There are "ultra-introverts" who live solitary lives during the night and sleep in the day so they don't have to deal with other people. They shop in 24-hour supermarkets at… Read the rest of the article: "Nocturnals" are people who sleep in the day to avoid human interaction

Michael A. Cohen's "The Changing Room Illusion" was in the Best Illusion of the Year Contest of 2021. Watch the video and see how well you do at spotting out-of-place… Read the rest of the article: This "changing room illusion" made me realize how unobservant I am

Lithium is a critical component of batteries for electric vehicles and demand has increased sharply in recent years. So has the price. According to Reuters, "BMI's assessment puts the mid-point… Read the rest of the article: Price of lithium has quadrupled in a year, but China found a massive deposit near Mount Everest

Comedian and film star Jerry Lewis was a sexual harasser and assaulter in the vein of Harvey Weinstein or Louis C.K., according to a new Vanity Fair expose. In an… Read the rest of the article: Jerry Lewis's co-stars say he sexually harassed and sexually assaulted them

Some people prefer Wordle as it was before the Gray Lady injected her code into the game. They say the words are more difficult, or they don't like the font,… Read the rest of the article: How to use the pre-NYT version of Wordle

This is the least expensive Arduino-clone starter kit I've seen. It comes with an Arduino Uno clone, a solderless breadboard, resistors, LEDs, jumper wires, pushbuttons, and a lot more. If… Read the rest of the article: Great price on an Arduino starter kit

In this video, Crescent Shay documents her process of making a dress out of 2652 U.S. pennies. She had to drill three holes in each penny. A penny weighs 2.5… Read the rest of the article: Check out this chain mail dress made from over 2500 pennies

In his Instructables article, cgenco shows how to make a cute tiny Mac Plus with a Raspberry Pi Zero and a 3D printed case. The floppy drive slot accepts an… Read the rest of the article: How to make a ⅓ scale Mac Plus from a Raspberry Pi Zero

Juhani Lehtimäki bought one of those foldable Samsung phones and unsurprisingly the screen developed a huge black blotch around the fold seam after about three months. The phone was still… Read the rest of the article: Man frames his broken phone along with Samsung's letter of refusal to honor the warranty

A Canadian snowboarding dad acted like a toddler in front of his children by throwing a temper tantrum when he was instructed to wear a mask. His struggle with security… Read the rest of the article: Snowboarder refuses to comply with ski resort's mask policy, fights with security

Kristi Noem, the unpleasant governor of South Dakota, has worked tirelessly to make transgender people in her state feel less than human. Her efforts have paid off: ninety percent of… Read the rest of the article: Weird governor who enjoys making trans youth miserable says she doesn't know why so many are depressed and anxious, but it makes her "sad"

Sofía Jirau (24) of Puerto Rica talked to NBC News about getting a modeling contract with Victoria's Secret. "I want to tell the whole world that people with my condition,… Read the rest of the article: Sofía Jirau is Victoria's Secret first model with Down syndrome

Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones remotely teamed up with musicians from around the world to perform the 1971 hit "When the Levee Breaks" for charity. From Rolling Stone: Sebastian… Read the rest of the article: Watch John Paul Jones play bass on new version of "When the Levee Breaks"

I recently opened a jar of natural peanut butter in which the oil and solids had separated so much that I couldn't mix it with a spoon. I had to… Read the rest of the article: I like this natural nut butter stirrer

Lily Simpson says, "This is the entirety of Twitter, condensed into a political compass. See if you can find yourself." I guess I'm a Meme Thief. What about you?

Cut The Pube or Cube Puth is good example of a don't dead open inside. Here's another good one — "We're you're not 'til not happy," which doesn't make sense… Read the rest of the article: Cut The Pube is an unusual name for a pub

I loved watching Dick Van Dyke and his wife Laura — I mean, Arlene — perform "Everybody Loves a Lover" in this fun video. Does he trip over the ottoman?… Read the rest of the article: Watch: a delightful 96-year-old Dick Van Dyke sing and dance in new video

Teddy Daniels is a GOP primary candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, and his sketchy record of alleged spousal abuse and misconduct as police officer makes him irresistibly appealing to Republican… Read the rest of the article: With domestic-abuse and harassment allegations, this MAGA ex-cop is sure to become Pennsylvania's next lieutenant governor

We live in a part of LA with coyotes, hawks, bobcats, deer, and other wildlife. (Last night I took a video of a coyote in the backyard.) We have some… Read the rest of the article: Good inexpensive binoculars

Step right up and get your very own Queen's Knighthood for the low price of $2,000,000! That's how much a Saudi gentleman by the name of Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin… Read the rest of the article: If you want a British knighthood, just bribe Prince Charles' charity, like this Saudi tycoon did