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The Bumpy History of Early American Test Pilots

Considering how early rockets had an unnerving tendency to uncontrolled, unintentional explosions, the earliest test pilots for rocket-propelled vehicles were in their own category of bravery. From an unnamed ram to William G. Swann, these are the pioneers that eventually led to Chuck Yeager, Alan Shepard, and modern spaceflight. https://gizmodo.com/alan-shepard-astronaut-pilot-golfer-1554048203 https://gizmodo.com/the-first-american-rocket-pilot-452502213

Tech News Mika McKinnon

This Movie About the Grandfather of Debunkery Looks Amazing

“No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived,” says James Randi in the trailer for the new film An Honest Liar. If you’re at all familiar with his work, I can bet you’re pretty damn excited to see a new documentary devoted to this man who knows a thing or two…

Movies Matt Novak

This Monstrosity Was Pulled Out Of Someone’s Salivary Duct

You’ve heard of gallstones and kidney stones, but did you know that similar pebble-like deposits can form and grow in your salivary glands? They’re called sialoliths, and they sound 100% godawful. Photo Credit: María Juan via LWON Over at Last Word On Nothing, Cassandra Willyard tells the harrowing tale of a sialolith-extraction lived through by…

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Continuum‘s Main Time Travel Law Is The Law Of Unintended Consequences

Last night’s Continuum finally dropped the bombshell we’ve been waiting for, about what all this time travel has done to the dystopian future that Kiera and company came from. And it was just as dark, and demented, as you could have expected. Spoilers ahead… To be honest, I’m still not sure what to make of…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The Evils of Microbeads, Facebook Sharing Browsing Data, And More

You’ve had a busy week, so why not just sit back, kick up your feet and take in our best posts of the week? Dive in! How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Browsing History Earlier today, Facebook announced that it was going to start using all of that ever-so-illuminating app and website data it…

Tech News Eric Limer

Whooping Cough Is Now a Full-Blown Epidemic in California

Well, it’s official. California’s whooping cough outbreak is now officially classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control. Thanks anti-vaxxers. California has reported 3,458 cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, so far this year, with about 800 cases in the past two weeks alone. Babies are at the greatest risk…

Health Matt Novak

How to Turn Your Mobile Device into a Universal Translator

Whether you’re traveling to Tanzania, Taiwan, or Tokyo, you’re likely going to run into situations where English is not the primary language. But rather than blow hundreds of dollars on Rosetta Stone or fumble through archaic paperback phrasebooks, drop one of these helpful real-time translation apps on your phone instead. Word Lens There’s a good…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

U.S. Government Investigates Recent Worker Deaths at Amazon Facilities

Amazon has an aggressive schedule for opening new distribution centers around the world. The company has opened over 50 new facilities since 2010 in an effort to make same-day delivery the norm rather than the exception. But are these facilities playing fast and loose with worker safety? The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week…

Commerce Matt Novak

An Ocean On Pluto’s Moon? Scientists Will Keep An Eye Out For Cracks.

It’s a lot of speculation right now, but the buzz in a new NASA study is Pluto’s largest moon (Charon) could have a cracked surface. Above: Pluto and some of its moons, as viewed from the surface of one of the moons. Pluto is the large disk at center. Charon is the smaller disk to…

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The First American Rocket Pilot

The Bell X-1 in which Chuck Yeager shattered the sound barrier or the fabulous X-15, perhaps the world’s first spaceship, hardly sprang into being from nothing. They were the products of a long evolution of rocket-propelled aircraft that had its roots as far back as the seventeenth century, when legend tells (in tantalizingly explicit detail)…

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Three World Cup Stadiums That Are Actually Good For Brazil

The 12 stadiums currently seeing World Cup action are not created equal. The dozen venues for the games are a mix of something old, something new, something temporary that will be taken down after the last goal is kicked. And not all of them have turned out to deliver the hopes and dreams promised (a…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Can You Figure Out This Parking Lot’s Numbering System?

