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Is the testicle-eating fish taking over the world?

I hate pacus. Look at those bastards’ teeth. They look like they have been retrofitted with four lines of human teeth, all ready to bite the testicles of any men swimming naked in a lake or river. Nobody is safe, my friends: The pacu was a native of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, but now…

The mutant peacock that baffled London has made it home

Why did the white mutant peacock cross the road? This question was a source of great discussion and consternation in the Ilford area of Greater London, where a mutant white peacock was wandering across the street near the Newbury Park station. The mutant — who appears to be an albino, but is actually a cross…

Mythic monsters take back the planet in This Week’s Comics!

You might think you’ve had a bad day, but Prosper Monday is having a bad life. Something called the blight has nearly killed off the human race, and monsters of myth and creature of legend stalk the Earth in Vertigo’s new fantasy series Hinterkind. Plus, Spider-Man has 99 problems (and a bitch may or may…

How did crows develop a social safety net?

A lot of crows come to my backyard looking for peanuts, but this group of five was different. They were scrappy, with tattered white bits of down sticking out from between their black feathers. One of them made a cry more like a bleat than your typical caw caw! And then I discovered them doing…

Once Upon A Time is back, and serving up hot lunacy in Neverland

The premiere of Once Upon A Time made a big splash in the new world of Neverland. And it also did a lot of really stupid crap that makes no sense. Oh well — let’s watch the daughter of fairy-tale characters do pull-ups! First up, many apologies for being late on this. I fell into…

C2C: Delta

That time human history was benevolently reset by a higher consciousness. C2C is a French quartet of master-class turntablists and kind of a big deal. They won the DMC World Competition four times in a row (2003-2006) without breaking a sweat, they blew through the 2013 French Grammy’s winning “Best New Artist”, “Best Music Video”,…

This bizarro 3D-printed toothbrush can clean your teeth in 6 seconds

Life just suddenly got all that more convenient. Introducing Blizzident, a $300 toothbrush that’s specifically tailored to your own teeth. Just stick it in your mouth and let the bristles do the rest. Blizzident utilizes two intersecting technologies: 3D scanning and 3D printing. After having your dentist take an impression of your teeth, you send…

This Is The End gag reel is actually a lot like the movie itself

This is The End, the movie in which James Franco and Seth Rogen and their friends play themselves after the apocalypse, is one of the most ridiculous things we’ve ever seen. And so is the movie’s blooper reel. Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog

This Automated Drive-In Market Was Pretty Retro, Even For 1956

This fully automated drive-in food market held the promise of a leisurely, push-button future. But even people of the 1950s probably recognized it as a sleek re-imagining of a surprisingly retro idea. The drive-in market of the 1920s revolutionized how a lot of Americans shopped for food. For better and worse, the world was fast…

This Power Bar Politely Steps Aside So It Doesn’t Block Other Outlets

What’s the point of using a compact travel power bar that gives you extra outlets when it ends up using and blocking the pair already on a wall? With Quirky’s new Contort Power supply that’s no longer an issue, since its short plug is angled 45 degrees so the extra outlet and USB ports don’t…

Russia’s confused homophobes

The origins of this anti-gay propaganda film are unclear. The video is so gross — a mashup of Hitlerite hate-mongering and American attack ads — that it could be a spoof. But assuming its authenticity, here’s what’s so shocking: the utter lack of self-awareness. Take just three refrains from the subtitles: that gays die early;…

The Best and Worst Things 4Chan Gave the World

Incredible as it may seem, today 4chan turns a full 10 years old—hello tween years! But 4chan is, let’s say, advanced for its age. And the precursor to pretty much the entire internet as you know it has given us a whole lot to think about over the years. Some of it was fun! Some…

A Massive Map of Beer For Obsessive Brew Snobs

There comes a time in life when the cheap, watery beer ubiquitous at youthful keg parties and in not-quite-legally-sourced 24-packs just isn’t good enough anymore, when Natty Ice and Keystone Light are upgraded to… absolutely anything but Natty Ice and Keystone Light. For those who have developed a more refined taste for beer, the can’t-stop-won’t-stop…

This lake will kill you and turn you into a statue

If you go to Tanzania, don’t bathe in Lake Natron or you will end up like these animals: petrified for all eternity thanks to the water’s extreme alkalinity. The animals get confused by the lake’s reflectivity and stay there until they turn into statues. https://gizmodo.com/any-animal-that-touches-this-lethal-lake-turns-to-stone-1436606506

Comment of the Day: Cat Seismology Edition

In today’s comments we watched NASA’s website go (temporarily?) dark, talked about the off-screen deaths of our favorite characters, and learned the theory behind your pet’s curious pre-earthquake behavior. USGS geophysicist John Bellini joined us today for a Q&A on the inner life and effects of earthquakes, and shared with us this tidbit on why…

Naked mole rats are even freakier than we thought

Naked mole rats are the superheroes of the animal kingdom. They live nine times longer than other rodents and they’re essentially immune to cancer. And now scientists think their extreme longevity can be attributed to their exceptionally strange ribosomes. https://gizmodo.com/9-animals-that-would-make-great-superheroes-773868690 https://gizmodo.com/scientists-have-figured-out-why-naked-mole-rats-don-t-g-516957485 Ribosomes are large and complex molecular machines that are found inside all living cells.…

Robot Separatists: The Best Stories About A.I.s Leaving Humanity Behind

When we finally create artificial intelligences and supersmart robots, everybody expects the very next thing they’ll try and do is wipe out humanity. Right? Maybe not. Some artificial creations just want to be left alone, to do their own thing. Here’s our semi-complete list of stories about robot separatists. Top image: Mass Effect. Note: These…

Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone

There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film. Photographed by Nick Brandt in his new book, Across…

Do you like insects? Of course you like insects. Well today’s your lucky day. Gwen Pearson aka “Bug Girl” aka the professional bug dork who revealed that an anatomically correct Spider-Man would not sling webbing from his wrists, but semen, has launched a new blog over at Wired! It’s called Charismatic Minifauna and it looks…

Natalie Portman and Marvel team up to get girls into science careers

Natalie Portman and Marvel are joining together in hopes of inspiring an entire generation of Jane Fosters. The Ultimate Mentor Adventure is a program/contest that wants to connect girls 14 and up to meet, work with and learn from the most successful women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Obviously, it’s inspired by Portman’s…