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champagne TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break Rusty Blazenhoff

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

snakes Snake, 62, lays eggs without having been around a male for more than a decade David Pescovitz

art Fantastic Azerbaijan rug woven to look like it's melting David Pescovitz

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

art Computer finds faces in grains of sand David Pescovitz

Science Programmable, 3D-printed fabric that can "remember" its original shape and transform into new ones David Pescovitz

Gadgets This leather and stainless steel Active Strap is the band your Apple Watch never knew it needed Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Save 15% on this craft tequila that comes with free shipping right to your door Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Your home office could use some work of its own and these 20 items might just do the trick Boing Boing's Shop

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Funny Gary Larson quietly brings back 'The Far Side' after 25 years away Andrea James

wristwatches In-depth look at a $200,000 wristwatch Mark Frauenfelder

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

History Roman road maps in the style of the London Underground's Rob Beschizza