Police in Salerno, Italy made the largest drug seizure in history: 15.4 tons of amphetamines valued at US$1.12 billion. The Guardia di Finanza say that the pills—found inside three shipping… Read the rest of the article: Police just made history's biggest drug seizure: 15 tons worth US$1.12 billion
https://youtu.be/1MIp73LfiMQ "Have fun at home with my old rubber boots," the creator writes. Avant-garde performance art or fetish video? You decide. One commenter's rave review: "Nice boots. Rubber seems to… Read the rest of the article: "Old rubber boots": Fetish video or performance art?
Mr. Potato Head commercialWatch this video on YouTube Yesterday, five large department stores in the towns of Lindsay and Whitby, Ontario, Canada had to temporarily stop ringing up customers because… Read the rest of the article: Every item scanned as "Mr Potato Head" in glitch at department stores
https://youtu.be/BcA6bqY8AxQ Legendary comedian, actor, writer, and director Carl Reiner has died at age 98. Reiner is best known for performing with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on the 1950s TV… Read the rest of the article: Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, RIP
A few years back, my brother Rick Pescovitz came up with Under The Weather Pods, single-person pop-up shelters. (You may have caught Rick on Shark Tank.) Rick was sick of… Read the rest of the article: Pop-up wearable tent for COVID-19 protection in offices, schools, and medical facilities
Jason Laska stopped at a Little Caesars to grab a pre-made "Hot-N-Ready" pizza for his family. When he got home, he and his wife discovered a (reverse) swastika made from… Read the rest of the article: Family finds pepperoni swastika on their Little Caesars pizza
Naked gun baseball spit scene clipWatch this video on YouTube Major League Baseball announced its new rules driven by COVID-19 health and safety requirements. Notably, spitting is banned! I'd imagine… Read the rest of the article: No more spitting in Major League Baseball
Watch a flying snake slither through the air | Science NewsWatch this video on YouTube Some snakes have evolved the ability to glide through the air. For example, paradise tree… Read the rest of the article: This is how some snakes can fly
Bill Close Hostage CrisisWatch this video on YouTube On May 28, 1982, Joseph Billie Gwin, then 28, took four people hostage at the KOOL-TV station in Phoenix, Arizona. He eventually… Read the rest of the article: The time a man held a news anchor hostage on live TV
【電卓演奏】関東に住んでる人や住んだ事がある人は絶対に聴いたことのある鉄道の発車メロディ集（JR東日本編）Watch this video on YouTube Chiptune musician @atarimae_400 learned that the jingles played at some Japanese railway stations sound similar to the tones generated by a certain model of pocket… Read the rest of the article: Japanese railway melodies played on pocket calculators
Police in West Sussex, England responded last week to reports that around 50 people carrying suitcases were spotted walking towards Ardingly Reservoir. Part of the reservoir is a nature reserve… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious group carrying suitcases spotted at UK reservoir
Super Fridge Mario World 1Watch this video on YouTube Videogame developer Phil Compile and 4-year-old son Ollie made this absolutely wonderful Super Mario stop motion animation using refrigerator magnets. That’s… Read the rest of the article: Absolutely wonderful stop motion Super Mario with refrigerator magnets
Milton Glaser, the graphic designer who defined the visual style of the 1960s and 1970s, has died at age 91 of a stroke. Thanks for all the color, Mr. Glaser.… Read the rest of the article: Milton Glaser, legendary graphic designer, RIP
Over at r/cassetteculture, contributor TctclBacon shares this image of a wonderfully ridiculous homemade 8-track "walkman" they built from an old Realistic brand home deck. "When my local makerspace reopens I… Read the rest of the article: This magnetic media enthusiast built an 8-track tape "walkman"
My dad used to enjoy combing the beach (and his backyard) with a metal detector, but unfortunately he never dug up anything like this 2,000-year-old Roman ingot that metal detector… Read the rest of the article: Man with metal detector turns up rare 2,000-year-old Roman artifact
Synesthesia is the fascinating neurological phenomenon whereby stimulation of one sense involuntarily triggers another sensory pathway. A synesthete might taste sounds or hear colors. Now, computer scientist Jas Brooks and… Read the rest of the article: Digital synesthesia: Tricking your brain into experiencing smell as temperature in virtual reality
The Kent District Library in Grand Rapids, Michigan is imploring its patrons to please not attempt to disinfect borrowed books by putting them in the microwave. The books contain metal… Read the rest of the article: Please don't microwave your library books
How the ‘Oh Yeah’ Song in Ferris Bueller Came to BeWatch this video on YouTube In 1985, Swiss synthpop duo Yello's quirky dance track "Oh Yeah" became ubiquitous on US… Read the rest of the article: The story behind Yello's "Oh Yeah," famously used in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Houston Association of Realtors is eliminating the phrases "master bedroom” and “master bathroom” from its real estate listings because of the slavery connotations of the word "master." Agents are… Read the rest of the article: "Master bedroom" and "Master bath" won't be used in Houston's real estate listings anymore
CEC Entertainment, owners of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, has filed for bankruptcy. The company reported $29 million in losses for 2019. From Reuters: Chuck E. Cheese’s bid… Read the rest of the article: Chuck E. Cheese has filed for bankrupty
