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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.

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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...

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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."

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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!!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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!"

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Victor Tangermann

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?

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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?

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.'"

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Someone has begun minting Olive Garden NFTs even though they admittedly do not have any affiliation with any actual brick-and-mortar Olive Gardens. 
NFTs

Someone Is Selling NFTs of Olive Garden Locations That They Do Not Own

And you can mint a breadstick NFT — for free, of course.

By Noor Al-Sibai

MIT scientists say sulfuric acid in the clouds of Venus could be neutralized by the presence of ammonia, possibly the result of biological processes.
Science & Energy

MIT Scientists Say Life May Have Been Detected on Venus After All

"Life could be making its own environment on Venus."

By Victor Tangermann

She may look like a pre-teen, but Shauna Rae is legally old enough to drink — and soon, the world will know her story, or at least the TLC version of it.
Cancer

The Fascinating Saga of the 22-Year-Old Woman Trapped in Body of 8-Year-Old

"Even though physically I can't grow up, I desperately want to be treated like a grown-up."

By Noor Al-Sibai