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Concorde's last flight: Is this the greatest aviation photograph of all time?
In 2003, Lewis Whyld took an instantly classic photograph of the Concorde on its last flight, soaring over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Miscellaneous | Stuff I Like
The Reason Why Ships Are Often Painted Red on the Bottom | Mental Floss
No matter the color of a vessel, the hull below the water line is often painted red. The reason has something to do with worms.
Miscellaneous | Stuff I Like
The Apollo 11 Landing Site: What's It Like Now? - The Atlantic
The American flag is bleached white. But some of the boot prints could remain undisturbed for tens of thousands of years.
Miscellaneous | Stuff I Like
The Art of Space Art
A history of the thriving subgenre of imagining what the surfaces of other planets look like.
Miscellaneous | Stuff I Like
10 Modern Board Games That Don't Suck!
If you’ve spent any time on Kickstarter perusing successful projects, you may have realized we are in a sort of board game renaissance. We’re not talking Trouble, Mouse Trap, or Life, these games c...
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Science | Science & Technology
Science & Technology | Science
What's up with this weird green rock on Mars? Perseverance rover is trying to find out.
NASA's Perseverance rover is studying a strange rock on Mars as it waits for its companion helicopter to attempt its first flight.
Science & Technology | Science
Listen to the first-ever recording of a NASA rover driving on Mars
NASA has released the first-ever recording of a rover driving across the surface of Mars, and it sounds unlike any vehicle you've heard before.
Science & Technology | Science
NASA Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000th day on Mars with stunning panorama of planet
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Science & Technology | Science
Drug Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline Within Days - Neuroscience News
Short-term exposure to an experimental drug reverses age-related memory decline and cognitive deficits in mice. The drug, ISRIB, has previously shown beneficial effects in treating memory loss associated with TBI and other neurological disorders.
Science & Technology | Science
Record-setting asteroid zoomed past Earth — missing by just 240 miles, NASA announces
An asteroid known as 2020 VT4 flew 240 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest to fly past Earth without hitting it, NASA said.
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Surfing/Skating/SUPing | Sports
Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing
This Is One of the Gnarliest Drop Ins You’ll Ever See | The Inertia
Who are we to judge? That’s not what this post is about. But this has to be one of the gnarliest drop ins you’ll ever see. And it was at Teahupo’o, one of the gnarliest waves in the world.
Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing
Inflatable Paddleboards Are Fun, With a Catch
Yes, they work. They're even affordable these days. But they kinda require a $150 accessory.
Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing
A Look Back At Some Of The Best Musical Moments In Skateboarding History | Pitchfork
With skateboarding soon to be an Olympic sport, let's have a look at the best combinations of music and skating ever committed to videotape.
Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing
The Worst Wipeouts Ever
Why not watch people getting pounded in the surf from the comfort of your chair, is that wrong? Contains ouchy to the max.
Sports | Surfing/Skating/SUPing
Four Pro Tips on How To Become A Better Surfer
Simple, valuable advice from four of the sport’s most elite coaches
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Guy Stuff | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff
How to Travel Around the World With Just a 20lb Backpack | The Art of Manliness
Editor's note: This is a guest post by David Danzeiser. I hung up the phone with the travel agent. I had just finished booking 45,000 miles worth of flig
Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff
Watch people surf the most dangerous wave in the world
You are right to fear the ocean.
Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff
How to: Make DIY Barrel Aged Cocktails At Home (No Barrel Required...)
The tradition of barrel or cask aging distilled spirits, wine, and beer goes back thousands of years. Letting the liquid mature within wood is what gives them their distinct flavors,...
Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff
What Is Cocktail Attire? (with pictures)
For men, cocktail attire means a casual suit or a nice button-down shirt and tie. Women's cocktail attire generally means...
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Humor | Humor
Humor | Humor
Brutally honest job titles that are more accurate than the official ones - Lost At E Minor: For creative people
This list is marvelous. If you have ever wondered what a Head of IT does (Director of Turning Things Off and Back On), or what a Receptionist does (Executi
Miscellanneous Stuff | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff
Radio Stations Abandoned Decades Ago Are Still Transmitting And No One Knows How
The strange sounds from these un-owned radio stations keep internet sleuths up at night. Are they actually used for espionage?
Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff
Four 2015 Energy Ideas 'Back to the Future' Got (Almost) Right
Hoverboards, flying cars, automatic fill-ups, and fuel from garbage—Back to the Future's energy ideas are close at hand.
Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff
Top 10 Wrongly Built or Misused Stadiums
It's no secret that World Cups and Olympic Games often leave stadiums where no one needs them, and with Brazil 2014 coming to a close, it's hard not to agree with what many Brazilian protesters have...
Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff
This Abandoned Wasteland Was Once America's Largest Mall
The life and death of the American mall is a familiar story by now. A few decades ago, these shrines to consumerism dotted suburbia, only to be denied relevance by a push back towards city centers. But few images express the scale of this trend as much as
Technology | Science & Technology
Science & Technology | Technology
Facebook’s AI separates speech in recordings of up to 5 people
Facebook researchers describe an AI system that can isolate speech from recordings of multiple speakers on a single microphone.
