Mar 24
At just before 3 am CT this morning, a Blue Line train at Chicago’s O’Hare airport jumped the rails. And kept going.
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Jan 09
A few weeks ago, we showed you a terrifying Alpine tourist attraction called "Step Into the Void
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Jan 07
This week, temperatures in Chicago dipped to -16 degree Fahrenheit (-26.7 degree Celsius) on the heals of the frigid, dense air known as a polar vortex
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Nov 08
About a month and a half ago, after years of relentless Blackberry mockery from my plugged in coworkers, I did something pretty out of my typically Luddite character: I bought a smartphone. And so far, I like it just fine. I can listen to Spotify on my phone now, which is nice. And the picture quality is much better than my old phone’s. The biggest problem? My phone was clearly designed for someone with hands much, much bigger than mine. And I’m not the only woman with this problem.
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Mar 11
Two years ago today, Japan was ravaged by a horrible tsunami. And now, right on the anniversary of the disaster, there’s a new memorial to the people and things who lived through it: the “miracle tree” that survived the surge has now been converted in a sculpture. More »
Feb 28
Border fences are really tall so it’s not like you can just throw your packages of marijuana over them. No, you’d need something like a weed-apult or, better yet, a weed cannon to heave them over the wall. More »
Feb 26
Turns out, being blown out of an airlock and turning into a meat popsicle after succumbing to hypoxia isn’t so bad. At least, not when compared to the multitude of other deadly maladies that await you in the depths of space. Here are just a few ways that interplanetary exploration is conspiring to kill us all. More »
Feb 12
Couldn’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year? You’re not alone. Who throws a giant street party on a Tuesday, anyways? That’s what long weekends are for. But don’t be too disappointed at missing out on the fun. More »
Feb 04
What turned out the lights in the Superdome last night? Actually, we still don’t know! But Entergy—the company responsible for keeping the lights on at the Super Bowl—has released a statement that amounts to a blown fuse, origin unknown. More »
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