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  • Hail the size of baseballs smash through car window in Canada with passengers inside (video)

    Like something out of a natural disaster movie (a common theme in weather clips around the world these days), footage from Alberta, Canada (below) shows hail taking out an entire… Read the rest of the article: Hail the size of baseballs smash through car window in Canada with passengers inside (video)

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  • Someone sneaked a Super-8 camera into a 1978 Ramones concert and recorded 13 minutes before getting caught

    The Ramones' live shows were the best. I saw them a few times in the mid-80s. They had incredible energy and played lots of songs. This video, not seen for… Read the rest of the article: Someone sneaked a Super-8 camera into a 1978 Ramones concert and recorded 13 minutes before getting caught

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • AI artist manifests monkeypox at Burning Man

    Employing AI-art generator Midjourney, Los Angeles-based Artist Jon Alloway imagines a monkeypox outbreak at Burning Man in a collection titled, "Monkey Pox hits the orgy camps!" If you're headed to… Read the rest of the article: AI artist manifests monkeypox at Burning Man

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  • Watch Stretch Armstrong meet his untimely yet dramatic demise

    When I was a youngster, my mom wouldn't buy me Stretch Armstrong because she insisted his rubbery skin would tear and the gooey gel inside would get all over everything.… Read the rest of the article: Watch Stretch Armstrong meet his untimely yet dramatic demise

    • David Pescovitz
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  • How to separate twins conjoined at the head

    Born in 2016, Erin and Abby Delaney are twins who were born conjoined at the top of their heads. When they were 10 months old, neurosurgeon Gregory Heuer and plastic… Read the rest of the article: How to separate twins conjoined at the head

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  • Convicted rioter Guy Reffitt's wife clings to MAGA cult, tells media to go to hell (video)

    Even though insurrectionist Guy Reffitt was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 with a handgun, and even though his own teen… Read the rest of the article: Convicted rioter Guy Reffitt's wife clings to MAGA cult, tells media to go to hell (video)

    • Carla Sinclair
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  • Did US slice up al Qaeda leader with "flying Ginsu" drone?

    On Saturday, the US killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike when he stepped onto a balcony in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thing is, locals report that there was… Read the rest of the article: Did US slice up al Qaeda leader with "flying Ginsu" drone?

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Fascinating Horror on the Apollo One disaster

    The tragic fire aboard Apollo One during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, forever changed NASA. All three crew members, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chafee,… Read the rest of the article: Fascinating Horror on the Apollo One disaster

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • Watch: Bizarre Russia ad lures expats by boasting of little girls and "no cancel culture"

    Nearly six months after attacking Ukraine, Russia is desperate for fresh blood, as seen in this ludicrous attempt at wooing expats (see video above). Sounding like a Tucker Carlson pitch… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Bizarre Russia ad lures expats by boasting of little girls and "no cancel culture"

    • Carla Sinclair
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  • Arizona GOP wants a QAnon conspiracy theorist in charge of overseeing their elections

    Polls reveal that a plurality of Arizona Republicans is all-in for subverting democracy and instituting a theocratic dictatorship. Big Lie spewer Mark Finchem holds a double-digit lead over his closest… Read the rest of the article: Arizona GOP wants a QAnon conspiracy theorist in charge of overseeing their elections

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • The only "Eric" we are sure Trump didn't endorse is his son

    Trump confused the field in the GOP Missouri Senate primary. There are three candidates named "Eric" running, and ostensibly, he could have endorsed any of them when simply encouraging voters… Read the rest of the article: The only "Eric" we are sure Trump didn't endorse is his son

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • New video series takes a hard look at the pathetic influencers of the manosphere

    YouTuber CC Suarez, who exposes scammers and sleazeballs on her channel, has just launched a new video series called "Manosphere Mondays." Here's how CC introduces the series: The interwebs has… Read the rest of the article: New video series takes a hard look at the pathetic influencers of the manosphere

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Fetterman continues to dominate Oz on Twitter

    In the polls and on the system of tubes we call the Internets, Pennsylvania's John Fetterman continues to batter New Jersey multi-millionaire and Turkish suit aficionado Mehmet Oz in the… Read the rest of the article: Fetterman continues to dominate Oz on Twitter

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • Compare how two U.S. presidents and Trump announced deaths of terrorists in amusing montage

    The United States killed al-Qaeda's 71-year-old Ayman al-Zawahiri yesterday, as announced by President Biden. In 2011 President Obama announced the death of 9/11's terrorist Osama bin Laden. And then there's… Read the rest of the article: Compare how two U.S. presidents and Trump announced deaths of terrorists in amusing montage

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  • "His actions have consequences," son of convicted Capitol rioter tells CNN

    Yesterday, Capitol insurrectionist Guy Reffitt was sentenced to seven years in prison. In this CNN interview, his 18-year-old son Jackson talks about how he was so concerned about his father's… Read the rest of the article: "His actions have consequences," son of convicted Capitol rioter tells CNN

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Lyme disease is an "intergalactic substance" and a "gift," according to social media influencers

    In the below clip from the July 27 episode of The Balanced Blonde//Soul On Fire podcast, host Jordan Younger's guest is "intuitive astrologer and spiritual healer" Danielle Page who reveals… Read the rest of the article: Lyme disease is an "intergalactic substance" and a "gift," according to social media influencers

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Watch paraglider scramble as chute fails, then reserve chute fails, and saved at last second by 2nd reserve

    A paraglider's GoPro recorded his terrifying experience of getting entangled in a parasail. He tried to deploy the reserve chute, which also got tangled in the cords. With seconds to… Read the rest of the article: Watch paraglider scramble as chute fails, then reserve chute fails, and saved at last second by 2nd reserve

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • NY sees its first case of Polio in almost a decade, officials fear it has spread

    A largely unvaccinated county in New York has seen its first case of Polio in a decade. Rockland County has a miserable 60.5% vaccination rate among 2-year-olds, and it is… Read the rest of the article: NY sees its first case of Polio in almost a decade, officials fear it has spread

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • How to build a DIY guitar out of empty beer cans

    I can't remember the last time I drank a Busch Light — though I'm not sure if that's because it's been a while, or because I was so drunk I… Read the rest of the article: How to build a DIY guitar out of empty beer cans

    • Thom Dunn
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  • Popcorn snack includes free snake

    At the Shoppers Value market in Kenbridge, Virginia, Kimberly Slaughter was hankering for some popcorn. But when she picked up a bag off a shelf, she saw what she thought… Read the rest of the article: Popcorn snack includes free snake

    • David Pescovitz
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