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Man saves squirrel’s life by giving it CPR
This cute little squirrel has a pool repairman to thank for saving its life. When the little critter was found floating in a pool in Phoenix, Rick Gruber, the pool guy, resuscitated it back to life by performing a little bit of CPR. After a few minutes of pumping its lungs, the squirrel was breathing … Continued
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93-year-old vet just recreated his D-Day parachute jump over Normandy
This is just awesome. Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin, a 93-year-old WWII veteran paratrooper, just did the same jump out of a plane into Normandy that he did for D-Day 70 years ago when he was 23-years-old. But he says this jump was much easier because “there wasn’t anybody shooting at me today.” During World War … Continued
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Watch sponges breathe out neon green water like they’re smoking
There’s something completely fascinating in something so incredibly simple. Sponges—animals that can’t walk or swim—are incredibly efficient at what they do and have a super fun history to them too. Watch Jonathan Bird explain how sponges work and where they come from in this Blue World clip. To illustrate how sponges work in filtering water, … Continued
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It Might All Be Falling Apart For The Bravest Warriors
Things are starting to get sticky for the Bravest Warriors. After the last episode saw Chris struggling alone against his destiny, now Beth, Wallow, and Danny are stuck dealing with the coming of the Aeon Worm. Beth’s father has amassed his hamster army of followers and will try to free his master from the See … Continued
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Saved: A Satirical Tale of Teen Pregnancy in a Christian High School
What happens when you mix a gay teens, teen moms, divorce, and disabilities and then put them under the roof of judgey Christian high school? Saved, a comedy that hilariously deals with some topics that aren’t exactly fiction. Mary Cummings (played by Jena Malone) is a high school senior who gets pregnant upon sacrificing her … Continued
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Report: T-Mobile’s Parent Company Might Be Screwing With Hungary’s Press
Deutsche Telekom is the huge corporation that owns two-thirds of T-Mobile. It also, if you follow a chain of sub-companies, owns Origo.hu, a hugely popular Hungarian news site. Origo’s editor in chief was just unceremoniously fired, after writing critically about the Hungarian government—which, incidentally, just inked a $1.5 billion broadband agreement with Deutsche Telekom. Something … Continued
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This Interactive Trash Bin Turns Recycling Into a Giant Game of Plinko
Recycling should be second nature now, but once you toss a plastic bottle into the dark abyss of a public bin, well—that’s it. Why give it a second thought? ReFILL is an interactive installation that gives a glimpse at the pile-up of would-be trash that’s destined for a second life; everything that goes in is … Continued
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Band of Skulls Shows Us What It’s Like to Be a Stripper
Band of Skulls just released their latest music video, and boy, is it eye-catching. The basic premise involves following an exotic dancer through her day, except in reverse. And the song is pretty fun, too! From their new album Himalayan, “Hoochie Coochie” is a kinetic, classic-sounding rock song built out of power cords and bumping … Continued
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These Sandals Are a Nightmare If You Don’t Like Laces
Keen long ago laid claim to the “is it a shoe or is it a sandal?” footwear category. But this summer the company is releasing a rather unique pair of shoes that seem impossible to categorize. Possibly taking their inspiration from all the woven knit athletic shoes hitting the market, Keen’s Uneeks are nothing but … Continued
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It’s shocking to see how many movie scenes were copied in The Matrix
The video by Culturegraphy shows the super close relationship between The Matrix and a bunch of other movies (including Total Recall!). The split-screen comparisons are shocking because you can see how closely some of the choreography and visual cues match up. Make sure to visit Culturegraphy to admire some rich data viz about a wide … Continued
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You Won’t Mind This Chocolate Quadcopter Flying Towards Your Face
When you think of what goes into building a flying quadcopter, materials like super-light carbon fiber come to mind—definitely not chocolate. But once again the internet proves anything is possible, since the frame of this delicious drone is actually made from white and dark chocolate. About 1,100 grams of chocolate went into its creation, using … Continued
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How a 14-inch Hole Created a 1,300 Foot Deep Saltwater Lake
Lake Peigneur is located in Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico. Before 1980, it was an approximately 10-foot deep fresh water lake with an island in the middle. Next to it, and partially under it, Diamond Crystal Salt Company maintained a salt mine, with salt being mined near the lake since 1919. Around large underground … Continued
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The Ancient Draa of Mars are Epic Waves of Sand
The Juventae Chasma on Mars contains dunes of all sizes, from the smallest ripples through the largest draa towering hundreds of meters tall. A giant draa, superimposed with dunes, transverse aeolian ridges, and tiny ripples. Click for huge version. Like water waves, sand dune landforms have a wavelength measured from crest-to-crest. The smallest wavelengths are … Continued
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You Can Just Roll This Sink Rack Up When Your Dishes Are Dry
It doesn’t matter how big your kitchen is, there never seems to be enough free counter space. So why would you want to sacrifice a couple of square feet to a dish drying rack, when this compact roll-up alternative turns an open sink into a place for anything to drip dry? The rolling rack is … Continued
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This is why the World Cup is the greatest sports competition on Earth
This might be just an ad but it’s electrifying. It truly shows what the World Cup is all about, what it means to everyone involved, from the players to the last fan. It’s almost a mystical experience. Supernatural. Unexplainable. And the best thing is that it’s just about to start. Enjoy! SPLOID is a new … Continued
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How to Encrypt Everything
A year ago, heavy duty encryption technology was something cybersecurity professionals, privacy nuts, and the odd investigative journalist cared about. Then the Snowden leaks happened. Suddenly, we were all acutely aware of how exposed our data is to the prying eyes of spies and hackers alike. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Thanks … Continued
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Tracking Detroit’s Decay Through Google Street View
Though it’s easy to crack jokes about Detroit’s downfall from afar, it doesn’t change the fact that there are very real people forced to look on as the place they call home slowly descends into decay. One of the most poignant depictions of this has come from none other than Google Maps. Using Google Street … Continued
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How Turbulence Happens, and Why It’s Not So Scary After All
Turbulence: spiller of coffee, jostler of luggage, filler of barf bags, rattler of nerves. But is it a crasher of planes? Judging by the reactions of many airline passengers, one would assume so; turbulence is far and away the number one concern of anxious passengers. Intuitively, this makes sense. Everybody who steps on a plane … Continued
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How To Keep Your Pets Safe From Coyotes
The cockroach of predators? Coyotes now live in every state but Hawaii and thrive around human civilization, eating our garbage and sometimes, even our pets. Here’s what you can do about the pesky critters. As Gareth highlighted a couple weeks ago, coyote populations have spread down the eastern seaboard where a new, larger species has … Continued
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Hey Google, Here’s How You Win Messaging
This week I saw a demo of the best messaging system yet. One where SMS and non-SMS messages, all calls, come to all your devices automatically. It only had one major flaw. It’s trapped on an iPhone. The promised beauty of the new iMessage is that it manufactures the illusion that everyone you know is … Continued
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