- newRussell Brand sentenced to 10 years and 6 months for rape and sexual assault
Former comedian Russell Brand was jailed for 10 years and 6 months at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday after being convicted last week on charges of rape and sexual assault."You were clever – and in many people's eyes, funny and charismat…
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- newCatch the backyard raccoon in the act with $105 night vision binoculars
TL;DR: Get Double Barrel 720p Digital Night Vision Binoculars with infrared LEDs and 4x zoom for $104.97 (reg. $297.99).Regular binoculars stop being useful once the sun goes down, because they can only magnify light that's already there. If you wan…
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- newYour old car can run CarPlay and Android Auto on this $110 touchscreen
TL;DR: Ditch the phone mount and get a 10-inch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto car display for $109.97 (reg. $199.99).Lots of good cars still have a plain radio and a phone stuck to the air vent for directions. If you'd rather keep your car, try thi…
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- Office 2019 & Windows 11 Pro for $25 total, and nobody bills you next month
TL;DR: Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and four more Office 2019 apps plus Windows 11 Pro for one PC for $24.97 (reg. $428).Microsoft 365 keeps Word and Excel working only as long as the monthly or yearly payment goes through. If you'd rather own your…
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- Gary Wolf and June Cohen on cold plunges, self-tracking, and the science of ancient practices
In the early 1990s, I was an editor at Wired. It was an exciting time because the internet was new to most people. My colleagues were young, creative, curious, and smart, but two of them stood out: Gary Wolf and June Cohen. — Read the rest The pos…
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- The blind mole-rat has no visible eyes and squeals like a wheezing pig
The Spalax and Nannospalax are two types of blind mole-rats that Mother Nature clearly made when she was having an off-day. She must have been very overstimulated when she decided to stick a gaping mouth, large flaring nose, and absolutely no other f…
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- A $15 pillow speaker is for people who hate bedtime earbuds
TL;DR: Play podcasts, white noise, or audiobooks from under your pillow with this ultra-thin Bluetooth speaker, now $14.99 (reg. $79.95).Falling asleep to a podcast gets complicated when the person next to you wants total silence. Earbuds work until…
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- A snail lays a cluster of pink eggs that look like candy
Here is a close-up and personal video of a snail laying her eggs. I am not quite sure if I feel disgusted or struck by this video. The snail's eggs look like little pink pieces of candy, and it is not what I expected. — Read the rest The post A sn…
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- A gentle dog sits happily while a flock of pigeons climbs all over him
Watch one very happy dog sit in a grass field, surrounded by pigeons. The dog has one very gentle temperament and sits there blissfully well. The pigeons climb all over him, flapping around and squawking. The dog just looks happy to have made some ne…
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- Alaskan surfers ride the freezing bore tide waves of Turnagain Arm
The Turnagain Arm is a long body of water near Anchorage, Alaska. It is famous for its bore tides. A bore tide happens when a narrow body of water is met with a tide. Waves that travel as fast as 15 mph and reach up to 10 feet can happen. — Read th…
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