Unfortunate Radio Station Employee Sends Letter To Annie Lennox

Unfortunate Radio Station Employee Sends Letter To Annie Lennox 
Look, we get it — being tasked with finding good new music for your radio station to feature can't be an easy job. But also, if that's your job, you should probably know who Annie Lennox is.

June 30, 2017 at 09:05PM
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Guy Trolls An IRS Scammer And Things Take An Odd Turn

Guy Trolls An IRS Scammer And Things Take An Odd Turn
Actor Ashton Bingham has made a habit of recording his calls trolling IRS scammers, but most of them don't end up with the scammer confessing and the two having a difficult conversation.

June 30, 2017 at 03:20PM
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Australian Police Charge Vatican Cardinal With Sex Offenses

Australian Police Charge Vatican Cardinal With Sex Offenses
Australian police say they are charging a top Vatican cardinal with historical sexual assault offenses.

June 29, 2017 at 03:09AM
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The Director Of 'District 9' Has Dropped Another Absolutely Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Short

The Director Of 'District 9' Has Dropped Another Absolutely Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Short
This latest film from Oats Studios is set in a Vietnam-era world where American GIs start coming across bodies with odd growths under their skin.

June 29, 2017 at 05:31PM
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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children

Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children
A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.

June 28, 2017 at 03:28PM
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Carp Decides It Isn't His Day To Die, Escapes His Captor

Carp Decides It Isn't His Day To Die, Escapes His Captor
This is the most inspiring thing we've seen this week.

June 28, 2017 at 03:37PM
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Incredible Footage From Inside A Tokamak Fusion Reactor

Incredible Footage From Inside A Tokamak Fusion Reactor
Tokamaks use magnetic fields to shape plasma into a torus, which is necessary to store the superheated plasma fuel required for fusion power. This high-speed, full-color vid shows the plasma torus forming inside a tokamak.

June 27, 2017 at 06:05PM
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The Far-Right Alliance Is Over

The Far-Right Alliance Is Over
We were promised a showdown at high noon. Instead, Washington DC was host to two pitifully-attended competing rallies this Sunday, followed by a Twitter slapfight between two 39-year-old men.

June 27, 2017 at 02:22AM
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John Oliver Explains The Huge Risk Posed By The Anti-Vaccination Movement

John Oliver Explains The Huge Risk Posed By The Anti-Vaccination Movement
From Andrew Wakefield's disastrous debunked paper to Minnesota's recent resurgence of measles, Oliver's here to demystify America's vaccination issues.

June 26, 2017 at 09:01PM
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The $100 Billion Per Year Back Pain Industry Is Mostly A Hoax

The $100 Billion Per Year Back Pain Industry Is Mostly A Hoax
A new book investigates the ways people in pain are being swindled, and explains what actually works.

June 26, 2017 at 03:02PM
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Crowd Gathers Beneath A Girl Dangling From An Amusement Park Ride To Catch Her When She Falls

Crowd Gathers Beneath A Girl Dangling From An Amusement Park Ride To Catch Her When She Falls
This went down at Six Flags Great Escape in upstate New York. Sure, this didn't make for a normal, fun day at the park — but at least these onlookers were there to catch this girl and escort her to safety.

June 25, 2017 at 06:37PM
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'Glow' Star Betty Gilpin: What It's Like To Have Pea-Sized Confidence With Watermelon-Sized Boobs

'Glow' Star Betty Gilpin: What It's Like To Have Pea-Sized Confidence With Watermelon-Sized Boobs
From "GLOW" star Betty Gilpin: "I won’t name names, but sometimes a TV set can be a shame-and-fear obstacle course for an actress."

June 25, 2017 at 06:37PM
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Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety

Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety
The incineration of the 24-story London high rise, the deadliest fire in Britain in more than a century, was rooted in a regulatory breakdown.

June 24, 2017 at 08:20PM
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Whoa, This Man's Solution To Not Having Goggles Under Water Is Kind Of Blowing Our Minds

Whoa, This Man's Solution To Not Having Goggles Under Water Is Kind Of Blowing Our Minds
We're all going to be trying this next time we go to the pool.

June 24, 2017 at 04:55PM
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Warnings Along the Inundation Line

Warnings Along the Inundation Line
After the tsunami in 2011, one of the most ominous details revealed about the coast where it struck, for those of us not familiar with the region, was that a series of warning stones stand there overlooking the sea, carved with sayings such as, "Do not build your homes below this point!"

June 23, 2017 at 05:36PM
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Zola The 'Breakdancing' Gorilla Is The Most Delightful Thing We've Seen In A While

Zola The 'Breakdancing' Gorilla Is The Most Delightful Thing We've Seen In A While
We can't really find the words to describe this video of Zola the gorilla dancing like a maniac at the Dallas Zoo, so just go ahead and watch.

June 24, 2017 at 12:48AM
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Overcoming Us vs. Them

Overcoming Us vs. Them
Humans universally make Us/Them dichotomies along lines of race, ethnicity, gender, language group, religion, age, socioeconomic status, and so on. And it’s not a pretty picture.

