Baba Masaba: Nigerian man with 86 wives dies aged 93
From BBC A former Muslim preacher in Nigeria who had at least 86 wives has died aged 93. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba, died at his home in central Niger state on Saturday after an undisclosed illness. A…
Friendships in politics
9 fascinating books about the greatest friendships in politics By Áine Cain From Business Insider Tuesday night, US President Barack Obama said goodbye to the American public during his Farewell Address in Chicago. Come Inauguration Day, the US won’t just be…
Woman busted smuggling lover out of prison in a suitcase
By Sophia Rosenbaum From new York Post Antonieta Robles Saouda was arrested after trying to smuggle her boyfriend out of prison.CEN Love definitely didn’t set this Venezuelan woman free! Antonieta Robles Saouda, 25, was arrested after she tried to break…
3D art using paper & pen
This artist creates 3D art using paper and pen only From Designer Daily HustMitNavn is the pseudo of a creative Danish illustrator. He became Internet famous for his impressive illustrations where he adds an extra layer of creativity with paper…
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Tiny grazers may be the new hope for Caribbean reefs
From ScienceBlog Thirty years ago a mysterious disease wiped out long-spined black sea urchins across the Caribbean, leading to massive algal overgrowth that smothered already overfished coral reefs. Now, marine biologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) report that…
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UVify’s plucky little Draco drone hits speeds up to 100 miles an hour
By Brian Heater From TechCrunch For all the grandiosity of its ancient Grecian name, the Draco is a fairly unassuming thing. It’s surprisingly small and unimposing in fact — and if it weren’t for those four rotors, it would fit…
Self-driving cars are already deciding who to kill
By Gus Lubin From Business Insider Autonomous vehicles are already making profound choices about whose lives matter, according to experts, so we might want to pay attention. “Every time the car makes a complex maneuver, it is implicitly making trade-off…
2016 marks the first year in the “Age of the Drone”
BY ALLISON FONDER From Core77 The best and weirdest drone news of the year The introduction of drones into the consumer market really only took place around this time last year, so 2016 could effectively be deemed the first year…
US: WTF was this plane doing circling Manhattan?
BY NICOLE GALLUCCI From Mashable A large military-style plane, which looked remarkably like a C-130, circled Manhattan for at least 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, causing quite the commotion online. Despite the concern from New Yorkers, Eric Durr, Director of…
Jurassic Park’ is coming
Jurassic Park’ is coming — Japan unveils the world’s biggest dinosaur robots By Jacqui Frank From Business Insider A Japanese company unveiled the world’s biggest robots ever made, and its CEO wants to use them to build a tourist park….
