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Former President Donald Trump took far-right personality Candace Owens to task for questioning the safety of COVID-19 vaccines because, clearly, 2021 still has a few surprises left for us yet.
Developments

Donald Trump Touts Vaccine Safety, Humiliates Right-Winger

Literally what the hell is happening.

The world's newest space telescope that's been decades in the making is supposedly going to take off on Christmas Day and you best believe the internet has something to say about it.
James Webb Space Telescope

Memers Rejoice and Troll as James Webb Space Telescope Allegedly Prepares For Liftoff

Whether or not the telescope launches this year, it sure has been fun waiting around.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed today why he supports alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin and isn't a huge fan of Bitcoin.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Explains Why He is “Pro Doge,” Not Bitcoin

"Bitcoin just gives power to new rich people."

The more we learn about whether Elon Musk lives in either a shack or a palace, the more confusing the story becomes.
Elon Musk

Mystery Deepens About Whether Elon Musk Actually Lives in Prefab Box

Even by Elon's standards, this is getting dramatic.

A rising number of burglary and homicide crime cases is causing celebrities to stockpile bulletproof cars and safe rooms for security.
Future Society

The Wealthy Are Suddenly Hoarding Safe Rooms and Bulletproof Cars

Sounds like a nightmare.

A new study conducted by top scientists in China found a link between microplastics and IBD, or inflammatory bowel disease.
Health & Medicine

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Microplastics in Your Gut

We've just got a gut feeling...

A bizarre invention dubbed "Taste the TV" (TTTV) allows you to taste whatever you're watching through a special hygienic film that covers a flat TV screen.
Science & Energy

Scientist Invents Screen That Creates Flavors When You Lick It

"It’s sweet like a chocolate sauce."

Without the assistance of gravity, giving somebody a haircut is a lot tougher than you might think. And the results may end up being a disappointment.
Off-World

Astronaut Barber Means Well, Gives Terrible Haircut in Space

He was doing his best.

Tesla owner Tuomas Katainen hates his Model S so much he strapped on 60 pounds of dynamite. Watch him blow up the car and explain his experience.
Tesla

Man Hates His Tesla So Much He Blows It Up With 60 Pounds of Dynamite

Kaboom!!

Australian brain computer interface company Synchron allowed a 62-year-old man with ALS to turn his thoughts directly into tweets.
Prosthetics and Devices

Man With ALS Tweets Using Brain Implant That Translates Thoughts Into Text

"Hello, world!"

After an extremely sad online-only relaunch, RadioShack is gasping for relevancy by launching a cryptocurrency exchange for rich old people.
Hacking

Boomers Rejoice: RadioShack is Making Crypto for Old People

"The older generation simply doesn’t trust the new-fangled ideas of the Bitcoin youth."

A box full of untraceable cash sat collecting dust in the unused office a New York City physics professor for months — and its contents were shocking.
Physics

Physics Dept Gets Random Box Full of $180K in Untraceable $50s and $100s

That's one way to make a splash in the science world.

A team of researchers claim to have quantum entangled frozen tardigrades, microscopic animals that are extremely hardy.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Claim to Entangle Entire Animal in Quantum State

But not everybody is convinced.

An X-ray telescope that flew to space with NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 1990 has landed on Craigslist with a price tag of $10 million.
NASA

Someone’s Selling a NASA Space Telescope on Craigslist for $10 Million

"Can ship worldwide (no export restriction) in standard sea container."

Remember when Elon Musk said he was gonna sell all his property to live in a little box? Yeah, that was a lie.
Elon Musk

Turns Out Elon Musk Still Lives in a Giant Mansion, Not That Little Prefab Box

Seriously?

According to data released by the CDC, life expectancy in the US has dropped by 1.8 years from 2019 to 2020, a massive drop.
Developments

American Life Expectancy Crashes by Almost Two Years

It's the largest decline since at least World War II.

Tesla is now officially under formal investigation for allowing its customers to play a number of games while actively driving the vehicle.
Tesla

Tesla Under Formal Investigation for Allowing Drivers to Game While Driving

Talk about distracted driving.

What could possibly be more romantic than getting engaged to be wed at the site of a nuclear disaster?
Nuclear Fusion

Couple Gets Engaged at Site of Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown

Who says romance is dead?

In an interview with conservative Christian satire website The Babylon Bee, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a stab at the concept of the Metaverse.
Metaverse

Elon Musk Says the Metaverse Sucks and Neuralink Will Be Better

"Sure you can put a TV on your nose. I’m not sure that makes you 'in the metaverse.'"

Twitch has banned an official Amazon Prime account from streaming — even though Amazon owns Twitch.
Future Society

Twitch, Which Is Owned by Amazon, Bans Amazon Channel From Streaming

This is the first ban of its kind for the streaming giant.