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Just Listen

"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what.

By: Bubba | Jun 15th, 2013 (10:54 PM) | Thanks: FakeWorest

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Happy Birthday

At long last, a lawsuit attempting to bring "Happy Birthday" into the public domain.

By: SpunOne | Jun 14th, 2013 (7:10 PM)

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Joshua Katz, a Ph. D student in statistics at North Carolina State University, just published a group of awesome visualizations of Professor Bert Voux's linguistic survey, that looked at how Americans pronounce words.

By: Bubba | Jun 5th, 2013 (4:55 PM)

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A to B

Designer Ruben van der Vleuten was curious about the shipping process, so he did what anyone would do. He installed a camera in a cardboard box and shipped it to himself. A time-lapse video of the package's journey.

By: Bubba | Jun 4th, 2013 (11:29 AM) | Thanks: arothman

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Monophone

Who among you haven’t wondered how many dried tears it would take to fill a salt shaker or how long it would take to sip an Olympic-sized pool through a straw? Doubtless, you’re similarly inclined to have contemplated the size of the screen that could be made if the displays were ripped out of every iPhone ever sold and combined into a single colossus.

By: SpunOne | May 31st, 2013 (4:50 PM)

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Ready in a Jif!

The inventor of the .gif format accepts a lifetime achievement award and clears up a long standing mystery.

By: Bubba | May 26th, 2013 (1:03 PM) | Thanks: Hoss

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Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Map

Google Crisis Response has posted updated overhead imagery of the parts of Oklahoma hit by the recent EF-5 tornado.

By: SpunOne | May 23rd, 2013 (9:51 AM) | Thanks: Mr_Wiggly

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The Truth Hurts

Scientifically Accurate Spiderman (A.K.A - Childhood Lost)

(May be NSFW.)

By: Bubba | May 7th, 2013 (2:02 PM) | Thanks: Boy Of Fish

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For the Swarm

An excellent longread about the science of swarms, with lots of great infographics about locusts, starlings, and humans.

Maybe it will shed some insight into the slorum dogpiling that happens...

By: Bubba | Apr 24th, 2013 (12:23 PM) | Thanks: have patience

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Oh Ship

Yes, it's an ad for Kmart, but it's a good one.

By: Bubba | Apr 13th, 2013 (6:42 PM) | Thanks: noneater

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WasTED Youth

At age 17, Nikhil Goyal is the author of "One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student's Assessment of School" to be published in September 2012 by Alternative Education Resource Organization. Been a while since we checked out a TED Talk, but this one is worth it.

By: Bubba | Apr 11th, 2013 (9:35 AM) | Thanks: herbboy

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The God Debate

Eminent but by no means unimpeachable but still pretty awesome literary theorist Terry Eagleton on the contemporary God debate.

This really is the best- constructed and delivered criticism on the foundational assumptions of "movement atheism" that I've seen in a while.

By: Bubba | Apr 8th, 2013 (2:17 PM) | Thanks: rabbiwanna

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An Inside Job

An examination of some questionable events and circumstances leading up to the destruction of the Death Star, through the eyes of an amateur investigative journalist within the Star Wars galaxy. The focus is mainly on the connections between the people who created and operated the Death Star and those responsible for destroying it.

By: Bubba | Apr 7th, 2013 (4:52 PM) | Thanks: JT Wood

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Il Était Une Fois

For those teaching their kids an additional language (or learning another one themselves), here's a site with children's books, in various languages.

By: Bubba | Apr 2nd, 2013 (10:18 PM) | Thanks: rabbiwanna

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MapFest

Here are 38 maps you never knew you needed. Some are quite fascinating.

By: Bubba | Mar 20th, 2013 (2:22 PM)

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Wouldn't You Like to Make a Pepper, Too?

Today I reveal yet another top secret beverage recipe, this time Dr Pepper! I have been trying to recreate the famous drink for almost a month now, and this morning I finally hit the correct formula. This homemade Dr Pepper tastes exactly the same as the original you buy from the shops

By: Bubba | Mar 14th, 2013 (10:50 PM) | Thanks: OberonFox

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After Ever After

If you've ever wondered why Disney's tales all end in lies, here's what happened after all their dreams came true.

By: Bubba | Mar 14th, 2013 (10:41 PM) | Thanks: OberonFox

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Gutted

In the late '40s, the White House was in a condemnable state. To save it, everything had to go - and these are the pics.

By: Bubba | Mar 10th, 2013 (11:01 AM) | Thanks: JT Wood

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Junk Food Mafia

On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies.

By: Bubba | Feb 22nd, 2013 (12:35 PM) | Thanks: S T F U

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HIPSTER

Saw this before it got so popular, but the doctors may finally be on to something here.

By: Bubba | Feb 21st, 2013 (11:20 AM) | Thanks: S T F U

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Recocking

So, the bachelorette party is over, I'm sure you're thinking, "What am I going to do with this penis pan?" Well, I'll show you!

By: Bubba | Feb 18th, 2013 (4:55 PM) | Thanks: JT Wood

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Harlem Shake Explained

YouTube is bursting at the seams with these videos.

That's how artists do… I think the production is phenomenal. If I was the spry young man I was many years ago back in my rapping days, I'd definitely be at the club trying grind up on numerous lady folk to his song while spilling Maker's Mark and ginger ale on their shoulders. But I'm a Buddhist now.

By: SpunOne | Feb 15th, 2013 (2:16 PM)

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Get Real

An actual nerd from the Portland Nerd Council steps forward to speak out against the rise of the glasses-wearing, video game-playing, comic book-reading hipster nerds.