June 22, 2017 at 02:33PM
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Super Mario Bros Recreated as Life Size Augmented Reality Game

Super Mario Bros Recreated as Life Size Augmented Reality Game
Creator Abhishek Singh probably looks like a maniac to the people around him, but we've gotta say, the possibilities of augmented reality look super fun.

June 22, 2017 at 07:59PM
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We Can't Decide If This 'America's Got Talent' Dance Routine Is The Dorkiest Or Coolest Thing We've Seen In A While

We Can't Decide If This 'America's Got Talent' Dance Routine Is The Dorkiest Or Coolest Thing We've Seen In A While
The judges loved it, but we're going to need some time to make up our minds.

June 21, 2017 at 04:33PM
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A Spectacular Photo From The Mars

A Spectacular Photo From The Mars 
While we've seen seen selfies taken by the rover, we've never seen something like this.

June 21, 2017 at 03:26PM
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How cult leaders brainwash followers for total control

How cult leaders brainwash followers for total control
The brainwashing methods of isolation, engulfment and fear can lead anyone to a cult. I should know – I was in one.

June 20, 2017 at 10:06PM
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Paddle Boarder Tries To Help Injured Giant Squid To Shore, But It Has Other Ideas

Paddle Boarder Tries To Help Injured Giant Squid To Shore, But It Has Other Ideas
James Taylor was trying to be a good citizen of the Earth and help out an injured squid, but the squid just seemed interested in his board.

June 20, 2017 at 04:25AM
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How An Entire Nation Became Russia's Test Lab for Cyberwar

How An Entire Nation Became Russia's Test Lab for Cyberwar
Blackouts in Ukraine were just a trial run. Russian hackers are learning to sabotage infrastructure — and the US could be next.

June 20, 2017 at 04:51PM
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Rusty Knife Just Needed A Little Love And Elbow Grease To Become A Beautiful Piece Of Metal

Rusty Knife Just Needed A Little Love And Elbow Grease To Become A Beautiful Piece Of Metal
The old owner was willing to part with the knife for less than a dollar, but Jun here got the last laugh.

June 19, 2017 at 09:28PM
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How Millennials Killed J. Crew

How Millennials Killed J. Crew
The millennial shopper’s wants and needs have been studied extensively as of late, and what’s been determined paints a pretty positive picture of said consumer, but an equally dire future for retailers like J. Crew and its ilk.

June 19, 2017 at 04:27AM
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LeBron James Can Throw One Hell Of A Kid's Birthday Party

LeBron James Can Throw One Hell Of A Kid's Birthday Party
Happy Father's Day — here's LeBron playing catch, dunking on kids, getting pelted with water balloons and just generally being a cool dad.

June 18, 2017 at 06:08PM
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This Secret Catholic Exorcist Cult in Brazil Is Making a Deal with the Devil

This Secret Catholic Exorcist Cult in Brazil Is Making a Deal with the Devil
The Vatican is looking into a group of exorcists who apparently made a pact with Satan on climate change and the death of Pope Francis.

June 18, 2017 at 06:08PM
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The Dream Of North Korea Is Alive In West Africa

The Dream Of North Korea Is Alive In West Africa
North Korea's brand of communism was once welcomed with open arms across revolutionary Africa. These days, the cause is still carried on by a few thousand fervent believers.

June 17, 2017 at 09:24PM
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A College Student Trolling A Homophobic Preacher Is Just Wonderfully, Ridiculously Funny

A College Student Trolling A Homophobic Preacher Is Just Wonderfully, Ridiculously Funny
Put an intrepid college student next to a homophobic preacher and you get a Monty Python sketch unfolding in real life.

June 17, 2017 at 05:51PM
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The Crazy, Lightning-Quick Reflexes Of A Race Car Driver At 150 MPH

The Crazy, Lightning-Quick Reflexes Of A Race Car Driver At 150 MPH
We would have crashed if we were driving 50 mph and a car appeared in front of us like this.

June 16, 2017 at 02:31PM
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What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything?

What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything?
Three Stanford scientists have proposed a provocative new way of thinking about genetic variants, and how they affect people’s bodies and health.

June 16, 2017 at 04:00PM
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How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts

How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts
Did you start at the top or bottom? Clockwise or counterclockwise? New data show that the way you draw a circle holds clues about where you come from.

June 15, 2017 at 03:53PM
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'District Nine' Director Neill Blomkamp Just Released An Absolutely Incredible Sci-Fi Short Starring Sigourney Weaver

'District Nine' Director Neill Blomkamp Just Released An Absolutely Incredible Sci-Fi Short Starring Sigourney Weaver
Blomkamp recently started his own production studio to create original shorts with hopes to develop a pipeline for them to become feature length films.

June 15, 2017 at 07:22PM
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Here's How Much Businesses Pay To Get On Those Big Blue Exit Signs

Here's How Much Businesses Pay To Get On Those Big Blue Exit Signs
Drive down any major interstate in the US, and you’ll see big blue signs decorated with business logos near most exits. Here’s who decides which businesses make it on the signs, and how much it all costs.

