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Scottish man goes fishing in Florida, gets a terrifying 6-foot surprise
The fishing situation in Florida is a little different to the fishing situation in Scotland. During a fishing trip to a lake in Kissimmeee, Florida, Scottish angler Stephen McMillan discovered this first-hand. In the clip above, he starts reeling in … Continue reading
11 absolutely terrifying illnesses you can get at the Rio Olympics
The Summer 2016 Olympics are here, and while some athletes are wondering what shining medal they’ll get, others are worrying about what devastating disease they’ll contract. For months, scientists and public officials have issued dire safety warnings about Rio’s water … Continue reading
Man convinces email scammer he’s flown to Hong Kong for Kit Kats and $13.9 million
If a sensible man offers you $13.9 million in exchange for opening a bank account, you’d do it right? What if the money was from a client who’d recently passed and listed no next of kin ..still interested? Comedian James … Continue reading
Jared Leto’s glorious green coat sparks important Photoshop battle
LONDON — If you wear a very eye-catching green coat while attending the premiere for a major Hollywood movie, you’d better be prepared for the Photoshop-based consequences. On Wednesday, Jared Leto joined his fellow Suicide Squad cast members on the … Continue reading
Here’s how to watch the 2016 Summer Olympics
Finally, the Olympics are here. Well, technically, they already started with women’s soccer on Wednesday (a USA victory!) and men’s soccer on Thursday. But the opening ceremony is Friday night and, tape-delay issues aside, NBC is about to flood your … Continue reading
Internet unites to find 6-year-old who sent message in a bottle
LONDON — There’s something very romantically optimistic about placing a message in a bottle adrift at sea in hope that it might one day reach a distant shore to be discovered by a complete stranger. In earlier times, if such … Continue reading
This personal holographic display could soon be yours
Volume is a new kind of 3D display. It was created by Looking Glass, a company based in Brooklyn and Hong Kong. The volumetric display uses a projector and a series of transparent slices to create images in three-dimensional space, … Continue reading
Snapchat Stories vs. Instagram Stories: How similar are they?
Instagram caught many by surprise this week when it revealed it was launching a new feature called Instagram Stories, which looked almost exactly like the Snapchat feature of the same name. While close observers likely weren’t surprised that Instagram was … Continue reading
Did Bob Costas really chug that beer that time? An investigation
You may have seen a headline pinging about the World Wide Web on Friday, lauding the time sportscaster Bob Costas is said to have “chugged” a beer thrown to him by a fan while he was working the 2011 Belmont … Continue reading
Happy 50th birthday to the greatest album of all time
There are some people who will tell you Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys is the best album in history. These people are wrong. There are others who will default to the most common choice, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club … Continue reading