Science & Technology | Technology
Here's how developers think Apple will handle Mac's switch from Intel to ARM
Apple’s holding its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday, and it’s all virtual this time because of the coronavirus pandemic. Another thing that’s different this time is that everyone’s talking about one thing that’s more important than new iOS
Science & Technology | Technology
Robots deployed at Texas hotel to zap pathogens amid coronavirus outbreak
As the number of COVID-19 cases climbs, a robot designed as a powerful way to clean hospital rooms is being sent into hotel rooms.
Science & Technology | Technology
Here's How the iPhone 11 Pro Stacks Up Against the 4 Best Android Flagship Smartphones | Inc.
A comparison of which smartphone is best, and which you should choose.
Science & Technology | Technology
The Laser Weapon Is Really, Really Finally Here
Rejoice if you look towards the dystopia of the Star Wars universe, for laser weapons have finally, at long last, arrived. The laser, a weapon system perpetually “ten or fifteen years away” from operational use, is off the development treadmill and en
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News | News
News | News
U.S. olympic athletes respond to fierce criticism after it is revealed that they are unvaccinated: 'It's one hundred percent a personal choice'
After it was revealed that a number of U.S. olympic athletes were competing at the games without being vaccinated, they faced fierce criticism online, which led several of them to fire back in defense of their choice not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. T
News | News
'Watching the Watchmen': The FBI’s Hidden Role in MI Gov Kidnapping Plot
An investigation by BuzzFeed News found the FBI informants who halted the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer planned meetings and purchased explosives for participants, giving extremists unsubstantiated evidence that the government “targeted” p
News | News
MyPillow Products Will No Longer Be Sold by These Companies
Calls to boycott the company have grown in recent days after CEO Mike Lindell continued to push baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump.
News | News
Gary Sinise releases video honoring oldest US vet for 111th birthday: WW2 vet Lawrence Brooks
On Sunday, actor and veterans advocate Gary Sinise honored Lawrence Brooks, a U.S. Army veteran who last month turned 111-years-old. Brooks, an African American, is America's oldest living military veteran.
Brooks' September birthday was initially celebra
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History | History
History | History
5 Things You Didn't Know About Alan Shepard
Nov. 18 is Alan Shepard's birthday. HowStuffWorks Now shares some little-known facts about the first American in space.
History | History
10 Huge Misconceptions About Famous Medieval Figures
Renaissance thinkers didn’t heap much praise on the Middle Ages, but the period is full of inspiring figures who performed …
Finance | Business & Finance
Business & Finance | Finance
Learn To Invest Like A Casino Rather Than A Gambler
At its essence, a stock’s price is the price at which a buyer and a seller agree to transact, because the buyer believes a company will do better than everyone else’s current expectations and the seller thinks it will do worse.
Entertainment | Entertainment
Entertainment | Entertainment
Things that 'Blade Runner' got right and wrong about 2019
The seminal sci-fi movie "Blade Runner" is set in November 2019. Here's everything the movie got right, and got wrong, about life today.
Entertainment | Entertainment
When The Day After Terrorized 100 Million Viewers With a Vision of Nuclear War | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Sports | Sports
Sports | Sports
Breaking down Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson’s play of a lifetime
In this week's Football Morning in America column, Peter King takes a deep dive into Michael Dickson's wild double-punt in the Week 5 Rams-Seahawks game.
Sports | Sports
Yankees turn a triple play you've never seen before
The Yankees turned their second triple play of the season, and you have to see just how odd it was.
Sports | Sports
The NFC East Is Officially a Masterclass in Football Ineptitude - The Ringer
Dak Prescott’s pursuit of the passing record at least made the Cowboys interesting. Prescott’s injury means Dallas is finished—as is any reason to watch any of these teams again.
Sports | Sports
B/R Staff Roundtable: Predicting Lakers vs. Heat Winner and NBA Finals MVP | Bleacher Report
Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic put the NBA 's regular season and postseason in jeopardy, we've finally made it to the 2020 NBA Finals ...
Sports | Sports
Will Empty Bleachers Change the Psychology of Sports? | WIRED
When German and US soccer kick off this summer, there will be no crowds. That might squelch the home-field advantage—and the emotion that drives players.
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Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
Side effects include ... a potential treatment for baldness - CNN
A drug originally developed to treat osteoporosis may soon be used to reverse hair loss, new research finds.
Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals
Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals
Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong
Bald eagles look awesome. Heck, all eagles look awesome. It’s why they’re a good national symbol—they seem so fearsome and regal. But despite their image being absolutely freakin’ everywhere, the average American probably doesn’t know a whole lo
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Disappear from the internet forever: 6 things you have to do
Getting off the grid isn't as easy as it should be, but we'll show you where to start.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life
Deep Nostalgia can take photos from any camera and create a life-like animation. The AI program uses pre-recorded driver videos of facial movements and applies the one that works best for the still photo in question, so you can take photos of deceased lov
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
The race to building a fully functional quantum stack | TechCrunch
As we approach the age of quantum computing, it is no longer a question of ‘if,’ but rather one of ‘when’ this technology finally matures and ‘who’ will lead this emerging industry.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit fails to launch rocket to space during first test flight - The Verge
Small satellite launcher, Virgin Orbit, plans to conduct the first test launch of its LauncherOne rocket on Sunday, May 24th. Unlike other rockets, LauncherOne is designed to take off from underneath the wing of a giant 747 airplane called Cosmic Girl.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
The Hypersonic SR-72 Is Coming: A Mach 6 Monster? | The National Interest
It could be a game-changer.
