Laughing Squid

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American Exxxtasy Descrambler Commercial (1985)

A lady in sultry overalls promotes the American Exxxtasy Descrambler in this hilariously low-budget commercial from 1985. The descrambler allowed satellite TV viewers to watch…

The Sun’s Polarity Is About to Reverse

The Sun’s magnetic field will reverse sometime in the next three to four months, according to NASA. The Sun regularly changes polarity about every eleven…

Bebo Shuts Down

Bebo Shuts Down and Announces Redesign

Bebo founders Michael Birch and Xochi Birch bought their social network back — after it was sold first to AOL and then to Criterion Capital…