabis cloud cannon instead of fog machine

    At the Kushstock music festival in Adlenato, California, rapper Chucky Chuck used a custom cannabis cannon to blanket the crowd with weed smoke. "Fuck a fog machine," Chuck said on… Read the rest of the article: Rapper smokes out concert crowd with cannabis cloud cannon instead of fog machine

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:34 am Tue, Oct 11, 2022
    William Shatner: Actually, going to space was a huge bummer

    Almost exactly one year ago, William Shatner, most famously Star Trek's Captain James Kirk, took a brief trip to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket. After exiting the spacecraft on… Read the rest of the article: William Shatner: Actually, going to space was a huge bummer

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:22 am Mon, Oct 10, 2022
    When the Crypt Keeper tried to be a rapper

    In 1992, the Crypt Keeper was dying (heh) to break into the hip-hop scene so he recorded "The Crypt Jam." Written and produced by Chuckii Booker (godson of Barry White… Read the rest of the article: When the Crypt Keeper tried to be a rapper

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:24 am Mon, Oct 10, 2022
    A Native North American folk/rock/country soundtrack for Indigenous Peoples' Day

    In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day today, I suggest cranking up the following selections from Light in the Attic's essential Grammy-nominated box set "Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk,… Read the rest of the article: A Native North American folk/rock/country soundtrack for Indigenous Peoples' Day

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:52 am Mon, Oct 10, 2022
    Video: Coast Guard rescues missing boaters who were fending off sharks with their hands

    Yesterday, the US Coast Guard rescued three men from a sinking boat in the Gulf of Mexico, 25 miles off the coast of Louisiana. When the emergency team arrived, the… Read the rest of the article: Video: Coast Guard rescues missing boaters who were fending off sharks with their hands

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:27 am Mon, Oct 10, 2022
    Watch comedian brilliantly handle dumb heckling Trumpers who hurled a beer can at her

    When comedian Ariel Elias opened the floor to audience questions during her stand-up act over the weekend at Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, one individual "accused'… Read the rest of the article: Watch comedian brilliantly handle dumb heckling Trumpers who hurled a beer can at her

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:09 am Mon, Oct 10, 2022
    Tree serial killer on loose in Oregon

    The "Gresham Lumberjack" remains on the loose in Oregon. The tree serial killer is apparently responsible for chopping down more than 700 trees over the last year, all near a… Read the rest of the article: Tree serial killer on loose in Oregon

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:31 pm Fri, Oct 7, 2022
    Look at these curious dolphins intrigued by landlubbing squirrels image: Irina No/Shutterstock

    In this clip from a few years ago, curious dolphins at Seaworld Orlando check out the squirrels hanging around their water tank. I hope they're plotting a way to help… Read the rest of the article: Look at these curious dolphins intrigued by landlubbing squirrels

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:16 am Fri, Oct 7, 2022
    REM, Wet Leg, David Byrne, PUP, Pearl Jam, and many more on "Liberate Abortion" benefit compilation only available today!

    Good Music to Ensure Safe Abortion Access to All is an incredible benefit compilation of more than four dozen songs by the likes of REM, Wet Leg, David Byrne, Pup,… Read the rest of the article: REM, Wet Leg, David Byrne, PUP, Pearl Jam, and many more on "Liberate Abortion" benefit compilation only available today!

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:04 am Fri, Oct 7, 2022
    What is the freaky glowing orange orb that's been spotted on Route 66 for more than a century?

    For more than a century, travelers on Route 66 have reported seeing a weird glowing orange orb around the intersection of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The otherworldly orb, called the… Read the rest of the article: What is the freaky glowing orange orb that's been spotted on Route 66 for more than a century?

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