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  • Simple life hacks and tips to make your day easier Repel attackers with an adhesive lint roller. Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock

    If you're looking for simple, one-off ways to make your life a bit easier, then check out Practical Betterments. This fun website offers life hacks and tips that you can… Read the rest of the article: Simple life hacks and tips to make your day easier

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  • Kissing rock is a romantic seaside spot in Pacific Grove, California Kissing Rock. MarieKaz/Shutterstock

    These two rocks in Pacific Grove, CA, are known as Kissing Rock. They stick out from the sea look like they are leaning towards each other and kissing. To me,… Read the rest of the article: Kissing rock is a romantic seaside spot in Pacific Grove, California

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  • SwearSky: sweary posts from social media read in a British accent

    I had a good chuckle today when I came across the website SwearSky, which displays live swears from bluesky. This website is the definition of NSFW, so beware. The site… Read the rest of the article: SwearSky: sweary posts from social media read in a British accent

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  • Thanks to norovirus, there's a whole lotta poopin' goin' on The sad poop emoji

    Recently, over 300,000 individuals in Taiwan sought medical treatment for diarrhea at outpatient and emergency departments during one week (February 2-8)—the highest numbers in the last ten years. Additionally, over the past month, almost… Read the rest of the article: Thanks to norovirus, there's a whole lotta poopin' goin' on

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  • Sean Duffy admits firing up to 400 FAA workers before latest Delta Air Lines crash Image: Delta Air Lines; viper-zero / shutterstock.com

    As planes keep crashing down on a weekly basis since Donald Trump took office, new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reiterated that he's fired hundreds of FAA employees so far. He… Read the rest of the article: Sean Duffy admits firing up to 400 FAA workers before latest Delta Air Lines crash

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  • Brief morning red light exposure improves aging adults' color vision by 20%

    A single three-minute exposure to deep red light in the morning can significantly improve aging adults' color vision for up to a week, according to research from University College London… Read the rest of the article: Brief morning red light exposure improves aging adults' color vision by 20%

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  • That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them Representational image (Boing Boing/Midjourney)

    That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them. We're talking spin-the-roulette-wheel-to-find-out-if-we're-gonna-die odds. Remember that pesky asteroid 2024 YR4 we've been tracking?… Read the rest of the article: That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them

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  • Can premium wines at rock-bottom prices really be this delicious? — I'll let you know Swirl Wine Shop

    I've always been skeptical of low-priced wine deals — it's like ordering a mystery meal from a food truck: you never really know if it's a hidden gem or just… Read the rest of the article: Can premium wines at rock-bottom prices really be this delicious? — I'll let you know

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  • Want to invest like Warren Buffet? Learn from this stock trading bundle The Ultimate Candlestick Trading & Analysis Master Class Bundle

    TL;DR: This course pack can teach you the secrets of stock trading—grab this $25 e-learning package while supplies last. You've heard of the stock market and Bitcoin, but what do you… Read the rest of the article: Want to invest like Warren Buffet? Learn from this stock trading bundle

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  • Dog growls at Sims version of himself on computer screen (video) Angry chihuahua dog stock image; Kuricheva Ekaterina/shutterstock.com

    A small pup was none too pleased when he glanced at his human's computer screen and saw a Sims version of himself. "I just noticed that while I was making… Read the rest of the article: Dog growls at Sims version of himself on computer screen (video)

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  • Ink Console is a portable e-ink gamebook console Image: Singular 9 Ltd.

    Daniel "Dana" Puchau's Ink Console is a specialized e-ink handheld designed for playing gamebooks. There are several games on show that use the built-in game engine, and a game development… Read the rest of the article: Ink Console is a portable e-ink gamebook console

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  • Cybertruck: a bad truck, a worse billboard

    Slapping your company logo on the side of your Cybertruck offers people valuable insight into who they are doing business with or not. An Atlanta area roofer is upset that… Read the rest of the article: Cybertruck: a bad truck, a worse billboard

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  • Trump fires "hundreds" of FAA workers — hours before yet another deadly plane crash Image: Hadrian / shutterstock.com

    The Musk-Trump Administration fired "three hundred" FAA employees over the weekend — just hours before Saturday's deadly plane crash near Atlanta, Georgia that killed two people. And within just weeks… Read the rest of the article: Trump fires "hundreds" of FAA workers — hours before yet another deadly plane crash

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  • Baby dinosaurs caught on video in Guatemala jungle aren't what they appear image: Chatty G

    The startling video below, shot in Guatemala, purportedly shows a flock of baby brontosauri frolicking near an ancient monument. Unfortunately, the truth is more mundane. The critters are actually coatis,… Read the rest of the article: Baby dinosaurs caught on video in Guatemala jungle aren't what they appear

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  • Mysterious disk spotted on Google Earth is crashed UFO, or maybe not image: Google Earth

    This strange white object is visible on Google Earth, located in west-central New Mexico's remote mountain wilderness region of Sierra Ladrones. Some online, er, analysts have determined that it's a… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious disk spotted on Google Earth is crashed UFO, or maybe not

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  • Man from uncontacted tribe briefly emerges from the Amazon rainforest and smartly makes hasty return to the jungle

    Last week, a young fellow wearing a loincloth, barefoot, and carrying two logs emerged from the Amazon rainforest along Brazil's Purus River. He was carrying two logs. According to CNN,… Read the rest of the article: Man from uncontacted tribe briefly emerges from the Amazon rainforest and smartly makes hasty return to the jungle

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  • Musk takes break from ruining America to mock blind person Image: Elon Musk; Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com

    Bro-in-chief Elon Musk, whose emotional development stalled in middle school, found a fresh way to be terrible this week by mocking a blind person's disability. It all started when the… Read the rest of the article: Musk takes break from ruining America to mock blind person

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  • New Kindle jailbreak opens all models Photo: Amazon

    Owners of a Kindle—Amazon's locked-down e-readers and note-taking gadgets—are the beneficiaries of a new jailbreak that opens every model for general-purpose use. WinterBreak, based on Mesquito, requires the user to… Read the rest of the article: New Kindle jailbreak opens all models

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  • Jasmine Crockett zings Elon Musk with heartfelt 'apology' to MAGA: 'You were 1000 percent correct' on immigrants Image: Elon Musk; Frederic Legrand - COMEO / Shutterstock.com

    Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is a Democrat who isn't afraid to admit when she's wrong — as she did yesterday when she apologized for previously disagreeing with Trumpers who say immigrants… Read the rest of the article: Jasmine Crockett zings Elon Musk with heartfelt 'apology' to MAGA: 'You were 1000 percent correct' on immigrants

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  • Watch an apple tree play music Thumbnail: YouTube

    Have you ever seen an apple tree play music before? In this video, bio-sonification equipment allows an apple tree to make incredible sounds with a guitar and a handpan. This… Read the rest of the article: Watch an apple tree play music

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