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Tech

The Army’s Flying Scooter and Air Donut Were Basically UFOs

08.29.13

By Derek Mead
Tech

Watch Dogs Turn into Sausages (and Back Again) in Thomas Edison’s 1904 Film “Dog Factory”

08.10.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

This 1974 Secret Service Video about House Raids Shows a Quaint Time Before SWAT

07.27.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

Before The Muppets, Jim Henson Made an Adorably Surreal Video For AT&T

06.26.12

By Katie Bennett
Tech

Don’t Wash Your Clothes with Gasoline: PSA Reveals How Your House is Trying to Kill You

06.11.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

Watch This Vintage Horror Flick: 1961’s Bloodlust!

05.04.12

By Derek Mead
Tech

Centron Corp. Explains Why Everyone is Laughing at You

04.27.12

By Ana Tiwathia
Tech

Immanuel Velikovsky, Einstein’s Russian Friend, Argued Jupiter Barfed Out Venus

04.16.12

By Mclean Gordon
Tech

Consider the Bathroom Janitor: A Very Peculiar Short Film About the Most Forgotten Job

11.19.11

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

What Online Internet Websites Looked Like in 2001

09.12.11

By ANNA JANE GROSSMAN

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Sonos Beam (2nd Generation) – Credit: Sonos

Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
Empa

News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
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News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

There Are 8.2 Billion People on Earth—but There Might Actually Be Billions More

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
Photo by Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk

Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley