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Wobbling Tongs That Never Topple Will Keep Your Counters Clean

Countertops are designed to get messy, but you can save yourself that extra bit of cleanup with a pair of self-standing Swing Tongs that won’t leave food and schmutz behind. Like the Playskool Weeble toys of yesteryear, a weighted curved bottom ensures the business end of these tongs always stays up in the air, no…

Do You Ever Take Time Off From Facebook?

A new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests that 61 percent of Facebook users voluntarily take breaks from using the site, for weeks at a time. Does that ring true for you? The users that were interviewed admitted that they step away from Facebook for a handful of reasons: Lack of time to dedicate…

You’ll Soon Be Able To Roll Up Your Home Stereo Like a Newspaper

Looking to expand its expertise outside imaging products, Fujifilm researchers have developed what’s called an electroacoustic film—which is basically a fancy way of saying an ultra-flat speaker that’s flexible enough to roll up and stash in your jacket pocket. The film is made from a precise mixture of polymers and ceramics, and is actually able…

The USPS has a new plan to stop Saturday mail delivery. All accounts indicate email will still go through just fine.

BlackBerry’s Q10 QWERTY Hero Won’t Be in the US Until May—At the Earliest

The phone that could unexpectedly become BlackBerry’s saviour, the Q10, won’t hit US shores until May—at the earliest—according to CEO Thorsten Heins. Speaking to AP, Heins explained that the new keyboard-equipped phone will end up shipping in the US eight to ten weeks after its touchscreen sibling, the Z10. Currently, the Z10 is due to…

Can the FCC Create Public Super Wi-Fi Networks?

The Washington Post boldly led a front-page story last weekend with the claim: “The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.” Let’s get one thing straight:…

Diet Mixers Get You Drunk Faster

You might think that if you’re mixing a cocktail it’s only the liquor you should worry about. But new research suggests that the type of mixer you use also plays a role in how the booze affects your body. A new study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research shows that drinking diet soda with…

The World’s Newest, Longest Prime Number Is Over 17 Million Digits Long

The world’s largest prime number just got much, much bigger. Say hello to 257,885,161-1, a prime number that is over 17 million characters long when written out in full—enough to fill 13,000 pages of A4 paper. According to New Scientist, it breaks a four-year dry spell which saw no new prime numbers being found. It…

The Day IBM Let Married Women Work

It seems utterly and incredibly sexist these days, but 60 years ago many companies required female employees to resign when they married. This internal memo marks the day that IBM decided that was a stupid idea. Dated January 10th 1951, the message describes a “temporary modification” on IBM’s personnel policy—one that finally allowed its female…

This Sofa Brings the Campsite Indoors

At this time of year, camping sucks. But if designer Stephanie Hornig had here way we’d all be snuggled up in sleeping bags every night—with the help of her wonderful campsite-inspired furniture. Hornig’s final-year project at the University of the Arts in Berlin let her explore the idea of bringing a life in the great…

Rupert Murdoch Admits the WSJ Is Still Being Hacked

If you thought the Wall Street Journal only announced that it had been infiltrated by Chinese hackers once the debacle was over—think again. Rupert Murdoch has tweeted that the newspaper is still coming under sustained attack. While Murdoch doesn’t offer any substantive evidence, it’s clear that this is no small problem: we know that the…

Oh Hell Yeah, You Can Buy Weapon Shaped Pillows for Your Next Pillow Fight Now

It’s been over a year since we’ve seen these excellent weapon shaped pillows and if you’ve spent that year in pillow fight detente with your bed partner, we totally understand. But no more. It’s about to get on and fluffing feathery. You can buy the weapon shaped pillows now. Originally designed by Bryan Ku, the…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Bird Shit

Caleb Wood was walking through Yoyogi Park in Japan recently and noticed that the heaps of excrement from a local murder of crows that coated the walkway (btw, ew) also created a poopy Rorschach Test. So he did what, really, any of us would have done: he whipped out his camera, snapped some crow crap…

The Smallest Car in the World Is Painfully Tiny but Ridiculously Cute

On the BBC show Top Gear, host Jeremy Clarkson showed off a car so damn tiny that it hurts to ride it. Or well, it looks pretty painful at least. Called the P45, the car is more like a go kart than a real car but it’s cute in a ridiculous way. The helmet serves…

Superhero Noir Captures the Bleakness of Do-Gooding

The life of a superhero is a solitary one, no matter how fantastic the four. The powers that make heroes unique and special are the same that isolate and distance them from the rest of society. Marko Manov delves into this dichotomy in his fan art series “Superhero Noir” by mixing modern-day mythologies with a…

The Federal Reserve Said It Was Hacked

The Federal Reserve said that one of its internal websites had been hacked today. It’s unclear who did the hacking but the Feds say that the hackers were not able to do any serious damage. Reuters says that, “no critical functions of the central bank were affected by the intrusion.” The internal website that the…

This Hilarious Song Pretty Much Explains the Internet and Memes

If you’re looking for an Internet anthem, here it is: a Journey – Faithfully parody that soulfully expresses it love for its favorite Internet memes. It’s pretty much what we all do on the Internet every day, in song. Which means looking at picture of animals, watching silly videos, GIF crawlin’ and guffawing to Impact…

Melodysheep: The WTF Singalong (EXPLICIT)

John D. Boswell—aka Melodysheep—is the creator of famous auto-tuned hits like Evolution Is the Greatest Show On Earth, Mars Is a World of Wonders and the classic A Glorious Dawn, featuring Carl Sagan. He also made Mister Rogers remixed and Happy Little Clouds with Bob Ross, which is my favorite of them all. Or was.…

WebMD Allergy: Assuage Your Seasonal Suffering

Bless you in advance, because allergy season is almost upon us. Prepare for the sniffles with WebMD’s Allergy app. What does it do? Gives you allergy forecasts including details like the pollen or mold count, so you know when you might want to pop a Zyrtec. It also provides info on other ways to deal…

Not Even a Samurai’s Wraith Can Fell This Beautiful Wooden Chair

Believe it or not this simple wooden seat isn’t a rare Japanese antique from a pre-industrial time when samurai roamed the country causing mischief with their legendary swords. Nope, it’s a modern piece by Seo Young Moon designed to look like it’s been chopped down at the knees, only to remain standing as its defiant…