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Twitter Launches Digits, A Way For People to Sign Into Apps and Websites With Their Phone Number
Twitter recently launched Digits, a way for people to sign into apps and websites with their phone numbers. The method — launched as part of…
Teddy Bear the Talking Porcupine Chatters Away While Devouring His Halloween Pumpkin
“I think Teddy Bear found some pumpkins for Halloween” Teddy Bear the Talking Porcupine (previously) encountered a bowl of pumpkins on a table outside of…
Homeboy, A Simple Home Security System That Attaches Magnetically and Communicates Wirelessly
Homeboy is a simple new self-contained security system made up of wireless, rechargeable cameras with built-in alarms that attach to a home magnetically. The cameras…
First-Person Video of a Motorcycle Race Through the Streets of Porto, Portugal
Motorcycle racer Ben Hemingway captured first-person video of his race against Andreas Lettenbichler through the streets of Porto, Portugal as part of the Redbull Extreme…
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Kids Cry Tears of Joy When Mom Surprises Them With the Return of Their Missing 13-Year Old Cat
“Now you’ve got your Minecraft buddy back” A mom surprised her kids with the return of their 13-year old cat who had been missing for…
A Series of Dumb Facts About Dessert
Host John Green provides a series of dumb facts about dessert in the latest episode of the Mental Floss series List Show (previously). Examples of these facts…
PhotoMath, A Smartphone App That Can Solve Complex Math Equations by Taking a Picture
PhotoMath is a new app by text recognition software company MicroBlink that can solve math equations after a user snaps a photo of it. More…
A Series of Historic Robotic Spacecraft Screen-Printed Posters by Chop Shop
Chop Shop (previously) is crowdfunding a series of historic robotic spacecraft screen-printed posters with a Kickstarter campaign. The posters will feature the Voyager, Cassini, and Curiosity missions…
‘A Tale of Momentum & Inertia’, A Funny Animated Short About a Rock Creature That Lets a Boulder Get Away From Him
“A Tale of Momentum & Inertia” is a computer animated short by Portland, Oregon animation studio HouseSpecial that features a giant rock creature that accidentally…