At $300 a person, the Pan Am Experience in Los Angeles costs more than many round trip plane flights. But the food is better and they won't knock your teeth… Read the rest of the article: The "Pan Am Experience:" luxury dinner, circa 1970, served in a recreated 747
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Mark Frauenfelder In this masterfully edited "interview" Stephen Colbert talks with Trump about his mental health, nuclear war with North Korea, and other fun subjects.
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Mark Frauenfelder The zippo factory of Bradford, Pennsylvania makes 28,000 lighters a day. This video presents an inside look at how they and made and who makes them, including Beth, in the… Read the rest of the article: A visit to the Zippo lighter factory
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Mark Frauenfelder Why is this couple trying to go down the up escalator? For fun? Exercise? I'm at a loss to explain it.
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Mark Frauenfelder If you don't have one of these headlamps, now is your chance, because Amazon has it on sale for $(removed). I use it for barbecuing, walking in our no-street-light neighborhood… Read the rest of the article: This $(removed) headlamp is very useful for a variety of tasks
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Mark Frauenfelder I only recently discovered the art of Lorenzo Etherington, who draws gorgeous Will Eisner-esque 3D illustrations. He has a new book coming out that's in the final days of a… Read the rest of the article: The Art of Stranski
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Mark Frauenfelder For decades, people have wondered about the mysterious "sailing stones" of Death Valley, California. Though no one had seen them actually move, it was clear that they had, because they… Read the rest of the article: Interview with the scientist who learned how those Death Valley rocks move by themselves
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Mark Frauenfelder Emory Williams Sr., 82, has been performing magic for 70 years. He owns and operates a tiny roadside magic shop east of Tucson, Arizona. Scott Craven of the Arizona Republic… Read the rest of the article: Tiny magic shop on roadside in Arizona
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Mark Frauenfelder A Canadian man has been ordered to surrender his Star Trek-themed license plate. The plate read "ASIMIL8." (Thanks, Matthew!)] Via CTV News: Troller got a phone call Wednesday from someone… Read the rest of the article: Man forced to surrender his "offensive Star Trek license plate
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Mark Frauenfelder Why are bidets so great? Have you ever tried to wipe peanut butter out of a shag carpet? That's why. I now have one of these simple to install bidets… Read the rest of the article: Easy to install bidet at all time low price
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Mark Frauenfelder This video is very hard to watch, and shows bulls getting stabbed and killed at the end. It was produced by an organization that aims to put an end to… Read the rest of the article: Powerful anti-bullfighting PSA uses CGI dinosaur
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Mark Frauenfelder Woe to any driver that follows the owner of this Jeep. It's equipped with a flexible hose that drains his urine on the road, reducing the need for breaks. There… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman fabricates car urination system so he can pee while driving
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Mark Frauenfelder I've entertained my kids, nieces, and nephews by pretending to pull off my thumb. This guy's routine puts mine to shame. Thumbs and fingers pop off, pinkies grow and shrink,… Read the rest of the article: This guy does the severed thumb trick better than anyone
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Mark Frauenfelder Fast moving floodwaters slammed a car against a building wall. The water level started rising, and it was clear the car would soon be submerged, trapping the hapless occupants. Fortunately,… Read the rest of the article: Harrowing car escape from a flash flood
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Mark Frauenfelder In the immediate aftermath of the Fyre festival debacle, co-founder Ja Rule tweeted, "I truly apologize as this is NOT MY FAULT…"
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Mark Frauenfelder I don't play a lot of games, but my friend Craig loaned me his BioShock discs for Mac couple of years ago and I enjoyed it. The super creepy dystopian… Read the rest of the article: Get all three BioShock titles for $30
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Mark Frauenfelder I recently re-stumbled across John Hodgman's fantastic review of Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus from 2008, which appeared in the New York Times. Kirby was known as the "King" of… Read the rest of the article: Jack Kirby's glorious comic book experiment
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Mark Frauenfelder The fellow in Australia, who makes tools and shelters from his bare hands and natural materials, is back with a new video. This time, he made water-powered hammer. It's basically… Read the rest of the article: The Primitive Technology guy builds a water-powered hammer
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Mark Frauenfelder A pair of New York's finest posed with 100 tiny bags of pot, tweeting, "One less marijuana dealer on our streets thanks to Officers Sardone and Winter." The twittersphere was… Read the rest of the article: NYPD boasts about small-time weed bust, NY says "apologize and give it back"
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Mark Frauenfelder People snore because they've lost throat muscle tone, says Dr. Mike Dilkes, an ear, nose and throat surgeon in London. In an interview with CBC, he offers an exercise to… Read the rest of the article: This surgeon says snoring is a voluntary habit and can be cured by singing God Save the Queen with your tongue poked out