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How a Fridge Full of Beer That Only Unlocks for Canadians Gets Made

As part of a recent ad campaign, Canadian beer company Molson Candian took a fridge full of its special adult beverage all around Europe to share with the thirsty masses. But there was a catch—the only way to unlock the boozy treasure was by scanning a Canadian passport. And though you may have already seen…

Watch the Muhammad Ali of BattleBots Destroy Everything in Its Path

There are “battle bots” and then there are “utter, one-sided destruction bots.” The two-wheeled harbinger of destruction called Last Rites fits in that second category. Powered by an over-volted golf cart motor and wielding a spinning hammer-blade of doom, it’s really a force to behold. And the folks over at Distort caught it up close…

China’s Shenzhou-10 Crew Has Returned to Earth

China successfully completed its longest human space mission as the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and its crew of two men and one woman returned safely to Earth. The return capsule landed via parachute at 8:07 am local time (0007 UTC) Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 on the grasslands of north China’s Inner Mongolia region. The 15-day “Divine Vessel”…

The FDA Has Shuttered 1,677 Illegal Prescription Drugs Websites

We’ve all seen those pop-up ads peddling discount prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies. Ohhhh! Cheap Xanax! They always seem a little dubious, but as of this week, you’re probably going to see fewer of them. In partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, the FDA has just shut down 1,677 illegal online pharmacies, and…

How to move a 17-ton particle physics experiment 3,200 miles

The sign on that truck is stating the blazingly obvious as it pulls the 50-foot long Muon g-2 electromagnet along its convoluted journey from Long Island to Chicago. Once installed at Fermilab, the device will help scientists measure the internal magnetic workings of the mysterious muon particle. Muons are subatomic particles that have a ridiculously…

14 Gorgeous Wedding Venues in States Where Gay Marriage Is Legal

Yesterday, we celebrated after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. But you know what a victory for marriage equality means? More weddings. And more places to celebrate them. Here are 12 beautiful chapels, gardens, and barns—one for each state where marriage is for all. Asbury Delaware Church, Buffalo, New York This…

Could Vin Diesel be starring in a Marvel movie?

The Wolverine has a new banner, Edgar Wright shoots down an Ant-Man rumor, and something is going on with Vin Diesel and Marvel. Plus find out what would happen in This Is The End 2. Is a Knight Rider film really happening? And one contender to play the Twelfth Doctor explains how he’d play the…

Reusable e-Ink Luggage Tags Improve the Chances Of Your Bag Arriving

Outside of the fear of flying, the most anxious part of traveling around the world is hoping your bags get to the same destination as you do. The paper tags in use today work, but if they get accidentally torn off your luggage, who knows where it might end up. So starting next month, British…

Apple isn’t allowed to add the Galaxy S4 to its ongoing Samsung patent lawsuit… because, apparently, there’s just not enough time. There’s a lesson to learnt there, we suspect.

Apple Patents Slimline Combined SD and USB Slot

Apple’s been imagining the things of the future again, with a newly-discovered patent showing it has plans to combine USB and SD card slots to save yet more space on the Macs of tomorrow. In fact, although the patent shows Apple combining USB and SD card connectivity in one and the same hole, the explanatory…

Scientists Sequence the Oldest Ever Genome–of a 700,000-Year-Old Horse

Scientists have managed to sequence the genome of a 700,000-year-old horse—in the process generating the oldest complete DNA sequence yet. A team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, worked with a horse bone found in the permafrost of north-west Canada all the way back in 2003 to achieve the result. Previously, the oldest…

Digg has updated its iOS app to incorporate its experimental new Reader—and it’ll directly import your feeds from Google Reader, too. Go get it.

Can You Use a Refrigerator as a Faraday Cage?

Earlier this week a New York Times article claimed that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden asked a group of lawyers visiting him to put their cell phones in the refrigerator—the idea being that it would act as a Faraday cage. But does it actually work? This video, by MAKE‘s Michael Colombo, suggests it might not be…

WSJ: Apple’s Radio Terms Are (Slightly) More Generous Than Pandora’s

Apple’s new Radio service is now official and Pandora is coming under fire for being tight-fisted. Interesting, then, to hear of figures dug out by the Wall Street Journal which suggest that Apple is being every-so-slightly more generous with its deal. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-radio-apples-pandora-service-is-finally-here-512264218 According to the Journal, Apple will pay 0.13 cents and 15 percent of…

This Beautiful Map Is Made Up of Microscopic Cells

This map may look like a fairly reasonable representation of the world—but that’s all the more impressive when you realise it’s actually made up of microscopic cells from parts of the body that cause problems for people who live in each country. Accordingly, North America is built from fat cells because of obesity, while Europe…

Drug Enforcement Agency Seizes First Bitcoins From Silk Road Dealer

The Drug Enforcement Agency has seized 11.02 Bitcoins—about $800—from a drug dealer in South Carolina who had been using Silk Road. It’s the first (known) time the government has taken control of the virtual currency like it were property or real-world cash. Discovered in a government press release spotted by Bitcoin bloggers, the news relates…

Aaron Swartz has been posthumously inducted into the Internet Society’s Hall Of Fame this year. You can read a full list of new members here.

Why Private Space Programs May Be a Bad Idea in the (Very) Long Run

SpaceX makes low-cost rockets to ferry cargo and astronauts into orbit and even Mars. That’s great. But if state space programs die in favor of space corporations, we will be in trouble in the long run. Instead of the peaceful Star Trek’s Starfleet Command, the profit-seeking corporations from Alien will rule space.

How 26 Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names

You drink martinis and manhattans and mint juleps and pina coladas and tom collins and hell, so much more. Have you ever stepped back and wonder how these cocktails were named? Mental Floss’ resident genius John Green shares the origin stories of 26 different cocktails so you can learn some. Warning: he’s really good at…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: No F****** Around In Room 427

This hilarious short film by Danny Sangra illustrates why censorship, even in earnest, is a load of bullsh*t.