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Peter Parker Has Balls: Comparing Trailers Reveals Spider-Man’s New Backbone
Two movies, ten years apart, one friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Both were preceded by teasers which didn’t quite hit as intended. Sam Raimi’s independent mini-story containing all original footage that wouldn’t be seen in the film was...
And Now: Shark Eats Shark
“While wobbegongs eating sharks has been recorded before from stomach contents, this is the first time it has been photographed in action.” [NewScientist]
Why Newly Tapped Prehistoric Lake is Key to Understanding Jupiter’s Moon
Lake Vostock, a body of water concealed under 2.2 miles of ice in Antarctica has been contacted by Russian researchers who began drilling for it more than two decades ago. The subglacial lake has not been touched in over 20 million years....
Authorities Detain Man Claiming to be Resurrected Folk Singer as Fans Flock
He spent his time with zombies. That’s the excuse for a man claiming to be Zulu folk singer Mgqumeni, who died and was buried in 2009 on why he hasn’t be around. The would-be Mgqumeni says he’d spent the intervening years amongst the...
Google Ocean “Conveniently” Removes Atlantis Maps
Many noticed an irregularity in the maps of Google Ocean. What looked to be a massive sunken land mass with a city-like grid. Of course, the words massive sunken land mass with a city-like grid cannot be uttered around anyone with half a...
No Heart, No Pulse, No Problem: Surgeons Save Dying Man By Replacing Heart With Turbine
In this remarkable video, we see two Texas heart surgeons who replace a dying man’s failing heart with a turbine. This does a few remarkable things. 1) Saves the dude’s life 2) Removes his pulse, since the turbine creates a continuous flow...
Venom Eats Leaves: We Are Caterpillar
Legend has it that this caterpillar used to be a journalist, a good one too. If it weren’t for that one story about the Sin Eater he could have been Bob Woodward. But no, he was fed some bad information and revealed to be a fraud by...
Man Accidentally Kidnapped On Illegal Antarctic Voyage
I don’t even know where to begin with this one, so lets just start with the opening paragraph: “A New Zealand repair man is on his way to Antarctica after a renegade Norwegian yachtsman set sail unaware he was still on board.” Apparently,...
We Found Tatooine!
There is no reason all newly discovered planets shouldn’t immediately be given science fiction inspired names. None at all. It would be easier for scientists to remember and reference, capture the imagination of those that find this kind...
Skunk Ape vs. Ape Kingdom in Florida Everglades
The picture you see at right is some kind of ape. It was seen running loose through the Florida Everglades in 2006 and successfully evaded capture. Distribution of the pics inspired some to anoint them as photographic evidence of Florida’s...
Want to Make Color Changing Cereal? Better Avoid These Patents
Who doesn’t love a color changing cereal? It’s dumped into the bowl one color and boom, before you know it, your milk has changed your breakfast into a completely different hue. But it’s your milk itself that tells the tale true, as it is...
That’s No Moon: Is this Video Proof of an A-Wing?
A West Virginia Man caught this slowly moving aircraft above him. At first thinking it to be a refueling craft he realized as it got closer it was something different. It’s hard to get a great screen grab of it, but check out the video...
Animatronic Dinosaurs Roam Australian Museum
If you don’t scare the children how will they learn? [Yahoo! News]
Yes, I Built A Cardboard TARDIS
The following is written by Andrew Mayne, it is republished with permission from his blog at AndrewMayne.com/books I grew up in the Pacific Northwest on the edge of a forest. After school meant going home, climbing the fence and trekking...
And Now, the Complete Self-Destruction of a Washing Machine in 2:54
It looks like a few stray pieces of trash, the absence of any safety features and 2:54 is all it takes to completely destroy this washing machine. [Live Leak]
Unexplained Object Discovered At Bottom of Baltic Sea
Shipwreck hunters have located an unusual object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and will be heading out in May to find out what it really is. Sonar readings show that the mysterious object is about 60 meters across, or, about the size of...
Why You Should Be a Fan of Newt Gingrich’s Moon Colony [Opinion]
Newt Gingrich is a lot of things. A LOT of them. But no one will ever say that he’s a man afraid to dream big. Much hay has been made about his recent comments on Florida’s Space Coast that, as president, he’d actively build a space colony...
Superpower? Chinese Boy’s “Cat Eyes” Glow in the Dark, Work in Pitch Black
His name is Nong Youhui. His eyes are blue while his family all were born with brown eyes. He squints when the sun is out but can see clearly in darkness so thick you cannot see the person in front of you. He has “Cat’s Eyes” and has...
Mexican Police Engage in UFO Chase
A streaking object in the night sky led to panic in the Mexican region of Mexicali. Police were mobilized yet unable to apprehend the Unidentified Flying Object flashing with blue and white lights whizzing through the evening air. It was...
Use the Cello, Luke: Duel of the Fates Creates Insane Star Wars Theme Performance
Can’t describe. Just watch. OMG.