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Woman Wakes Up In Alternate Reality, Ours
Every decision you make has consequences. Every step, every meal, every conversation, every kiss and every breath means you didn’t do something else. And that’s just you. Everyone around is doing the same thing, creating a lottery ball...
Boo: SpaceX Delays February Launch
The first private craft set to dock with the International Space Station will have to wait a little longer. An unmanned capsule to be launched by WeirdThings’ favorite SpaceX will not happen on February 7th as initially planned. The delay...
100 Years Ago Today: The Worst Adventure Ever Hit Rock Bottom
A trip to the South Pole is not easy. Specifically not in 1912 when British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his intrepid crew are trying to become the first explorers to make it there. Only after an arduous two and half month slog...
Is This the Sound of the Earth Dying?
Strange sounds are happening all over the world. One part airplane flyover, two parts Inception BAHHH! with a dash of wind wooosh for good measure. The clip above is from Budapest, Hungary last week. There are clips from all over the world...
Mineral Found Only on Moon, Found on Earth
When astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin and Michael Collins completed the first moonwalk, they brought back three minerals that were initially thought to be specific to the lunar surface. Two of them were later found here on...
Strange Comet: Want to Watch a Failed Russian Probe Burn?
If you listened to the most recent podcast, Andrew discussed the Phobos Grunt. It was supposed to be a probe that landed on the Martian moon of Phobos and sent us back soil samples, due to arrive in 2014. Instead, it’s going to be a REALLY...
Who is the Lady Driving the 2,000 MPH Car?
Which woman will be the first to hold a major land speed record when she pilots a car that has a top speed of 2,000 miles per hour named Sonic Wind? That’s what Waldo Stakes wants to find out. He’s the one building the speed demon vehicle...
Can You Spot the Mysterious Face in Trey Ratcliff’s Photo?
As was discussed in our latest podcast, here is the unadjusted photo taken by the insanely talented Trey Ratcliff. Click AFTER THE JUMP to see if you correctly spotted the crazy face. [Stuck in Customs]
Podcast: Tokyo Vampire Hunting With Trey
GUESTS: Ethan & Trey Ratcliff We are joined by the Stuck in Customs photo superstar Trey Ratcliff as well as his son Ethan. Andrew reveals that the United States might be engaging in a dastardly plot to shoot down satellites. Justin spots...
Sword Swallower Nearly Dies from Torn Esophagus, Attempts Redemption
Hannibul Hellmurto, a legendary sword swallower working with the UK’s Circus of Horrors show suffered an on the job injury last October. He tore a four-inch gash in his esophagus while attempting to stick a lit neon bulb down his throat....
Why is James Randi Friends with Those He Knows are Wrong?
Max Maven sat down with James Randi several months ago at the Magic Castle to discuss a wide range of subjects including Randi’s beginnings in magic, his most recent work as an arch-Skeptic and everything in between. However, one part we...
Elderly Grandmother Admits to Jury Smurf Told Her to Grow Pot, is Acquitted
Alberta Kelley, you are a 67-year-old grandmother from Western Pennsylvania who just got busted on an anonymous tip for growing marijuana plants next to your tomato garden. What do you have to say for yourself? A Pennsylvania granmother,...
MythBusters Fight Back After Penn & Teller Invade Their Turf
So Penn & Teller create their own show on the Discovery Channel debating the legitimacy of various claims. Now, Jamie and Adam of MythBusters fame are invading P&T’s turf with a live stage show. See how these things escalate? The pair...
Epic Violin Tribute to Legend of Zelda that Will Steal One of Your Heart Pieces
We really can’t say enough about this violin tribute to the many themes of Legend of Zelda as performed by the undulating Lindsey Stirling. Soaring vistas, sweeping renditions of nostalgia tugged melodies that would melt the heart of...
Macarena to Goose Stepping: Synchronized Movement Controls Your Brain
A new study proves that organizing activities where a group of people move in unison can create more concrete leader-follower relationships and be used as a tool for helpful cooperation or evil deeds. In the experiment, participants were...
How Does This Plant Eat Flesh?
That was the challenge for one biologist who discovered that this plant, Philcoxia, was indeed consuming worms. Yet it doesn’t seem to have any orifices to trap the organisms, or lures to bring the creepy crawlies out of the dirt to their...
Brilliant Kinect Hack Creates 3D Models of Real World Objects in Seconds
The folks behind MatterPort, a hack using a Microsoft Kinect to create instant 3D renderings of items by taking pictures of them at various points, say that this does for 3D scanning what pictures did to painting. And they are not far off....
Marvel Lawyers Argue Mutants Are Not Human
“Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence they have been regarded with fear, suspicion, often hatred. Across the planet, debate rages. Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain or simply a new species of humanity fighting...
Watch: Precious 1966 Original Animated Hobbit Film Recovered Online
Sure it already has a beloved animated incarnation, which precede the upcoming epic live action version, but why not whet your whistle with this lost gem. Buried like so much treasure guarded by a fierce dragon is this 1966 animated...
Scientists Recreate Spider Silk (50 Years After Teenager in Queens)
Listen kids. If you are reading this and you only know of Peter Parker and Spider-man because of the Sam Raimi films, let me break something to you. Peter Parker didn’t start shooting webs out of his wrists as part of an overnight...