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How Will Trump's Supreme Court Remake America?

Watch Adèle Haenel Walk Out Of The Césars In Protest After Roman Polanski Wins Best Director

How Do Studded Winter Tires Compare With Studless Winter Tires In Snowy Conditions?

What Would Happen If You Poured Molten Lava On A Fidget Cube?

Joe Coulombe, Who Founded Trader Joe's, Dies At 89

This Chili Dog Upside Down Cake Is A Beautiful Dark Twisted Food Porn Fantasy

Rapper Spits Lyrics Extemporaneously Based On Random Word Suggestions

Should I Share Internet Service With My Neighbor?

Instead Of Throwing Away A Broken Laptop, Guy Transforms It Into An All-In-One Desktop PC

How Censorship Created Porn's New Face Of Pleasure

Learn How To Cook A Hamburger In 41 Different Ways From A Pro Chef

A Short History Of Earth's New Moon

How Tesla Sets Itself Apart

So No One Told Us The Internet Was Gonna Be This Way

Eight Scientific Facts Everyone Should Know About Leap Day

A Candy Bar Ended A Five-Hour Prison Standoff

15 Legal Secrets to Reducing Your Taxes

Impeachment Headed Toward Inevitability in House, Uncertainty in Senate

One Last Look At The (Many) Plastic Bags Of New York

Apple Deleted Files That I Owned Without Telling Me. It Was Inevitable, But I'm Still Pissed

Taxi Drivers In Beijing Are Putting Themselves Inside Plastic Bubbles Amid The Coronavirus Outbreak

Locust Invasion

How I Broke The Cycle Of Stress

Mysterious Things Are Happening In The Suburbs In Sci-Fi Show 'Tales From The Loop' Trailer

All We Want To Do Is Play 'Super Mario World' And 'Link To The Past' Right Now

A Staggering Scrolling Visualization Of Bloomberg's Fortune Compared To The Other Candidates

Alaskan Roulette

Photographer Sets Up A Camera At A Log That Fell Across A Creek, Captures All The Wildlife That Uses It As A Bridge

This Mashup Of 'Toy Story' And 'Westworld' Works Terrifyingly Well

The Boss Who Put Everyone On $70K — Five Years Later

A Telekinetic Teenager Became A Convicted Killer. Can A Group Of Strangers Prove Her Innocence?

The Week's Best Memes, Ranked

The Economics Of The Dutch East India Company, Which May Have Been The Wealthiest Company Ever

New Cars Make Me Want To Saab

Kindergarten Redshirting: The Complicated World Of Holding Preschoolers Back

How North Korean Hackers Rob Banks Around The World

What A Green New Deal Would Look Like In Every State

This Skateboarding Trick Is An Incredible Feat Of Balance

The $35 Billion Fight Over Ink Cartridges

Veterinarians Remove An *Entire Beach Towel* From A Snake

Up To 91% More Expensive: How Delivery Apps Eat Up Your Budget

Boris Johnson Determined to Steer a Hard Brexit

When Artists, Engineers And PepsiCo Collaborated, Then Clashed At The 1970 World's Fair

Tech Was Supposed To Fix Tipping. So Why Are We More Confused Than Ever?

What Makes A Face Punchable? Experts Weigh In

Are You A Bad Driver And Don't Even Know It? Here Are The Worst Driving Habits

The Teenagers Who Live Alone

We Have Only Just Figured Out How Human Feet Work

You Can Do Work The Normal Way, Or You Can Do It Like This Worker, 'Floating' In Midair

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Physicists May Have Accidentally Discovered A New State Of Matter

The US Has Its First 'Community Spread' Coronavirus Case

What Does Starbucks Mean Anymore?

Lock Picker Explains Why You Really Shouldn't Trust The 'Amazon's Choice' Label

How Hard Will The Robots Make Us Work?

