Gator Latches Onto Electric Eel And Gets Far More Than It Bargained For

Gator Latches Onto Electric Eel And Gets Far More Than It Bargained For
Gators don't mess around, but electric eels mess around even less.

April 30, 2017 at 05:00PM
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Watch Comedian Hasan Minhaj Roast Trump In His White House Correspondents Dinner Speech

Watch Comedian Hasan Minhaj Roast Trump In His White House Correspondents Dinner Speech
​"Daily Show" correspondent and comedian Hasan Minhaj gave the headlining speech at the 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner — which President Trump did not attend — on Saturday night. Despite Trump's absence, Minhaj did not lay off the president.

April 30, 2017 at 02:33PM
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To Take His Mind Off His Running Time, A College Student Shotguns 13 Beers During Half-Marathon

To Take His Mind Off His Running Time, A College Student Shotguns 13 Beers During Half-Marathon
The senior at the University of Notre Dame combined shotgunning with marathon running and still managed to average an impressive eight minutes a mile.

April 29, 2017 at 10:43PM
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Fyre Festival, A Luxury Music Weekend, Crumbles In The Bahamas

Fyre Festival, A Luxury Music Weekend, Crumbles In The Bahamas
A high-end event founded by Ja Rule and the entrepreneur Billy McFarland was supposed to feature shows and yachts. Attendees found chaos instead.

April 29, 2017 at 03:21PM
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Footage Shows The Aftermath Of The MOAB Strike On The Ground

Footage Shows The Aftermath Of The MOAB Strike On The Ground
Video shot by Afghan police from the site of an ISIS camp where the US dropped the "Mother of all bombs" — its largest non-nuclear weapon — two weeks ago shows the extent of the damage caused by the blast.

April 28, 2017 at 02:21PM
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Luxury Music Festival In The Bahamas Descends Into Rich Person Chaos

Luxury Music Festival In The Bahamas Descends Into Rich Person Chaos
Fyre Festival was supposed to be a new level of music festival — top performers on a private island in the Bahamas, with fancy accommodations and great food. Things haven't worked out that way so far.

April 28, 2017 at 09:34PM
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A Spectacular Timelapse Of The Milky Way Shot From The Cockpit Of A Plane

A Spectacular Timelapse Of The Milky Way Shot From The Cockpit Of A Plane
This video, shot by a pilot on a flight from Europe to South America, seems like a pretty good advertisement for becoming a pilot.

April 28, 2017 at 12:05AM
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The Myth of a Superhuman AI – Backchannel

The Myth of a Superhuman AI – Backchannel
Why hyper-intelligent algorithms are not going to take over the world.

April 27, 2017 at 03:10AM
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Blue Jays Player Scores With Unbelievable Flying Dive Over Catcher

Blue Jays Player Scores With Unbelievable Flying Dive Over Catcher
Among the various sports, baseball players aren't particularly noteworthy for their athleticism, but what Toronto's Chris Coghlan did Tuesday night was certainly noteworthy.

April 26, 2017 at 02:09PM
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What Bullets Do to Bodies

What Bullets Do to Bodies
How would the gun debate change if Americans witnessed the horrors that trauma surgeons confront everyday?

April 26, 2017 at 05:48PM
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Watch An Insanely Good Theremin Player Nail One Of Ennio Morricone's 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' Songs

Watch An Insanely Good Theremin Player Nail One Of Ennio Morricone's 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' Songs
Theremin is a notoriously difficult instrument to play — in part because you don't actually touch it while you're playing it — but Carolina Eyck makes all the tricky passages in "The Ecstasy of Gold" look easy.

April 25, 2017 at 08:27PM
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Everything You Need to Know About Ejecting From a Fighter Jet

Everything You Need to Know About Ejecting From a Fighter Jet
You better tuck in your knees and elbows, because if anything hits the side of the cockpit on the way out, it's coming off.