June 14, 2017 at 05:04PM
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This Old Dude Headbanging To Metallica Is Who We Want To Be When We Grow Up

This Old Dude Headbanging To Metallica Is Who We Want To Be When We Grow Up
This give-no-fucks senior is a future we can get behind.

June 14, 2017 at 08:59PM
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Should the world eat more like the Cantonese?

Should the world eat more like the Cantonese?
Hong Kong is a rabbit’s warren of eateries offering all manner of dishes — some of them not for the faint-hearted. But could this adventurous eating actually be good for us?

June 13, 2017 at 02:17AM
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The 'Super Mario Odyssey' Trailer Just Dropped And It's Everything We Love About The Franchise

The 'Super Mario Odyssey' Trailer Just Dropped And It's Everything We Love About The Franchise
We willing be waiting with bated breath until October 27th, when the game finally launches.

June 13, 2017 at 07:22PM
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GoPro On Weather Balloon Captures Airliner Passing At 38,000 Feet

GoPro On Weather Balloon Captures Airliner Passing At 38,000 Feet
Ever wonder what your plane looks like from the outside when it's cruising above the clouds? Wonder no more.

June 12, 2017 at 02:59PM
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Deeply Odd Video Shows Cabinet Members Praising Trump Before Meeting

Deeply Odd Video Shows Cabinet Members Praising Trump Before Meeting
It was so weird, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer already filmed a parody with his staff.

June 12, 2017 at 09:20PM
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Just Relax And Enjoy Watching This Craftsman Work A Leather Watch Strap

Just Relax And Enjoy Watching This Craftsman Work A Leather Watch Strap
Shh. He's working. Chill out for a moment.

June 11, 2017 at 08:55PM
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We should thank millennials for ruining these terrible products

We should thank millennials for ruining these terrible products
"Applebee’s is not a richly beloved neighborhood joint. It is a chain restaurant that serves 990-calorie fried cheeseburger egg rolls."

June 11, 2017 at 05:48PM
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Bro Thinks He's Won Between-Inning Race, Loses In Spectacularly Embarrassing Fashion

Bro Thinks He's Won Between-Inning Race, Loses In Spectacularly Embarrassing Fashion
The Atlanta Braves have fans race against the costumed "Freeze" during inning breaks, and Friday's contestant got a *bit* overconfident.

June 10, 2017 at 03:24PM
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Washington's Never Seen Anything Like the Comey Crisis. Or Has It?

Washington's Never Seen Anything Like the Comey Crisis. Or Has It?
Tim Weiner, chronicler of US intel agencies, points out that in showdowns with a president, the FBI is 4-0.

June 10, 2017 at 08:10PM
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Jerry Seinfeld Explains Why He Didn't Give Kesha A Hug During That Awkward Red Carpet Exchange

Jerry Seinfeld Explains Why He Didn't Give Kesha A Hug During That Awkward Red Carpet Exchange
A word to the wise: if you ever want to hug the "Seinfeld" actor in real life, make sure he really knows you first.

June 9, 2017 at 03:54PM
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The Best 25 Films Of The 21st Century... So Far

The Best 25 Films Of The 21st Century... So Far
"While we're sure almost everyone will agree with our choices, we’re equally sure that those of you who don't will let us know."

June 9, 2017 at 05:54PM
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Just The Good Stuff From James Comey's Senate Testimony

Just The Good Stuff From James Comey's Senate Testimony
In one of the most highly-anticipated and followed Senate hearings in years, former FBI director James Comey testified about his dismissal and President Trump. Here are the highlights.

June 8, 2017 at 06:33PM
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Heidi The Dog *Really* Loves Watching 'Planet Earth'

Heidi The Dog *Really* Loves Watching 'Planet Earth'
Do you get excited when your favorite show comes on? Probably not as excited as Heidi.

June 8, 2017 at 08:08PM
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Read James Comey's Prepared Statement For Tomorrow's Senate Hearing

Read James Comey's Prepared Statement For Tomorrow's Senate Hearing
The former FBI director has released his prepared opening statement, which contains a lot of salacious details about his interactions with President Trump.

June 7, 2017 at 10:54PM
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If You're Going To Blow Up A Refrigerator Filled With Explosives, Make Sure You Have Adequate Cover

If You're Going To Blow Up A Refrigerator Filled With Explosives, Make Sure You Have Adequate Cover
This guy just about had enough, which might just have saved him serious injury.

June 7, 2017 at 09:53PM
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The First Footage From Alex Honnold's Rope-Free Climb Up El Capitan Is Making Us Faint

The First Footage From Alex Honnold's Rope-Free Climb Up El Capitan Is Making Us Faint
Climbing up a 3,000 foot cliff with ropes isn't the safest thing in the world. Doing it without ropes is sheer madness.

June 6, 2017 at 08:33PM
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