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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    2:11 pm Tue, Jan 18, 2022
    This Tamagotchi-knockoff has a hole to stick your finger in

    The Punirines Touchable Digital Pet has a hole in the side so you can insert your finger and "feel" the virtual creature inside, which is advertisd as being "very squishy… Read the rest of the article: This Tamagotchi-knockoff has a hole to stick your finger in

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    1:26 pm Tue, Jan 18, 2022
    Bawdy Tales is a book of art and writing that has been banned 200 years

    Our friends at Feral House have a new book out called, Bawdy Tales and Trifles of Devilries for Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience. From the publisher: We want to introduce… Read the rest of the article: Bawdy Tales is a book of art and writing that has been banned 200 years

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    1:08 pm Tue, Jan 18, 2022
    These food ingredients make your mouth feel numb, shocked, or buzzed with a vibrator

    Certain plant-based ingredients contain compounds that make your mouth feel numb or buzzy when you eat them. Sichuan (or Szechuan) pepper husks contain a compound called sanshool thay "makes it… Read the rest of the article: These food ingredients make your mouth feel numb, shocked, or buzzed with a vibrator

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:37 am Tue, Jan 18, 2022
    People line up to worship three-eyed calf

    This cute-as-a-button three-eyed calf, born on January 13 in Chhattisgarh, India, is attracting flocks of humans who want to worship it. Not only does the beautiful baby bovine have the… Read the rest of the article: People line up to worship three-eyed calf

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:06 am Tue, Jan 18, 2022
    U.S. Senate candidate smokes pot in campaign ad

    In a new ad, Gary Chambers, a Louisiana Democrat running for the US Senate, is seen smoking marijuana while he cites statistics about how black pot smokers are four times more likely… Read the rest of the article: U.S. Senate candidate smokes pot in campaign ad

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    1:17 pm Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Carote non-stick frying pans are excellent

    Carote non-stick frying pans are coated with some kind of natural granite material and they have a bakelite handle that stays cool. They heat up quickly. I don't need to… Read the rest of the article: Carote non-stick frying pans are excellent

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:25 am Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Woman asks Slate's Dear Prudence if she should divorce husband who shoved her face into wedding cake

    A newlywed wrote to Slate's Dear Prudence to get her advice on whether or not she should divorce her husband. She explained that while she was planning the wedding with… Read the rest of the article: Woman asks Slate's Dear Prudence if she should divorce husband who shoved her face into wedding cake

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:09 am Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Eighth-grade student launches a book club to discuss banned books

    Joslyn Diffenbaugh, an 8th-grade student from Kutztown, Pennsylvania started the Teen Banned Book Club to discuss books that have been banned by the local school district. Nine students attended the… Read the rest of the article: Eighth-grade student launches a book club to discuss banned books

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:38 am Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Watch how this engineer removes a 400-lb table saw from the back of her SUV without a forklift

    Amy Qian bought a table saw and had to figure out how to get it out of the back of her truck without a forklift. Even though I have a… Read the rest of the article: Watch how this engineer removes a 400-lb table saw from the back of her SUV without a forklift

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:15 am Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Artist sues Lego for copying Queer Eye leather jacket design

    Artist James Concannon designed a stenciled leather jacket for "Queer Eye" star Antoni Porowski. Lego copied the jacket without Concannon's permission and Concannon is now suing Lego for copyright infringement.… Read the rest of the article: Artist sues Lego for copying Queer Eye leather jacket design

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:57 am Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    JFK was disguised as Trump at Arizona rally, says QAnon cultists

    The very stable geniuses of the Dallas QAnon cult say that the man pretending to be Donald Trump at the recent Arizona rally was none other than 104-year-old former president… Read the rest of the article: JFK was disguised as Trump at Arizona rally, says QAnon cultists

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:02 am Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Incredible satellite video of volcanic eruption on Tongan island

    The volcanic eruption of the uninhabited Tongan island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on January 15 was so massive that you can easily see it in a satellite video of the… Read the rest of the article: Incredible satellite video of volcanic eruption on Tongan island

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    12:44 pm Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    Dorothea Lange's rarely-seen photos of Japanese Americans in U.S. concentration camps

    Over 120,000 Japanese Americans, many of them American citizens, were incarcerated in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. The government's War Relocation Authority hired photographers to document the process… Read the rest of the article: Dorothea Lange's rarely-seen photos of Japanese Americans in U.S. concentration camps

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    12:02 pm Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    Watch: robot designed to mimic human facial expressions

    As offputting as this robot is, it is pretty good at conveying emotions of some kind or another. My first thought was this:

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:10 am Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    Beware of fraudulent QR stickers on parking meters

    The City of Austin is warning drivers to avoid using QR stickers on parking pay stations because they are used by scammers to steal money from people who think they… Read the rest of the article: Beware of fraudulent QR stickers on parking meters

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:51 am Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    Watch this caterpillar make a tent out of a leaf so it can eat without being eaten

    I wonder which YouTube video this caterpillar watched to learn how to make a tent out of a leaf so it can eat without fear of a bird swiping down… Read the rest of the article: Watch this caterpillar make a tent out of a leaf so it can eat without being eaten

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:34 am Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    Moleskine removes all references to Taiwan from its notebooks

    Moleskine, manufacturer of popular notebooks, calendars, and sketchbooks, seems to think Taiwain sank to the bottom of the ocean or something. In 2019 its notebooks indicated Taiwan's public holidays along with… Read the rest of the article: Moleskine removes all references to Taiwan from its notebooks

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    12:18 pm Thu, Jan 13, 2022
    Leader of Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy Militia

    The Justice Department has charged eleven far-right extremists with seditious conspiracy today, including Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers. This marks the first time anyone who was involved… Read the rest of the article: Leader of Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:53 am Thu, Jan 13, 2022
    Julie Nolke is back with part 6 of her "Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self" video series

    It's been interesting to watch how this video series has developed. In earlier episodes, the "past" Julie was scared but hopeful. In later episodes "past" Julie has acquired a sense… Read the rest of the article: Julie Nolke is back with part 6 of her "Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self" video series

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:14 am Thu, Jan 13, 2022
    Watch: Arizona State Rep Jake Hoffman refuses to say who told him to sign false Presidential election document

    Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas had a simple question for Arizona State Rep Jake Hoffman, who signed his name as an official elector on a fraudulent document that claims Trump… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Arizona State Rep Jake Hoffman refuses to say who told him to sign false Presidential election document

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