So, Hamburger Helper Released a Mixtape…

Yes, the classic dinnertime staple seems to have ventured into an entirely non-food related industry: rap. The iconic Hamburger Helper brand debuted a mixtape on Soundcloud on April Fool’s Day. Titled “Watch the Stove”, the mixtape currently has more than 13,000 followers on Soundcloud (and is still growing!) and a huge following …

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Red With Rage?

For most people, getting upset can lead to clenched fists, shaking and of course, the classic reddening of the face. And while the visions you see in cartoons of the blood-red, steam-coming-out-of-the-ears characters are a little on the extreme side, red cheeks are a very real occurrence. The noticeable rosy …

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Frog “Love Foam” Can Help Burn Victims

In addition to using their sticky feet for climbing, long tongues for grabbing food and powerful lungs to croak, one kind of frog has another impressive skill–making “frog foam” when mating. According to Science Daily, “While mating, Tungara frogs (Engystomops pustulosus) release a protein cocktail that they beat into a …

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Cat is Obsessed With Stealing Men’s Underwear

We’ve seen cats do all sorts of crazy things. Thanks to video sharing and social media, we’ve seen cats freak out over cucumbers, defy the laws of physics, contort their bodies and make us laugh. But now, 6-year-old Tonkinese cat Brigit has surprised us with her own unique ability–stealing underwear! For …

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A Wax Museum…of Naked, Sickly, & Grotesque Bodies

Most of us are familiar with Madame Toussaud’s wax museums, the places where we can see eerily-lifelike wax casts of our favorite celebrities. Now, you can take the same idea and increase the creepy-factor by 100 or so. In the Morbid Anatomy Museum’s House of Wax: Anatomical, Pathological & Ethnographic Waxworks from Castan’s …

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Bodie Ghosts From the Gold Rush Curse Anyone Who Take From Them

It’s hard to believe that the old mining town of Bodie, California is still standing at all–but then again, that makes its history even more eerie. Since around 1859, the city has remained largely untouched. In each slowly deteriorating building, the original fixtures, utensils and  residents’ belongings lay exactly where they …

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Hypnagogia = Key to Creativity

We all know that feeling: you know you’re about to drift off to sleep, but aren’t quite there yet. It’s as if you have one foot in waking, conscious thought and the other stepping into the world of dreams and nightmares. Scientists call this “in between” stage of sleep hypnagogia, and …

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How To: Use a Machete…”Safely”

You know all those times where you’re stranded with a can of pumpkin pie and a machete and just don’t know what to do next? Yes, we’ve all been there. Luckily, with the help of “Crazy Russian Hacker,” we can now get well versed in the safe ways to go about …

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Man Spends 21k to Create a Bat Cave in Spare Bedroom

There are a lot of people in the world who are fans of the Batman movies and comics, but few would take their bat obsession as far as Englishman Darren Wilson. After collecting more than $21,000 worth of Batman memorabilia in his Calne, Wiltshire home, Wilson needed somewhere to store it, …

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Atlas, Alphabet’s Human Robot, is Now Even MORE Human

Standing 5-feet and 9-inches tall, and weighing in at a hefty 180 lbs., Atlas, the latest version of the “humanoid robot,” created by Alphabet company Boston Dynamics, has “matured” quite drastically since its original debut in 2013. The robot is not only smaller and more nimble than ever before, but it has picked up …

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