Meet Japan's Master Samurai Sword Maker

Breakfast Is Dead

Mike Pence Was Criticized For His Handling Of Indiana's HIV Outbreak. He Will Lead The US Coronavirus Response

Quick-Thinking Kayaker Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By Boat

The Cars Of The Soviet Union, In Photos

The Bible That Oozed Oil And The Miracle That Fell Apart

Millionaires Get Quizzed On Their Moral Values And They, Uh, Have Some Thoughts

How A Hacker's Mom Broke Into A Prison — And The Warden's Computer

E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation

The Scariest Thing About Self-Driving Cars Is How Little They Actually Drive Themselves

Silicon Valley's Spandexed Biker Bros Are Going Extinct

The Owner Of Mister Bubz — The Misanthropic Dog — Explains What It Takes To Have A Famous Internet Dog

The Diet Industrial Complex Got Me, And It Will Never Let Me Go

Jabroni Single-Handedly Backs Up Traffic For Miles After Going In Reverse In The Middle Of An Off-Ramp

Neil Degrasse Tyson Tried To Call Out An Error In Denis Villeneuve's 'Arrival' And Failed

John Turturro Wants To Share His Spinach With You

How To Create The Perfect Meeting Agenda

The Smithsonian Has Released More Than 2.8 Million Images You Can Use For Free

Revisiting The X-Rated Prank Film That Scandalized The World In 1970

Photos Of Life Beneath The Deafening Roar Of Heathrow's Flight Path

When An Ambulance Doesn't Close Its Doors, Things Get Awkward

YouTubers Create A Five-Gallon Liquid Nitrogen Rocket, Test To See If It Can Actually Fly

Who Is 'Patient Zero' In The Coronavirus Outbreak?

The Genetic Secret Of Night Vision

Each Of Adobe's Software Programs Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

The Fight To Preserve A 44,000-Year-Old Painting

Keep Your Phone And Earbuds Juiced Up With This Dual Wireless Charger

Everybody (in the Establishment) Hates Bernie

A Corridor Runs Through It

Winners And Losers From The Latest Democratic Primary Debate

Elephant, Demonstrating Incredible Trust, Lets Worker Put Ointment In His Sore Eye

How Ultrarunners Are Pushing The Human Body Beyond All Limits

Most California Cities Refuse To Retreat From Rising Seas. One Town Wants To Show How It's Done

Live Updates From Tonight's Democratic Primary Debate

Watch A Sunflower Burst Into Bloom In Tiny Waves In This One-Minute Time Lapse

The Big Yikes Energy Of Pete Davidson's New Netflix Special

How To Win Monopoly In The Shortest Possible Time

Minimalist Prefab Keeps The Spotlight On Nature

Alleged Burglar Tries To Break Into House On Third Floor, Ends Up Needing To Be Rescued By Firemen

Streamer Comes To The Rescue Of Woman Being Harassed By Man In Tokyo

Documenting The Last Of LA's Seedy, Old-School Liquor Stores

I Kept Talking To My Rapists

Everybody (in the Establishment) Hates Bernie

Taboola: 02/15/2020, We did not reach the profits. 

This is what happened after we revealed the truth of Taboola to the world.

How Business Schools Fail Up

The Strange Influence The Sun Has On Whales

Suckers List: How Allstate's Secret Auto Insurance Algorithm Squeezes Big Spenders

How Japan Created The Modern American Bourbon Market

Man Designs A Model Of The Ekranoplan, The Russian 'Sea Skimmer' Plane, Tests To See If He Can Actually Fly It

What The 'Friends' Theme Song Would Sound Like If It Went Through An Evolution From The 1920s To 1990s

This Tiny Creature Seemed Extinct. DNA Technology Helped Prove It Wasn't

Engineer Explains How A Fabric That Makes People Invisible In Pictures Works

Your Free TurboTax Alternative Now Belongs To TurboTax

Runner Crawls For Eight Hours In Sub-Freezing Temperatures After Injuring His Leg On A Trail

World's Best Kayaker Seeks Full-Time Employment

There's No Better Wall Decoration Than A Reminder Of Your Favorite Vacations

This is what happened after we revealed the truth of Taboola to the world.

