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A Dissection Of All The Tiny Clues In The Ant-Man Trailer 

Yesterday, Marvel premiered the first-ever trailer forAnt-Man, and today we have the breakdown. What plot details and clues did we find sifting through the tiny world of this comic book hero? Lots, plus Paul Rudd’s new hero abs! The trailer opens on a span of the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco. Oooooook. Cut…

Of Course There’s A Mash-Up Trailer For Jurassic Parks and Recreation

And yeah, it’s a hoot. We only have one question: What took the mash-up wizards of the internets so long? Via Bloody Disgusting. Image via Variety.

How to prepare an allegedly sexually arousing 8-course snake dinner

Join Munchies’ host Felix Fang in her visit to chef Lupe’s restaurant, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, where he serves an eight-course meal of Boa constrictor. According to Chinese traditions, the dishes have sexually arousing effects that will give both excite you and give you enough stamina for a sexual all-nighter. Hmm-hmm. [Warning: This video contains…

Agent Carter Included Captain America In The Cleverest Way Possible

The new TV show Agent Carter sort of picks up where the first Captain America left off, with Peggy Carter mourning the presumed-dead Steve Rogers. We didn’t get a Chris Evans cameo, outside of movie clips. But Captain America did show up, in the funniest, most subversive way possible. Spoilers ahead… So yeah, Captain America…

How The American Mink Became One Of The UK’s Most Troublesome Species

It has an incredibly varied diet, is an excellent cage breaker, and is now present in the UK in such high numbers that it’s begun to threaten the European mink. Observation Deck has the full story of just how the American Mink became an invasive species in the UK after the jump. Image: Littleisland lighthouse

What Was Your Favorite Toy When You Were A Kid?

There are lots of toys we remember fondly (or not-so-fondly) from our childhoods, but only one can be your favorite. Which toy was yours? Tell us in the comments both what that toy was and a little something about it. Is that toy still around (either your original one or a manufacturer’s copy)? How long…

Yelp: The FTC Is Perfectly Happy With Our Reviews, Stop Complaining

Yelp has come under fire in the past for gaming reviews on its site and attempting to extort businesses that refuse to pay for ads. But now, it claims the Federal Trade Commission has finished a year-long investigation and found… precisely nothing to take action over. In a blog post, Yelp explains: The FTC looked…

This is what a movie made of all the superhero movies would look like

French graphic designer and editor Michael Deleau put together this trailer for all the superhero movies released in 2014. It all combines so naturally and seamlessly that it really highlights how all these movies use the same visual language—albeit with different end results, of course. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or…

Landslide moves entire home several feet off its foundation

It happened this Monday in Hoquiam, Washington: A landslide caused by the heavy rain now affecting the region—which “has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for much of Western Washington”—knocked an entire house off its foundation, moving it several feet towards the street. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on…

Your Fat Is Fighting Off Infection

Fatisn’t all bad. In fact, maybe you should celebrate it just a little bit: new research suggests that it plays a vital role in fighting off infections. A team form the University of California, San Diego, has found that fat cells in mice release a chemical called cathelicidin when they’re confronted by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.…

Discovery Of Dinosaur “Death Trap” Suggests Utahraptors Hunted In Packs

Paleontologists working in Utah have stumbled upon a remarkable Cretaceous scene preserved in sandstone. It appears that an entire pack of Utahraptors — a species closely related to Velociraptors — got stuck in quicksand and died together while hunting. Illustration: Julius T. Csotonyi. As Brian Switek reports in National Geographic, the discovery shows that the…

Which Avenger Is Back In Costume For a Mystery Marvel Project?

Deadpool fills out its cast. Marc Guggenheim reveals his hopes for incorporating the Justice League into Arrow. The Flash adds another villain to the line-up. Plus new looks at Terminator Genysis, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Spoilers now! Top image: Avengers: Age of Ultron Deadpool Now that we’re actually getting Deadpool, The Wrap…

Today’s Dance Party Is to This Song Tribute to the Droids of Star Wars

This remix from Eclectic Method is based entirely around the true heroes of the Star Wars universe: the droids. Seriously, though, just try to convince me that Artoo isn’t the most badass character in the all six movies. [via Tastefully Offensive]

These Water Bottles Look Just Like Rolls of Classic Film

Take your pick from Kodachrome, Fuji Velvia, Ilford HP5, and Agfa Pro 200 for $10 a time. Let’s just hope the water inside them is as pure as your love for the ol’ fashioned photography ways. [Mash SF]

Hangouts for iOS now shows your Google Voice messages—both texts and voicemails.

Report: FBI Will Finally Explain in Detail How North Korea Hacked Sony

The Intercept reports that the FBI Director James Comey will explain later today how his organization determined that North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures hack. The FBI’s pronouncement that North Korea was behind the attacks has drawn criticism from security professionals. But Comey is due to speak at the International Conference on Cyber Security…

Brace Yourselves: 2015 Will Be One Second Longer Than Usual

In 2012, a leap second brought about a number of website outages all over the Internet. So brace yourselves, because the Paris Observatory has announced that June 30, 2015 will bring us another one. On that day, clocks will read 11:59:60 PM. Image: prague town hall clock by Kainet/flickr/CC BY 2.0 The keepers of time…

You Could Hang These Giant Family-Friendly Tablets on Your Walls

Is your home lacking a giant interactive slab of glass for you children to leave giant paw prints all over? Then the latest additions to Fuhu’s Big Tab range, including 42-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch versions of its gigantic family-oriented tablet range, could be just the thing. These are certainly not the kind of tablet you’ll…

Neil Young’s Music Player on Sale Monday (With an Expensive Web Store)

Neil Young’s Pono music playeris finally going on sale. Available from Monday in 80 locations, including Fry’s stores, it’ll retail for $400. The big, bright triangular digital music player provides “studio master-quality digital music at the highest audio fidelity possible” according to PonoMusic, which gives listeners the ability to “experience music the way the artists…

Here’s What a New Year’s Snow Fall Looks Like at the Grand Canyon

This photo from the Grand Canyon National Park Service shows what the park looked like on January 1, 2015. Snow blanketed the whole thing, with clouds promising another dusting. Image credit: The Grand Canyon National Park Service