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maga MAGA Congressman accuses DOJ of "protecting" Hunter Biden with felony charges (video) Mark Frauenfelder

proactive bystanders Tourists stop woman from burning down Martin Luther King Jr.'s house (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Holiday sale on the Voyager Golden Record 3xLP box set David Pescovitz

Science Strange underground honeycomb pattern found on Mars David Pescovitz

Not as an endorsement Christie declares Ramaswamy "a jackass" with "a women problem" Jason Weisberger

the daily show Awkward DeSantis hilariously battles stinkin' thinkin' on stage (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Astronaut celebrates Hanukkah in space with microgravity dreidel and flameless menorah (video) David Pescovitz

happy mutants Trippy Tiny Desk Concert features a "saxocone," a saxophone with a traffic cone in it Jennifer Sandlin

politics Comedians aren't constrained by cancel culture; they are freer today than ever Ruben Bolling

writing Hemingwrite Traveler, the focus-writing e-ink device, gets a translucent "Ghost" case Rob Beschizza

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music Chipsynth C64 emulates the SID sound chip "so good, it can replace hardware" Rob Beschizza

News Spanish cops seize 68,000 gallons of inedible lamp oil about to be passed off as "olive oil" Jason Weisberger

music Norman Lear's family sang "The Jeffersons" theme to him as he died David Pescovitz

maga Ramaswamy stoops to Q-nut idiocy to please MAGA base Carla Sinclair

mistakes A woman took her gun to an MRI appointment. It shot her in the ass. Rob Beschizza

music Listen to your favorite songs, forever, on the Eternal Jukebox Jennifer Sandlin

music How long can you listen to this over-five-hour rendition of "The Song That Doesn't End"? Jennifer Sandlin

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