Can you explain the numbering system in this parking lot? Like most good riddles, there are several clues hiding in plain sight, and the answer, once you see it, is clear as day. (And, if you’re like me, you’ll wonder why it didn’t dawn on you sooner.) I’ll do my best to moderate discussions below…

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This Iguana Comes Running Like A Dog When Its Owner Calls

This (gigantic) Iguana’s name is Buddy. Buddy has more charisma than 80% of cats I’ve interacted with. [Dave Durham via Laughing Squid]

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In Pixeltrek, Explore the Enterprise in All Its Glory. And Its Toilets.

You’re going to spend a lot of your weekend wasting time on Pixeltrek.com, maneuvering a LEGO-like Data around a pixelated Enterprise-D. Seriously, it’s going to be a massive timesuck. But its best moment is providing us with a look at the bridge’s bathroom. There are so many reasons to love this site: the attention to…

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This Is the New Larger iPhone 6, Claims Reliable Source

You are looking at the new iPhone 6—at least according to Sonny Dickson,whose Apple leaks have always been accurate. If this is true, his photo confirms the rumorsthat claimed that Apple would start producing 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models starting in May. The 5.5-inch model may look ridiculous—as every other large phone in the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This is the cockpit of the supersonic car that will reach 1000MPH

This awesomeness—captured by photographer Stefan Marjoram—is the cockpit of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, designed to set a new world land speed record of—at least!—1,000 miles per hour (1,609.34 km/h) in South Africa. Its pilot, Andy Green, explains how the instruments work in this video tour. An amazing machine. Can’t wait to see it in action…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Jason Momoa Reportedly Confirmed to Be Batman v. Superman‘s Aquaman

Hitfix has confirmed that Jason Momoa will play Aquaman in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. They’re also reporting that Zack Snyder’s already finished the character design so that filming can begin as soon as possible The rumor that Momoa would be in the project has been floating around for almost six months, with Aquaman…

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Extremely rare image of two B-2 bombers refueling at the same time

An extraordinary photo of two B-2 Spirit refueling simultaneously from two KC-135 Stratotankers. And if that’s not cool enough for you, here are two more cool photos of the world’s most advanced stealth bomber (that we know of.) One solo, one flying with two F-22 Raptor fighters over Guam. Top image was taken during Operation…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

No Extroverts on Mars, Please

A NASA-funded study has found that there might be serious drawbacks to having a bunch of extroverts on a long space missions. Finally, a win for the introverts. DePaul University professor Suzanne Bell and her researchers reviewed the research on teams in situations that are close to what an astronaut team might find on a…

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Insane slackliner crosses 660-meter gorge without safety, then jumps

25-year-old slackliner Spencer Seabrooke went to the North Gully of Stawamus Chief Mountain in Squamish, British Columbia, to do three things: Walk across on a slack line without safety harness (he did it on the third try), swing on a rope from the other side, and freak the hell out of all of us watching.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The Bumpy History of Early American Test Pilots

This Movie About the Grandfather of Debunkery Looks Amazing

This Monstrosity Was Pulled Out Of Someone’s Salivary Duct

Continuum‘s Main Time Travel Law Is The Law Of Unintended Consequences

The Evils of Microbeads, Facebook Sharing Browsing Data, And More

Whooping Cough Is Now a Full-Blown Epidemic in California

How to Turn Your Mobile Device into a Universal Translator

U.S. Government Investigates Recent Worker Deaths at Amazon Facilities

An Ocean On Pluto’s Moon? Scientists Will Keep An Eye Out For Cracks.

The First American Rocket Pilot

Three World Cup Stadiums That Are Actually Good For Brazil

Can You Figure Out This Parking Lot’s Numbering System?

This Iguana Comes Running Like A Dog When Its Owner Calls

In Pixeltrek, Explore the Enterprise in All Its Glory. And Its Toilets.

This Is the New Larger iPhone 6, Claims Reliable Source

This is the cockpit of the supersonic car that will reach 1000MPH

Jason Momoa Reportedly Confirmed to Be Batman v. Superman‘s Aquaman

Extremely rare image of two B-2 bombers refueling at the same time

No Extroverts on Mars, Please

Insane slackliner crosses 660-meter gorge without safety, then jumps

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