The Adafruit KB2040 – RP2040 Kee Boar Driver is a development board designed specifically for custom mechanical keyboard projects ("keeb" builds). It uses a Raspberry Pi microcontroller chip and can… Read the rest of the article: Hidden USB hub turns ordinary keyboard into Doom console

Here's a fun puzzle from Martin Gardner's book, Amusing Experiments. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LEARN TO WRITE Now, when you have learned to write and draw pictures, you may… Read the rest of the article: Brain-bending experiment reveals why kids struggle with writing

This 1897 Strand Magazine article, written by Framley Steelcroft (that's gotta be a fake name), covers unusual competitions that brought joy and excitement to working-class East End Londoners at the… Read the rest of the article: Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897

CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging, raping, and photographing nearly 30 women while he was stationed in Mexico and South America. Raymond… Read the rest of the article: CIA rapist tried to claim diplomatic immunity, sentenced to 30 years in prison

The top Google search result for "best pet insurance" is a Forbes site that earns affiliate revenue. Same with "best cbd gummies." "how to get rid of roaches" is the… Read the rest of the article: Forbes' dirty little secret: Exploiting Google for massive profits

This cover from the July 1965 issue of Scientific American illustrates the "Four Bugs Problem" featured in Martin Gardner's "Mathematical Games" column about op art. The setup: Four bugs are… Read the rest of the article: The beautiful "Four Bugs Problem"

Advertising copywriter Gary Dahl was drinking with his friends at a bar in Los Gatos, California in April 1975 when he came up with the idea of selling rocks as… Read the rest of the article: Read the 1975 owner's manual for the Pet Rock

From a recent issue of The Strand, dated 1897: news of a mouse that ran into a bit of trouble in a teapot: Mr. Chas. H. Heskins, of 94, Blenheim… Read the rest of the article: Curious mouse gets stuck in teapot spout

Several Trump supporters reported eye injuries after sitting on the stage at a rally in Tucson, Arizona last week. At least six people reportedly required medical attention. As reported by… Read the rest of the article: Trump supporters on Tucson rally stage sought medical attention for mysterious eye injuries

Linas Lekavicius, who says he has almost zero coding experience, used AI to create an application that calls hotels in various languages to request last-minute discounts. While Google and other… Read the rest of the article: Man with zero coding skills builds AI that haggles with hotels

An Indian filmmaker, Soham Shah, is suing Netflix because he claims Squid Game (2021) is a knock-off of his 2009 Hindi-language movie, Luck. From The Independent: Shah's film Luck follows a group… Read the rest of the article: Netflix sued: Squid Game accused of copying Bollywood film, Luck

Jason Selvig of The Good Liars talked to a Trump supporter to learn his thoughts on abortion and gun control. The MAGA gentleman was wearing a T-shirt with a "Trump… Read the rest of the article: MAGA supporter denies child gun death stats in cringe-worthy interview 

There's the famous picture of perennial Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein and Michael Flynn seated at a cozy table for eight at a gala dinner in Moscow in 2015… Read the rest of the article: Kremlin's favorite candidate Jill Stein refuses to call Putin a war criminal during interview

Japan was once an expensive country to visit. It isn't any longer. Thanks to a favorable exchange rate, it's much cheaper to travel around Japan for a lot less than… Read the rest of the article: This video shows you how to travel in Japan on the cheap

Giliam de Carpentier, a programmer at Guerrilla Games, built a 12-legged coffee table that walks liked a scuttling crab. It's called the Carpentopod, and its legs were evolved than directly… Read the rest of the article: Engineer creates living furniture: The table that walks to you

A Reddit post with a photo of an inscrutable road sign is causing a ruckus. The original poster said, "I'm sure 99% of drivers don't know what this sign means,"… Read the rest of the article: Drivers baffled by "cryptic" national speed limit sign

Rudy Giuliani thought he could cash in big by using every dirty trick he could think of to get his pal Donald back in the White House. Instead, it has… Read the rest of the article: Whining Giuliani schooled by official: "I know you're no longer a licensed attorney because you made false statements about the election, so allow me to clarify Michigan law for you."

Researchers built two robots that are controlled by king oyster mushrooms. "Through a series of experiments, the researchers showed it was possible to use the mushroom's electrophysiological activity as a… Read the rest of the article: Scientists create a robot controlled by living mushroom. See the fungus that learned to crawl

Asteroid CAQTDL2 will strike Earth's atmosphere on September 4, 2024 at 16:46 UTC (9:46 AM PDT). Discovered just eight hours ago by research technologist Jacqueline Fazekas at the Catalina Sky… Read the rest of the article: Asteroid alert: small space rock to crash into Earth's atmosphere in 30 minutes — September 4, 2024 at 16:46 UTC (9:46 AM PDT)

Podcaster Lex Fridman interviewed Donald Trump today. The 78-year-old criminal and adjudicated sexual abuser seemed drained of energy, but had just enough gas in his reserve tank to whine about… Read the rest of the article: Trump stumbles through conspiracy-laden Fridman interview