Top 50 Web Sites in the World, What Are They?
The Internet is a somewhat self-aware entity. If you ask the right questions in the right places, you can learn much. Did you know most...
Wait … Did C3PO Always Have Silver Leg?
In the original Star Wars did C3-PO have a silver leg? He did now. Excuse the swearing-in this video, but it pretty much captures the...
Original Batmobile sold for $4.2m at US auction
The Batmobile used by actor Adam West in the original TV series of Batman has sold for $4.2m (£2.6m) at a US auction. The car...
Is Michael Jackson Really Dead?
Recent appearances of Michael Jackson have prompted rumours by many fans that Michael Jackson has employed a “look-alike” body double to carry the burden of...
Chicago Man Built a Batmobile
Chicago Man Built a Batmobile. Due to copyrights he can’t call the 5,000 pound 22 ft big black car with a Boeing jet engine a...
The Great American Right to Complain
For 30+ years as a news hound and reporter of weird stuff, I have believed it is the duty of Americans to speak up truthfully...
Spice Girls Van Converted to AirBnB
Looking for a fun unusual get away vacation? If you’ve ever enjoyed music by the Spice Girls, you might like this: the hit band’s tour...
R.I.P. Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca Actor
On April 30, 2019 Peter Mayhew passed away at 74 years old. The seven foot three inch actor most famously played Chewbacca, a two hundred...
Mastadon: A Decentralized Social Network, Twitter Alternative
Today I’m learning about Mastodon.social. What is it? Mastodon is a new social media frontier, a decentralized, open source social network of the future: “No...
Yanny or Laurel Auditory Illusion, Probably Not an Audio Injection Hack
Here’s an angle on the Yanny vs Laurel auditory illusion debate you may not have considered: this storm of contention could be created with a...
Thanos vs Obadiah Stane
I recently saw the infinity wars movie (enjoyed it!) but couldn’t help wondering through the whole movie if the actor who played Thanos was the...
Did Homer Simpson Solve Fermat’s Last Theorem?
In an episode of The Simpson’s called The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Homer appears to write a valid solution to defeat Fermat’s Last Theorem on...
Bidder buys $1.5 million space date with Leonardo DiCaprio
How much would you pay to get locked in a spaceship with DiCaprio? At an auction to benefit AIDS research, a man buys three days...
Practice makes perfect? Not so much
Jason Mraz, world famous performer with “perfect pitch”. Turns out, that old “practice makes perfect” adage may be overblown. New research led by Michigan...
Carrie Fisher to return as Leia in new Star Wars film
Carrie Fisher to return as Leia in new Star Wars films … The actress says she’ll reprise the galactic role that made her famous …...