Silicon Valley Ruined Work Culture Everywhere

Journeying Deep Into Panama To Try A $1,000 Coffee Bean

84-Year-Old Woman Pulls Off An Incredible 94-Foot Putt To Win New Car

A Retired Undercover FBI Agent Fact Checks TV And Film Gangsters

Gordon Parks's Color Photographs Show Intimate Views Of Life In Segregated Alabama

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What If Edgar Wright Directed 'Phantom Menace' Like It Was 'Baby Driver'?

The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement Of Border Patrol Union Funds

I Don't Know How To Money

Kid Has Surprisingly Wholesome Reaction To Birthday Cake Being Dropped

Find Something Morally Sickening? Take A Ginger Pill

This is what happened after we revealed the truth of Taboola to the world.

Eastern Kentucky Is Underwater, But You Probably Didn't Notice

The Million-Dollar Scammer And His Many Mormon Marks

Should My Wife And I Have A Threesome With Her Brother, And Other Advice Column Questions

A Sobering Demonstration Of The Different Safety Standards For Cars Sold In Europe Vs. In Africa

We Can't Tell If This Russian Parent's Hack Is Genius Or Insane

Guy Converted His Volkswagen Passat To Electric By Himself 10 Years Ago. Here's How He Pulled Off The Complicated Process

How Homepolish's $100 Million House Of Cards Collapsed Overnight

The Century-Old NYC Mandate That Shaped Modern Skylines

Bundle Up With Winter Gear From The North Face Up To 40% Off

DrDrunkenstein's Reign Of Terror

Taboola: 02/15/2020, We did not reach the profits. 

How A Neighbors' Feud In Paradise Launched An International Rape Case

Woman Throws A Dangerous Bullseye With Her Friend's Palm Right On Dart Board

The Fires Are Out, But Australia's Climate Disasters Aren't Over

Beatings, Burns And Betrayal: The Willowbrook Scandal's Legacy

Chernobyl After HBO: Exploring The Hidden Places Tourists Don't See

There's A Specific Reason Why We All Love Sad Songs — It's Cathartic To Vent

Porsche Overcorrects On Sweeping Highway Curve And Loses Control

In Semi-Arid Africa, Farmers Are Transforming The 'Underground Forest' Into Life-Giving Trees

A Canadian Chef Helped Popularize And Re-Invent Sushi In North America

The Legacy Of Mambacita

Is Gothenburg Europe's Greenest City?

A Daredevil Flat Earther Died After Attempting To Launch Himself 5,000 Feet With A Homemade Rocket

How To Delete Uber And Lyft From Your Life

The McLaren GT Costs $250K And Has A Load Of Enviable Features

The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Looking More Like A Pandemic

Tyson Fury Beats Deontay Wilder In World Title Fight In Las Vegas

How Negative Ion Products, Which Claim To Have Health Benefits, Are Actually Radioactive

Biden's Lead In South Carolina Shrinks As Sanders Gains Ground

Mapping Wikipedia

The Prisoner Who Escaped With Her Guard

This Whole Department Store Has Been Eerily Taken Over By Folding Chairs

Simple, Fuel-Efficient Rocket Engine Could Enable Cheaper, Lighter Spacecraft

A Former Rocket Scientist Now Makes Some Of The Best Copper Cookware

An App Can Be A Home-Cooked Meal

The Upside Of Upside-Down Jellyfish

Sight And Insight

Sword Performer Does A Breathtaking Routine Twirling A Sword On His Own Body

This Prehistoric Mega Turtle Was A Big Boy

The Internet Of Trash

Victims Of NIMBYism, Unite

The Future Of Work Looks Like Staying Out Of The Office

Are Your Social Media Photos Ending Up In A Law Enforcement Database?