April 25, 2017 at 05:35PM
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This Larry Page-Backed Flying Car Prototype Is Basically A Mega-Drone That You Sit On

This Larry Page-Backed Flying Car Prototype Is Basically A Mega-Drone That You Sit On
The flying car revolution is apparently getting going in earnest, but the current prototypes don't even seem to be trying to figure out the "car" part yet. Nevertheless, the Kitty Hawk Flyer, which is backed by Larry Page, looks like a blast to ride.

April 24, 2017 at 03:41PM
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A Dying Man's Lost Recipe Made His Daughter a Multimillionaire

A Dying Man's Lost Recipe Made His Daughter a Multimillionaire
A handwritten memo detailed how to cook a seemingly simple dish.

April 24, 2017 at 02:43PM
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The New Trailer For 'Twin Peaks' Doesn't Spoil Anything New (But Wow, It Spoils All The Old Episodes)

The New Trailer For 'Twin Peaks' Doesn't Spoil Anything New (But Wow, It Spoils All The Old Episodes)
Seriously, don't watch this trailer if you haven't watched the show and want all the 25-year-old surprises to stay surprises. If you're a fan though, you'll love this well-done recap.

April 23, 2017 at 05:14PM
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How Trump Succeeds Without Succeeding

How Trump Succeeds Without Succeeding
He has made a career of convincing people that his failures were the exact opposite. Can he pull it off again?

April 23, 2017 at 04:48PM
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Historians Say The March For Science Is 'Pretty Unprecedented'

Historians Say The March For Science Is 'Pretty Unprecedented'
Tens of thousands of scientists and their allies are expected to demonstrate in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, with hundreds of additional satellite marches planned to boot.

April 22, 2017 at 04:32PM
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DaddyOFive Channel Founders Make Official Apology After YouTube Controversy

DaddyOFive Channel Founders Make Official Apology After YouTube Controversy
DaddyOFive started out as a YouTube channel of a family pranking each other, but lately viewers began to raise concerns that the hijinks bordered on child abuse.

April 22, 2017 at 08:48PM
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Plastc Took $9 Million In Preorders For A Smart, All-In-One Credit Card Then Went Bankrupt

Plastc Took $9 Million In Preorders For A Smart, All-In-One Credit Card Then Went Bankrupt
Here's a look back on the promising rise, troubled growth, and inglorious fall of Plastc.

April 21, 2017 at 06:31PM
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A Prototype Of A Flying Car Had Its Maiden Voyage, And It's... Not Quite What We Imagined

A Prototype Of A Flying Car Had Its Maiden Voyage, And It's... Not Quite What We Imagined
The Lilium Jet, a funky looking aircraft that runs on electricity, and not fuel, can take off like a helicopter and fly like an airplane.

April 21, 2017 at 06:33PM
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Orphan Baby Kangaroo Would Really Like To Go In Her Pouch, Please

Orphan Baby Kangaroo Would Really Like To Go In Her Pouch, Please
Adult kangaroos can mess you (or your dog) up, but baby kangaroos are just extremely, extremely adorable.

April 20, 2017 at 02:22PM
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The unbearable wrongness of Gwyneth Paltrow

The unbearable wrongness of Gwyneth Paltrow
What's at the heart of Paltrow's empire? Is she just a dedicated health-seeker taking us on her path for utmost physical and spiritual well-being? No. Paltrow's Goop is pure, unadulterated, blood-diamond free, organic-certified, biodynamic, moon-dusted bullshit.

April 20, 2017 at 04:49PM
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Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We’ll Never Understand

Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We’ll Never Understand
Artificial intelligence is making the limits of human knowledge painfully obvious.

April 19, 2017 at 01:28PM
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If A 9-Foot Gator Shows Up On Your Porch, Maybe Just Leave It Be

If A 9-Foot Gator Shows Up On Your Porch, Maybe Just Leave It Be
Somehow "poking the deadly wild animal with a stick" doesn't seem like the best option here.

