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  • Popkin
    8:18 am Wed, Dec 3, 2025
    Waymo drives straight into active police scene, ignores chaos The Waymo cars that live on my street are multiplying. Photo: Jennifer Sandlin

    Waymo self-driving cars may know how to get you from point A to point B most of the time, but there are some things Waymos still don't understand. One of… Read the rest of the article: Waymo drives straight into active police scene, ignores chaos

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  • Popkin
    11:54 am Tue, Dec 2, 2025
    Dog who can't climb stairs gets royal treatment with stair lift Anna Averianova/shutterstock.com

    Watch this neighbor's POV of a dog next door. This adorable dog can't walk up the stairs, but has a loving owner who ensures they can travel around the house easily. Every… Read the rest of the article: Dog who can't climb stairs gets royal treatment with stair lift

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  • Popkin
    11:09 am Tue, Dec 2, 2025
    Japan's automated parking robots stack cars like vending machines Thiradech/shutterstock.com

    In Japan, you can find advanced automated parking systems that fit as many cars as possible into very small spaces. They are perfect for crowded cities like Tokyo and Osaka.… Read the rest of the article: Japan's automated parking robots stack cars like vending machines

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  • Popkin
    10:48 am Tue, Dec 2, 2025
    This cat snoozing on a transparent seat is the best thing you'll see all day AllKlear Love Photo/shutterstock.com

    This cat lying face down in a see-through seat is the best thing you'll see on the internet today. The camera slowly moves underneath the cat's face, revealing what it looks like… Read the rest of the article: This cat snoozing on a transparent seat is the best thing you'll see all day

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  • Popkin
    9:28 am Mon, Dec 1, 2025
    Swiss engineer's dog walk led to Velcro breakthrough in 1941 (video) Hook-and-loop fastener aka Velcro in closeup (Stocksnapper/shutterstock.com)

    Learning with Lyrics creates educational videos that explain how things work through songs. I wish this had been around when I was a kid—for some reason, I remember what I… Read the rest of the article: Swiss engineer's dog walk led to Velcro breakthrough in 1941 (video)

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  • Popkin
    8:59 am Mon, Dec 1, 2025
    Giant puppet bears roam North Carolina in magical outdoor shows black hanging bridge surrounded by green forest trees

    Paperhand Puppet Intervention creates larger-than-life outdoor puppet shows in North Carolina. When I think of puppets, I picture small marionettes, but these performers actually wear their puppets as costumes. This… Read the rest of the article: Giant puppet bears roam North Carolina in magical outdoor shows

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  • Popkin
    8:48 am Mon, Dec 1, 2025
    This 1970s toilet paper holder with a built-in radio is the retro bathroom gadget you never knew you needed Photo: Volodymyr Tverdokhlib / Shutterstock

    Back in the 1970s, someone had the brilliant idea to stick a transistor radio inside a toilet paper holder. These gadgets came in all the classic '70s colors like avocado… Read the rest of the article: This 1970s toilet paper holder with a built-in radio is the retro bathroom gadget you never knew you needed

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  • Popkin
    3:01 am Thu, Nov 20, 2025
    Kids play in ocean foam that flooded Dublin neighborhood streets

    This overflow of sea foam in Loughshinny, North Dublin, looks like snow at first glance. On this windy day, the sea foam blew all the way into the streets of… Read the rest of the article: Kids play in ocean foam that flooded Dublin neighborhood streets

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  • Popkin
    2:55 am Thu, Nov 20, 2025
    Meet Pumuckel: the world's tiniest horse just crowned by guinness world records Vladfotograf/shutterstock.com

    This adorable horse, named Pumuckel, just earned the Guinness World Record for the world's smallest horse. Pumuckel stands the size of a large dog and loves cuddles and attention. I'm… Read the rest of the article: Meet Pumuckel: the world's tiniest horse just crowned by guinness world records

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  • Popkin
    2:37 am Thu, Nov 20, 2025
    Filmmaker captures human aging from 1 to 100 Image: Gorodenkoff / shutterstock.com

    In this awe-inspiring video, a group of people aged 1 to 100 stand in front of the camera and say their ages. Although the video features 100 different people, it… Read the rest of the article: Filmmaker captures human aging from 1 to 100

