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Rob Delaney to Take Over MLB Twitter Account
Comedian Rob Delaney — who is among Twitter’s most popular, funny and ribald comedic tweeters — will take over the official Major League Baseball account for several hours Tuesday afternoon Delaney’s incisive wit and bon mots have gained him more … Continue reading
Man Animates Wife’s Drunken Story About Tortilla Chips
If there’s ever been a PSA for not drinking and joking, it’s this video Adam Patch’s wife got a little too tipsy one night and turned, like most do, into a stand-up comedian. Her subject of choice? Tortilla-chip bullying. (No, … Continue reading
What Kind of Watch Does an Astronaut Wear in Space?
He lives on the International Space Station, but astronaut Chris Hadfield still has to keep Earth time. However, he can’t rely on just any watch. With zero gravity and pressurized cabins, an astronaut’s timepiece has to be engineered for out-of-this-world … Continue reading
Even Sports Stars Get Salty About Being Unfollowed on Twitter
It’s one of the most severe passive-aggressive disses of the social media age. It’s a belittling gesture of another human being’s insignificance. It can lead to introspection, self-doubt and vindictive muttering. We’re speaking, of course, about the Twitter unfollow. And, … Continue reading
Your Phone Is Dirtier Than These 5 Objects
It’s a well-known fact that cellphones are dirty objects, but just how unclean are they? Fun fact: each square inch of your cellphone contains roughly 25,000 germs, making it one of the filthiest things you come in contact with on … Continue reading
‘New York Times’ Runs GIF-Like Video on Its Home Page
Visitors to the NYTimes.com Monday afternoon were treated to something slightly unusual: Instead of a large photograph or even a video, the Times embedded side-by-side looping, animated images at the top of its homepage. Both images are embedded in an … Continue reading
Demi Lovato Is Premiering Songs Based on Intensity of Tweets
Every song from Demi Lovato’s fourth studio album, Demi, will premiere online way sooner than fans anticipated — but only if those fans, a.k.a. “Lovatics,” tweet like crazy Lovato’s camp launched LovaticsSpeedUpTime.com on Monday, challenging fans to tweet the song … Continue reading
Israel’s Attack on Syria Caught on Video
Israel bombed Syria over the weekend, with attacks on Friday and Sunday. One of those two attacks was caught on camera from two different angles, and the videos have been uploaded to YouTube The Washington Post confirmed the veracity of … Continue reading
Government Lab Reveals Quantum Internet Operated for 2 Years
One of the dreams for security experts is the creation of a quantum Internet that allows perfectly secure communication based on the powerful laws of quantum mechanics. The basic idea here is that the act of measuring a quantum object, … Continue reading
This Mask Gives You Superhuman Abilities
Fans of “Iron Man,” take notice: A group of students at the Royal College of Art in London have created two masks that can give you superhuman sight and hearing The first prototype covers the wearer’s ears, mouth and nose … Continue reading