April 19, 2017 at 04:54AM
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This Is The Bunt To End All Bunts

This Is The Bunt To End All Bunts
Sometimes it's a smart move to do nothing and let a risky bunt roll out of bounds and become a foul. Sometimes the ball rolls all the way to third base. In that case, it is not a smart move to do nothing.

April 18, 2017 at 01:56PM
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How Climate Change Might Kill Us: Kidney Disease

How Climate Change Might Kill Us: Kidney Disease
A mysterious kidney disease is striking down laborers across the world and climate change is making it worse.

April 18, 2017 at 01:56PM
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The Largest Tornado Ever Was Terrifyingly Huge

The Largest Tornado Ever Was Terrifyingly Huge
Your regular tornado, while still dangerous, doesn't even dwarf a football field. Now imagine one that could span Central Park with windspeeds of over 300mph. Yikes.

April 17, 2017 at 04:32PM
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United Employees Can No Longer Displace Boarded Passengers

United Employees Can No Longer Displace Boarded Passengers
It’s one of the most obviously-needed corporate policy changes in history, but the damage to the company may already be done.

April 17, 2017 at 02:16AM
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Melissa McCarthy Brings Sean Spicer Back To His Roots As The Easter Bunny For 'SNL'

Melissa McCarthy Brings Sean Spicer Back To His Roots As The Easter Bunny For 'SNL'
Yes, Spicer really was the White House Easter Bunny a while back. Given his slip ups this week, one wonders if he should've stayed in the bunny suit.

April 16, 2017 at 05:40PM
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Early Macintosh Emulation Comes to the Archive

Early Macintosh Emulation Comes to the Archive
The Internet Archive can now emulate the early models of the Apple Macintosh, the black-and-white, mouse driven computer that radically shifted the future of home computing in 1984.

April 16, 2017 at 04:48PM
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A Mob Of Kangaroos Decided To Pay A Golf Course A Visit

A Mob Of Kangaroos Decided To Pay A Golf Course A Visit
Want to take a shot? Great, just make sure to avoid the kangaroos on the course.

April 15, 2017 at 05:28PM
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Millennial Women Are Conflicted About Being Breadwinners

Millennial Women Are Conflicted About Being Breadwinners
Unlike the traditional trajectory of men who earn more, or are sole financial providers, most of these millennial women either believe out-earning their partners is temporary, or lament the idea that it may not be.

April 15, 2017 at 03:16PM
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Here's The First Teaser Trailer For 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

Here's The First Teaser Trailer For 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
Rey's back. Kylo Ren's back. Luke's back. The gang's all here, though it's still not entirely clear who all the last (yes, plural) Jedi are.

April 14, 2017 at 05:21PM
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Elon Musk's Idea for a Tesla Electric Truck Actually Makes Sense

Elon Musk's Idea for a Tesla Electric Truck Actually Makes Sense
It turns out Musk's got a team working on a battery-powered truck he will reveal in September — and it actually makes more sense than you'd expect.

April 14, 2017 at 01:58PM
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Before-and-After Photos: The End of California's Drought

Before-and-After Photos: The End of California's Drought
After the state's wettest winter on record, things are getting back to normal.

April 13, 2017 at 05:58PM
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This Time-Lapse Of A Zygote Turning Into A Tadpole Is The Coolest Thing You'll See Today

This Time-Lapse Of A Zygote Turning Into A Tadpole Is The Coolest Thing You'll See Today
The guy behind this incredible time-lapse previously showed cells cleaving in a zygote, and now he's back with a mind-blowing video that takes us from zygote to tadpole.

April 13, 2017 at 04:30PM
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One Of Life's Great Mysteries Is Why This Red Panda Is So Scared Of This Rock

One Of Life's Great Mysteries Is Why This Red Panda Is So Scared Of This Rock
No, we don't know what's going on here either. But it sure is adorable.

