The Marvel universe blockbuster became the fastest movie to earn $1bn, reports the BBC, hitting the $1.2bn mark in five days. In the US alone, Endgame – which stars Robert… Read the rest of the article: Avengers: Endgame smashes records with $1.2bn box office

As a method of testing battery output, it seems a bit elaborate, but racing AAs down coiled copper tubes looks like a lot of fun. Mr. Michal: Duracell, Varta or… Read the rest of the article: Race AA batteries through tubes made of copper wire

This man's calling is to unclog drains in public infrastructure. As you can see from this footage, he's rather good at it. I was walking by this place and saw… Read the rest of the article: Man unclogs culvert drain

Britain is free of rabies; the specter of it being imported from Europe was an omnipresent whisper of menace in public information ad spots and print ads when I was… Read the rest of the article: Old British rabies paranoia films

Only a few working cabinets exist of Akka Arrh, an early-80s Atari arcade game that failed in test markets and was not mass-produced. Tucked away in private collections, no ROM… Read the rest of the article: ROM image of ultra-rare Atari arcade game dumped and released for MAME

Streamers are adopting peculiar makeup patterns designed to look good—or at least achieve specific effects—when processed through app filters, reports the South China Morning Post. Some commenters are aghast at… Read the rest of the article: Streamers using bizarre makeup jobs that look perfect when filtered

This video depicts a man walking a presumed-stolen ATM down the street, then trying to haul it onto a bus. "I'll split it with you," he says to the bus… Read the rest of the article: Man attempts to walk an ATM home with him

Odd how the British tabloids are constantly saying that Meghan Markle is ruining the royal family, by doing awful inappropriate things such as closing her own car door, yet are… Read the rest of the article: UK press mostly silent on the matter of Prince William's alleged affair; Twitter ablaze

Anita Hill was trending, so I knew he's finally made it official! May he never speak without others saying her name. But today, here's his speech advocating for his 1994… Read the rest of the article: Joe Biden announces presidential bid

Republican Congressman Steve King was removed from committees and publicly rebuked by his own party after his history of racist remarks flowered into open white supremacy. The experience gave him… Read the rest of the article: Republican Steve King, rebuked over racist remarks, compares himself to Jesus

In spring 2014, barely weeks before GamerGate, 4chan trolls began masquerading as feminist women of color online. The targets were not fooled, obviously, and Shafiqah Hudson and others launched an… Read the rest of the article: That time far-right trolls pretended to be black feminists online

Dillon Cassidy and Kelly Kraft redubbed the classic Don Bluth animated feature "The Land Before Time" with "Scottish" voices. The whole movie! Enjoy it while it lasts. [via] Narrator –… Read the rest of the article: The Land Before Time, "Scottish" edition

Fran Blanche explains "the greatest effect ever created" in the recording studio: plate echo. Get out your good headphones and prepare to experience the awesome sound of plate echo through… Read the rest of the article: Recording studio magic: how Plate Echo works

Andrew Paul Joyce: "I made a composite image of all the white men running for president polling at 1% or below. Please be nice to him. He is my son."… Read the rest of the article: Composite image of all the low-polling white men running for president

A significant drop, but no worse than he's been before, reports Politico's Steven Shepherd. “President Trump’s approval rating has dipped to its lowest point of his term in the immediate… Read the rest of the article: Trump approval rating drops 5 points after redacted Mueller Report released

Behold The Pasta PC, a computer that has a nutrition label in addition to a spec sheet, because he used sheets of pasta as the case. It works, but between… Read the rest of the article: Lasagne PC case

Douglas Preston's search for a boyhood friend led to a dark discovery. He fled from any hint of conflict, usually with a wiseass comment flung over his shoulder, and he… Read the rest of the article: Don't look up childhood friends, unless you're sure you want to know

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Banned from the Cloudy Nights telescope forums, IT consultant David Goodyear angrily posted its address on a skeevy hacking site with a request it get nailed. It was down for… Read the rest of the article: Man jailed for 2 years after DDOSing telescope forum that banned him

Police were forced to restrain the Easter Bunny this weekend after he landed a series of blows on a man during a street brawl in Orlando, Fla. [The Easter Bunny]… Read the rest of the article: Easter Bunny beats up Florida man