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  • David Pescovitz
    10:18 am Thu, Sep 15, 2022
    Far-right commentator Matt Walsh explains the "science" of why mermaids can't be Black

    As hype builds around Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid, far-right troll Matt Walsh explains why it's scientifically incorrect to have cast a Black person in the role: "From a… Read the rest of the article: Far-right commentator Matt Walsh explains the "science" of why mermaids can't be Black

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:30 am Thu, Sep 15, 2022
    This vinyl record is also a guitar pedal

    Garage/thrash band Brother O Brother's new album Skin Walker will see a limited edition release on a vinyl record that's also a guitar pedal. Yes, it's a very thick platter… Read the rest of the article: This vinyl record is also a guitar pedal

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:08 am Thu, Sep 15, 2022
    Armed woman robs bank of her own money

    Yesterday in Beirut, Lebanon, a woman held up a Blom Bank branch at gunpoint before finally leaving with $13,000 in cash… from her own account. From NASDAQ.com: Lebanon's banks have… Read the rest of the article: Armed woman robs bank of her own money

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:56 am Thu, Sep 15, 2022
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proud that he sent two planes of migrants to Martha's Vineyard

    Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis proudly claimed credit for putting more than four dozen migrants on airplanes and sending them to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. There is no indication that… Read the rest of the article: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proud that he sent two planes of migrants to Martha's Vineyard

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:42 am Thu, Sep 15, 2022
    In San Francisco, thieves are now stealing catalytic converters from police cars

    In San Francisco, the brazen theft of cars' catalytic converters has reached a new low (high?). This week, the San Francisco Police Department experienced a rash of thefts of the… Read the rest of the article: In San Francisco, thieves are now stealing catalytic converters from police cars

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  • David Pescovitz
    2:24 pm Wed, Sep 14, 2022
    Watch the intense moment a big shark jumped right onto a fishing boat for a snack

    David Sinclair and Cameron Sinclair run fishing expeditions off Midcoast Maine in which his guests have the chance to catch and tag sharks. On one recent excursion, a 7-foot mako… Read the rest of the article: Watch the intense moment a big shark jumped right onto a fishing boat for a snack

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:07 am Wed, Sep 14, 2022
    Watch a tow truck take away a massive alligator from a suburban yard

    In Cinco Ranch, Texas—a suburb of Houston—a huge alligator wandered out of the bayou and into a residential neighborhood. The 10.5-foot gator wasn't bothering anyone but apparently had no immediate… Read the rest of the article: Watch a tow truck take away a massive alligator from a suburban yard

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:52 am Wed, Sep 14, 2022
    Supermarket turns down checkout beep sound, and other strange marks of respect for Queen Elizabeth II

    UK supermarket Morrisons has turned down the volume of the beeping sound that's heard when ringing up purchases at the checkout as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.… Read the rest of the article: Supermarket turns down checkout beep sound, and other strange marks of respect for Queen Elizabeth II

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:20 am Wed, Sep 14, 2022
    Fred Franzia, creator of "Two Buck Chuck," RIP

    Wine revolutionizer Fred Franzia, creator of Trader Joe's "Two Buck Chuck" (aka Charles Shaw wine) and co-founder of Bronco Wine Co, has died. He was 79. Of his famed inexpensive… Read the rest of the article: Fred Franzia, creator of "Two Buck Chuck," RIP

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:09 am Wed, Sep 14, 2022
    Watch Justin Long impersonate all the Beatles, and Jack Black

    In the 2007 cult comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox, we saw the Beatles played by Justin Long (George Harrison), Paul Rudd (John Lennon), Jason Schwartzman (Ringo Starr), and Jack… Read the rest of the article: Watch Justin Long impersonate all the Beatles, and Jack Black

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  • David Pescovitz
    6:47 am Wed, Sep 14, 2022
    Video: Lauren Boebert confuses wonton and wanton

    Congressmoron Lauren Boeber (R-Colorado) reads a scene from her beloved Bible describing how the Romans apparently destroy their enemies with delicious dumplings: "'And then, all hell broke loose. Rampant, evil,… Read the rest of the article: Video: Lauren Boebert confuses wonton and wanton

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  • David Pescovitz
    3:10 pm Tue, Sep 13, 2022
    Ukraine astronomers report huge number of UFOs above the country

    Ukraine astronomers have reported a slew of UFOs observed in the country's airspace. They've reported their findings in a preprint paper published by Kyiv's Main Astronomical Observatory Ukraine's National Academy… Read the rest of the article: Ukraine astronomers report huge number of UFOs above the country

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:29 am Tue, Sep 13, 2022
    Scientists determine the best way to sooth a crying baby

    Some infants cry excessively and have trouble falling asleep for no apparent reason, and there are countless methods and recommendations for how to sooth them. Now, researchers from the Riken… Read the rest of the article: Scientists determine the best way to sooth a crying baby

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:50 am Tue, Sep 13, 2022
    New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard, RIP

    Franco-Swiss film director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of La Nouvelle Vague—the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s—has died. He was 91. Breathless (1960), Alphaville (1965), Pierrot le fou… Read the rest of the article: New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard, RIP

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:57 am Tue, Sep 13, 2022
    Watch Jared Kushner evade UK journalist's repeated (and repeated) question about Trump's hoarding of top secret documents

    Jared Kushner was recently on Sky News attempting to promote his new book. Journalist Kay Burley took it as an opportunity to ask Kushner, and ask him again, and ask… Read the rest of the article: Watch Jared Kushner evade UK journalist's repeated (and repeated) question about Trump's hoarding of top secret documents

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:49 am Tue, Sep 13, 2022
    Video: Wild animal couldn't *bear* to miss out on the cupcakes at child's birthday party

    In West Hartford, Connecticut, Laura Majidian's two-year-old son was celebrating his birthday at a party outside the family home when an uninvited guest arrived. Maybe it couldn't bear to miss… Read the rest of the article: Video: Wild animal couldn't *bear* to miss out on the cupcakes at child's birthday party

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  • David Pescovitz
    7:32 am Tue, Sep 13, 2022
    Watch the new world champion of card magic's astonishing act

    French magician Markobi is the new world champion of card magic after performing the astounding act above at this month's Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques competition.

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:39 am Mon, Sep 12, 2022
    "Kevin" from The Office reveals a startling secret behind the iconic chili scene

    "Everybody is going to get to know each other in the pot." Brian Baumgartner, "Kevin" from The Office," reveals a secret from the chili scene (below), one of the most… Read the rest of the article: "Kevin" from The Office reveals a startling secret behind the iconic chili scene

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:51 am Mon, Sep 12, 2022
    Chimps communicate by banging on trees with their own signature drum beats

    Many animals signal to each other vocally or by banging on things, but new research in a Ugandan rainforest shows that each chimpanzee pounds on tree roots with its own… Read the rest of the article: Chimps communicate by banging on trees with their own signature drum beats

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:21 am Mon, Sep 12, 2022
    Here's why your car's speedometer goes to 160 mph even though that will never happen

    In the US, almost all automobile speedometers go up to 160 mph even though very few cars can go that fast, not to mention it's almost twice the highest posted… Read the rest of the article: Here's why your car's speedometer goes to 160 mph even though that will never happen

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