How Hindu Supremacists Are Tearing India Apart

Why Is America's Infrastructure In Serious Decline?

The Future Of Food Looks Small, Dense And Very Bushy

Taboola: 02/15/2020, We did not reach the profits. 

Warning Signs for Warren, Buttigieg, Biden and Klobuchar Ahead of Nevada

Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Democratic Caucuses

Warning Signs for Warren, Buttigieg, Biden and Klobuchar Ahead of Nevada

Man Unearths Huey Lewis Covers He Made On His Commodore 64 Back In The 1980s

Jimmy Carter Put Solar Panels on His Farmland And They're Now Powering Half Of His Georgia Hometown

Why Your Beloved Pet Cat Might Eat You After You Die

This Yellow Flapjack Octopus Spotted On The Seafloor Is Precious

'We're In A Petri Dish': How A Coronavirus Ravaged A Cruise Ship

Behind The Scenes Of How Industrial Light & Magic Created The Virtual Universe For 'The Mandalorian'

We Will Never Find Dignity In Air Travel

Stand-Up Comedy, Casually Explained

Anderson Cooper Calls 'Bullsh*t' On Rod Blagojevich In Heated Interview

Need To Keep Gen Z Workers Happy? Hire A 'Generational Consultant'

The Brilliant Female Brain Behind The Bomb

Guy Converted His Volkswagen Passat To Electric By Himself 10 Years Ago. Here's How He Pulled Off The Complicated Process

Scraping By In The Gig Economy As A Guy Without A Bank Account

What Is A '15-Minute City,' And How Can Paris Become One?

Why Don't People Wear Bike Helmets In The Netherlands?

Meat Trimmings Are A Health Food Now

Jeff Bezos's $10 Billion Climate Pledge Is Actually Tiny

Getting Into 3D Printing Isn't As Expensive As You Think

Cocaine, No Sleep And Deep Soul: The Story Of David Bowie's 'Young Americans'

Life Along the Border That Cuts Cyprus in Two

YouTuber Builds Miniature Working Lumber Mill Completely Out Of Legos

Wait, Is That Backpack… Floating?

'Your Life Ain't Worth Two Ramen Noodle Packets': Inside Mississippi's Brutal Prison System

Inside The Cult Of Starbucks Egg Bites

A Stench In The Nostrils Of God

The Lifesaving Transplant Organ You're Waiting On May Go Missing In Transit

20 Years Of 'The Sims' Keeping Up With Our Bizarre Reality

The First Four Months Of Apple TV+ Have Been A Nightmare

How Much Weight Can A Levitating Superconductor Support?

Frozen Bird Found In Siberia Is 46,000 Years Old

'Radical Change' Needed After Latest Neutron Star Collision

TikTok Challenges, Ranked By How Likely They Are To Maim Or Kill You

What's It Like To Be A Real-Life Disney Princess?

The Answer To Lactose Intolerance Might Be In Mongolia

The Week's Best Memes, Ranked

What A Party In Japan May Tell Us About The Spread Of The Coronavirus

An Otherworldly Rendition Of 'Amazing Grace' Sung In An Old Military Bunker

Modern Cars With Their 1980s Faces

One Woman And Thousands Of Lego Bricks Are Building A Town Much-Needed Wheelchair Ramps

How The United States Almost Built A 'Death Star'

When It's Time To Tell

Democratic Debate: ‘Communists,’ Post-it Notes’ and ‘Horse-Faced Lesbians’

Soccer Player Throws Himself To The Ground, Mimicking Opponent He Thinks Is Faking An Injury

How To Be A Better Liar

Why The Coronavirus Seems To Hit Men Harder Than Women

The Case For Keeping Things

A Cheap Way To Restore The Plastic On A Car Bumper

Why Do Corporations Speak The Way They Do?