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  • Popkin
    12:01 pm Wed, Nov 19, 2025
    Why pull tabs work better with spoons than fingers Fresh Canned Meats by Homer Davenport

    I used to struggle with opening tight tabs on canned food until I discovered this much easier method. Getting my fingers underneath the tab was always a challenge. This simple… Read the rest of the article: Why pull tabs work better with spoons than fingers

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  • Popkin
    11:30 am Wed, Nov 19, 2025
    These horses with emotional support stuffies will melt your heart Image: Inesmeierfotografie / shutterstock.com

    Did you know that horses can become attached to stuffed toys, just like humans? These photos of horses with emotional support toys are absolutely precious. If you need some sweetness in your… Read the rest of the article: These horses with emotional support stuffies will melt your heart

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  • Popkin
    10:30 am Wed, Nov 19, 2025
    Cat with pupils that look exactly like cracked gold pottery Image: Oleg Elkov / shutterstock.com

    This cat's separated pupils look like the cracked ceramic technique known as kintsugi, and they're absolutely striking. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold,… Read the rest of the article: Cat with pupils that look exactly like cracked gold pottery

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  • Popkin
    9:30 am Tue, Nov 18, 2025
    Bread dough erupts from dumpsters in mesmerizing viral photos Takondwa Namizinga/shutterstock.com

    These mesmerizing photos of bread dough erupting from dumpsters showcase nature's unstoppable force in the most unexpected place. Someone clearly misjudged how much space rising dough needs when they tossed… Read the rest of the article: Bread dough erupts from dumpsters in mesmerizing viral photos

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  • Popkin
    7:30 am Tue, Nov 18, 2025
    Musician plays Radiohead's "No Surprises" on actual rocks Vugar Ahmadov/shutterstock.com

    This guy takes the idea of rock music quite literally. Watch Simon Portefaix play an incredible cover of Radiohead's "No Surprises" by drumming on actual rocks. I prefer this version to the… Read the rest of the article: Musician plays Radiohead's "No Surprises" on actual rocks

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  • Popkin
    6:30 am Tue, Nov 18, 2025
    Velvet worms are ancient, adorable creatures that have survived 500 million years By Jacob Littlejohn - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/34495501, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

    Velvet worms, or onychophorans, are one of Earth's extraordinary oddities. Despite their simple body plan, they've thrived on land for roughly 500 million years with very little change. They were… Read the rest of the article: Velvet worms are ancient, adorable creatures that have survived 500 million years

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  • Popkin
    9:30 am Fri, Nov 14, 2025
    Why snake-like "crinkle-crankle" walls are engineering genius Thomas Jefferson's one brick thick curved crinkle-crankle wall (Andriy Blokhin/shutterstock.com)

    If you wander around the English countryside long enough, you'll eventually bump into something that looks like a brick wall designed by a snake. The long, wiggly fences that curve… Read the rest of the article: Why snake-like "crinkle-crankle" walls are engineering genius

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  • Popkin
    9:00 am Fri, Nov 14, 2025
    Rush hour gets weird when a giant kangaroo joins the commute Photo: noBorders - Brayden Howie / shutterstock.com

    Watch a giant kangaroo hop down a bridge alongside traffic as if it's commuting to work. The camera operator was brave to stand there long enough to film the kangaroo… Read the rest of the article: Rush hour gets weird when a giant kangaroo joins the commute

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  • Popkin
    8:30 am Fri, Nov 14, 2025
    Watch a sea anemone defend itself against a predatory starfish in this incredible video Red Stomphia Anemone (RLS Photo/shutterstock.com)

    Watch a sea anemone defend itself against a predatory starfish in this video. The sea anemone detects the starfish nearby, then does something I had no idea was possible. The anemone… Read the rest of the article: Watch a sea anemone defend itself against a predatory starfish in this incredible video

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  • Popkin
    6:00 am Fri, Nov 14, 2025
    These slugs arguing over food is the cutest territorial fight you'll see today Slugs (Foxxy63/shutterstock.com)

    Slugs are generally peaceful little critters, but when several find the same food patch, they can get pretty sassy. In this video, three slugs get into an argument over food.… Read the rest of the article: These slugs arguing over food is the cutest territorial fight you'll see today

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