King Tut’s weapon from outer space
BY RAIN NOE From Core77 We know that sounds like a bad movie title, but it’s science Did you know there was a time when iron was more valuable than gold? You might wonder how that’s possible, since iron is…
Pepper the robot’s next job is Pizza Hut cashier
By Brian Heater From Techcrunch You gotta hand it to Pepper. Even in the face of worldwide economic woes, Softbank’s plucky little robot has never had an issue holding down a job. The ‘bot’s latest gig isn’t exactly the most…
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Popular Caribbean sex tourism destinations
From NAN Some tourists travel for the “big banana” as promoted by this local Caribbean singer in song at a tourist hot spot. By NAN News Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 27, 2016: It’s less often talked…
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When this chimp whacked a drone, she thought ahead, scientists say
BY PATRICK KULP From Mashable Chimpanzees are apparently not amused by our automated flying technology. After months of reviewing video footage, scientists have determined that a chimp that swatted down a drone in its Netherlands zoo enclosure had actually carefully…
There’s a five-story vending machine dispensing used cars in Nashville
BY NICK JAYNES From Mashable There are all kinds of strange vending machines in the world, from ones that dispense iPads to others that dole out live crabs. Now there’s one in Nashville, Tennessee that dispenses cars. That’s right; online…
A Chinese company plans to charge people to store the ‘memories’ of dead people
By Ben Gilbert, Tech Insider From Business Insider Forget about the next smartphone — one Chinese tech company is trying to disrupt mortality. “Hunger, poverty, disease or even death may not be a problem by 2035, or 25 years from…
Wade’s mission to seek out man-eating sea monsters takes him to the Caribbean
By Diana Duel From Hartford Pets Examiner Professional angler Jeremy Wade’s lust for adventure sent him on a mission to learn more about the legendary Lusca Monster renowned for attacking swimmers and divers in the Bahamas. Results of that quest were featured…
Vikings torch a longship in Shetland for Up Helly Aa festival
BY TIM CHESTER From Mashable LONDON — Hundreds of people dressed as Vikings descended on Lerwick in Shetland [in January last year] for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. A replica Viking longship was torched as part of the celebrations, which…
Copyright Klingon? Not Quam Ghu’vam, IoD!
By Ben Hancock, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A copyright suit over a “Star Trek” spinoff has ignited a legal battle over whether made-up languages—and specifically Klingon— are copyrightable. In an amicus brief filed Wednesday in the U.S. District…
Ted Cruz once argued that Americans have no ‘Due Process’ right to masturbate
From New York Magazine Ted Cruz once argued that Americans have no constitutional right to bear dildos, that the government has a legitimate interest in discouraging “autonomous sex,” and that allowing the sale of sex toys is the first step…
