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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft catches a glimpse of bright sunlight reflecting off the hydrocarbon seas of Saturn’s large moon Titan. [NASA]

Google Calendar’s been updated so now you don’t need to refresh for new appointments to appear. Finally.

How to Make People Feel Comfortable In Front of a Camera (With Science)

Many people, even those who are usually confident and outgoing, can shrink into themselves in front of a camera. In this video, headshot photographer Peter Hurley teams up with psychologist Anna Rowley to explain how you can overcome that problem. Calling the topic Psyphotology—clever—the pair recount during this TEDxCambridge talk how Hurley once even struggled…

Don’t Panic: The Ozone Hole’s Holding Steady

Despite research suggesting that the ozone layer is still being chewed apart, NASA’s most recent study of the Antarctic ozone hole reveals it isn’t getting any larger. https://gizmodo.com/the-earths-ozone-layer-is-still-being-chewed-apart-1624876534 Analysis of the hole reveals that the hole reached its peak size on September 11th, reaching a size of 9.3 million square miles. That’s virtually identical to…

Serious users of Google’s Wallet rejoice: now it can auto-withdraw funds from your bank and send low balance alerts so you never run out of cash.

No matter how hard you squint and stare, no matter how many you have to try, why do Captcha codes never seem to get any damn easier? [Truth Facts]

The Milky Way arching over Devils Tower

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is featuring this extraordinary 16-photo panorama by astrophotographer David Lane: The Milky Way arching over the Devils Tower, in northeastern Wyoming. I keep looking expecting the UFOs from Close Encounters to zoom into the frame at any time now. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or…

The Team Behind Evil Dead Are Reuniting for A Man in the Dark

Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are joining with Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues on the upcoming thriller A Man in the Dark. Photo credit: AP Images The set-up seems similar to the 2013 Evil Dead, which was produced by Raimi and Tapert, written by Alverez and Sayagues, and directed by Alvarez. All the same roles…

I would sell a piece of my soul to have this cocktail right now

Not only it gives me great pleasure to watch this bartender preparing a Rum Martínez but it whets my thirst to no end. And to top it all, it is made with my favorite rum: Zacapa Centenario 23. I just want this magic potion right now. This is the recipe: The inside of the decanter…

Lego Billy puppet wants to play a game

Builder Pistash has shared this ultra creepy build just in time for Halloween. The Billy puppet is the scary ass puppet in the Saw franchise that delivers messages to the test subjects, sometimes seen riding a tricycle. This combination of part terrifying clown part nightmarish puppet makes me fear this fantastic build. It’s haunting. You’re…

Disgruntled Pentium 4 Owners Can Get a $15 Settlement From Intel

Thanks to a settlement in a long-running class-action lawsuit, Intel is now offering fifteen shiny dollars to anyone who bought a Pentium 4-powered PC almost fifteen years ago. One dollar per year of lying and misery that you’ve had to suffer. The suit hinges on the fact that Intel ‘misrepresented’ the performance of the Pentium…

Deals: Star Wars AT-AT on sale at Amazon

Amazon has the Star Wars AT-AT (75054) on sale for $99.97 (was $109.99). Coming in at 1137 pieces this is a great set. This thing even comes with a sweet poster. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with the latest Lego news and the best sets in the web. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Key & Peele Explain Why Serial Killers Love a Good Hall of Mirrors

As always, Key & Peele are on point. In time for Halloween, the comedy duo brought us the tale of a serial killer who is way too committed to the standard hall of mirrors chase gag.

Mystery Drones Have Been Flying Over France’s Nuclear Power Plants

Le Monde reports that quadrotors of various shapes and sizes have been flying over some of France’s (numerous) nuclear power plants over the course of the past few weeks, causing mild alarm, embarrassment for the Air Force that’s supposed to police the air space, and a judicial enquiry. Greenpeace — which appears to be France’s…

Look at the size of Rosetta’s comet compared to a 747!

Holy crap, this is amazing. Imgur user grouchymcsurly made this incredible size comparison between the stinky comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and a Boeing 747-400. It really puts it in perspective. This thing is incredibly huge! SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Here’s Two More Samsung Phones You Probably Shouldn’t (And Can’t) Buy

The latest things to dance out of Samsung’s hyperactive R&D department are the A5 and A3, a pair of all-metal, super-thin phones aimed at teenagers. However, they’re also “optimized for social networking” and feature a “5MP Camera For Unmatched Selfies”, which probably mean that they’ll be terrible. On the face of it, the A5 and…

Hilarious animation shows how it’s not fun being a skeleton

These are great. Gentleman Scholar made these amusing animations called The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Skeleton and it shows how daily life—like sports and gravity and puberty and first days—for a skeleton isn’t a lot of fun. Watch them, they’re quick and easily digestible and easy to laugh at. SPLOID is delicious brain…

Teal Tendrils Of The Tarantula Nebula Are Simply Beautiful

Once again, it’s time to bask in the stunning wonder of our universe. This is the Tarantula Nebula, and my most recent excuse to bask in endless, encompassing joy. Top image: Tarantula Nebula in near-infrared. Credit: ESA/Hubble Space Telescope/NASA Stellar nursery LHA 120-N 11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Image credit: NASA/ESA This gorgeous image…

Creepy App Uses Healthkit To Say How Long You Have To Live

Most Healthkit apps are single-mindedly practical, created with the sole aim of making you healthier or tracking your sleep. This app is the opposite. This app wants to creep you out big time. Deadline is an iOS app that uses a short quiz and the new Healthkit functionality in iOS 8 to create a timer…

The largest hot air balloon festival in the world is breathtakingly epic

Time lapse anything and it immediately turns epic. Take something as kooky as the annual hot air balloon festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico where 750 hot air balloons get together to lift off and put it in a time lapse video and it looks absolutely incredible. It’s like a ballet in the air. Knate Myers,…