April 12, 2017 at 03:37PM
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God Bless Baseball Cat, Who Cannot Be Contained By Your Baseball Field

God Bless Baseball Cat, Who Cannot Be Contained By Your Baseball Field
We all love it when lovable animal manages to find itself on the field of play, but Baseball Cat is different. Baseball Cat strode victoriously on the field of Marlins Park, and then escaped all on its own. The perfect crime.

April 12, 2017 at 03:37PM
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I hate you Goodreads. I really, really hate you

I hate you Goodreads. I really, really hate you
This is a cautionary tale, and one that could have been much worse.

April 11, 2017 at 02:42AM
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'Kimmel' Delivers A Brutal United Parody Ad After The Airline Drags A Passenger Off A Plane

'Kimmel' Delivers A Brutal United Parody Ad After The Airline Drags A Passenger Off A Plane
Airlines know we just want the cheapest flight no matter what, so they can treat us like garbage.

April 11, 2017 at 02:04PM
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Police Drag Passenger Off Overbooked United Flight

Police Drag Passenger Off Overbooked United Flight
Airlines always overbook, and usually they can get a volunteer to wait for another flight. But instead of doing that, United had police drag an unwilling passenger off a flight from Chicago to Louisville. Horrifying.

April 10, 2017 at 07:58PM
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The First Teaser Trailer For 'Thor: Ragnarok' Features Led Zeppelin And A Lighter Tone

The First Teaser Trailer For 'Thor: Ragnarok' Features Led Zeppelin And A Lighter Tone
This trailer is one record scratch sound effect from starting with a meme. Looks like "Ragnarok" wants to join the funnier side of the Marvel galaxy.

April 10, 2017 at 02:27PM
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Cooking Lessons

Cooking Lessons
Disillusioned with fine dining, one of the world’s great chefs took on fast food. It has been harder than he ever imagined.

April 9, 2017 at 04:52PM
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Alec Baldwin's Trump Finally Meets Some Americans Who Voted For Him On 'SNL'

Alec Baldwin's Trump Finally Meets Some Americans Who Voted For Him On 'SNL'
This time there's no Bannon, no Spicer, no Conway. Just Alec Baldwin in a bad wig telling some coal miners he'll do everything in his power to cut government programs (for their benefit, of course).

April 9, 2017 at 10:24PM
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Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again

Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again
The Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun -- the site of Tuesday's chemical attack -- also was hit by airstrikes on Friday and Saturday, according to two activists in the city and regional activist groups.

April 8, 2017 at 02:27PM
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Evil Dad Humiliates Daughters For Life, Convinces Her To Ask Mechanics For 'Blinker Fluid'

Evil Dad Humiliates Daughters For Life, Convinces Her To Ask Mechanics For 'Blinker Fluid'
A very clever, and very evil father played a hilarious joke on his daughters last week. And all it took was a fake coupon and some gullibility.

April 8, 2017 at 10:00PM
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A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest. How she got there is a mystery.

A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest. How she got there is a mystery.
Amid a troop of monkeys in the Katraniaghat forest range in northern India roamed a naked human girl, playing with the primates as if she were one of them.

April 7, 2017 at 05:57PM
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The Art Of Slamming Paper Against Metal

The Art Of Slamming Paper Against Metal
Up until the dawn of the computer, if you wanted to get something printed, it pretty much had to be done by hand. And while it wasn't always easy, it was an art.

April 7, 2017 at 05:57PM
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The Border Wall Is Already Giving Up Part of America

The Border Wall Is Already Giving Up Part of America
What life is like in the no-man's land north of the border, south of the wall.

April 6, 2017 at 01:35PM
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Samantha Bee Shuts Down Any Notions That Ivanka Trump Will Save The US

Samantha Bee Shuts Down Any Notions That Ivanka Trump Will Save The US
If you're hoping that Ivanka Trump can be a moral compass with a liberal agenda for the Trump administration, Samantha Bee has some bad news for you.

April 6, 2017 at 03:19PM
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