Wild Footage Shows US Military Vehicle Running Russian Vehicle Off The Road In Syria

The Growing Crisis In Cosmology

How A Quarterback In The NFL Spent His First $1 Million

Inside X, Google's Top-Secret Moonshot Factory

Man Sings Not Only Every Choir Part Of Star Wars' 'Duel Of The Fates,' But Also Sings The Whole Orchestra

Before He Dies On Mars, Jeff Bezos Wants To Live In Hollywood

What A Sanders Win In Nevada Would Really Mean

Golden Gate Bridge Officials Go After Photographer For Photo Taken From 'Illegal Angle'

What It Would Look Like If A Dude's Brain On Tinder Was A TV Writers' Room

Democratic Debate: ‘Communists,’ Post-it Notes’ and ‘Horse-Faced Lesbians’

Elizabeth Warren Goes After Mike Bloomberg Over His Sexual Harassment NDAs In The Most Explosive Moment Of Wednesday's Debate

The End Of The IPO As We Know It?

How One Man And His Dog Rowed More Than 700 Kākāpōs To Safety

Live Updates From The Democratic Primary Debate

The Mysterious Company Taking JUUL's Place

The Disappeared

Snowboarder Senses An Avalanche Is Near, Clings To Rockface To Keep Himself Safe

The Video Game That Lets You Make Video Games

Constance Wu Made $600 In One Night At A Strip Club Doing Research For 'Hustlers'

The Surprisingly Meticulous Way Wine Corks Are Made

Foldable Phones Can't Catch A Break, Mainly Because They Keep Breaking

Phone App Unlocks Rental Car, Then Strands Driver In California Boondocks

The Sordid History Of Sunoco's Pipelines In Pennsylvania

Off-Duty Cops On A Date Night Stop A Restaurant From Being Robbed

Dog Brings Soccer Game To An Absolute Standstill As It Rushes Around The Field After The Ball

The Pungent Legacy Of Axe Body Spray

The Unthinkable

Don't Use The Word 'Did' Or A Dumb Anti-Piracy Company Will Delete You From Google

This 7,000-Year-Old Well Is The Oldest Wooden Structure Ever Discovered

Slippery Road Leads To Unlucky Car Being Hit Not Only Once, But Twice

This Is How We'll Live When The Government Gives Us All A Basic Income

The Best Argument For Each Of The 2020 Democratic Frontrunners

The Path To Success Is A Squiggly Line

Amazon Knows A Staggering Amount About You. Here's Why

It's Shockingly Easy To Build Your Own Portable Retro Console

If You Feed Them, Will They Vote?

The 'Doomsday Vault' That Could Save The Kangaroo And Koala From Extinction

This Is What Happens When A Dog Blocks A Cat Door

A Deep Dive Into The Intense World Of The r/MealPrepSunday Subreddit

Ex-Mob Boss Grades Mafia Movie Scenes For How Realistic They Are

Hive Heists: Why The Next Threat To Bees Is Organized Crime

Fujifilm Dropped A Top Street Photographer, But Did He Cross A Line?

The Emptiness Of Televised Nazi Hunting

The Messy, Secretive Reality Behind OpenAI's Bid To Save The World

'True Grit' Author Charles Portis Dies Aged 86

Photos Of The Most Egregious 'Anti-Homeless' Architecture

What Is The Hardest Language In The World To Lipread?

You Shouldn't Be Able To Do This On A Bike

DoorDash's Multimillion-Dollar Arbitration Mistake

Here's The Horrendous Crash On Final Lap Of The Daytona 500 That Sent Ryan Newman To Hospital

Panasonic Made A Viewfinder That Lets Colorblind Photographers See Color

America's Monopoly Problem, Explained By Your Internet Bill

Yemen's Deadly Ghost Ship

Watch This Jetpack Pilot Zoom Around Dubai At An Unreal 150 Miles Per Hour

I Spoke Out Against Sexual Harassment at Uber. The Aftermath Was More Terrifying Than Anything I Faced Before