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The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs

The small, plant-eating Lystrosaurus thrived post-extinction, while its predators suffocated to death. Its eggs played a critical role.

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The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs

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Why Fans Are Calling 'Apocalypse Hotel' the Real Anime of the Year

Crunchyroll’s Anime of the Year lineup is stacked, but this strange, heartfelt sci-fi standout has quietly stolen the crown in fans’ hearts.

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Why Fans Are Calling 'Apocalypse Hotel' the Real Anime of the Year

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Will There Be a 'Big Mistakes' Season 2? Fans of the Netflix Hit Wanna Know

Fans of the Netflix comedy 'Big Mistakes' starring Dan Levy and Taylor Ortega want to know if there will be a Season 2 of the show.

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Will There Be a 'Big Mistakes' Season 2? Fans of the Netflix Hit Wanna Know

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What Happened to Naomi “Nomz” Bistline After the Samuel Bateman Case?

Naomi “Nomz” Bistline is speaking out after the Samuel Bateman case, revealing what she’s doing now and her plans for the future.

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What Happened to Naomi “Nomz” Bistline After the Samuel Bateman Case?

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Fans Await an Update About Goldie Hawn's Health as a New Photo of Her Has Gone Viral

A photo of Goldie Hawn has gone viral, as fans express concern about the actor's health. Now, the internet awaits an update about how she's doing.

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Fans Await an Update About Goldie Hawn's Health as a New Photo of Her Has Gone Viral

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Spirit Airlines Could Liquidate by the End of the Week Due to Fuel Crisis

Carriers are cancelling entire routes as the U.S.-Iran war deepens.

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Spirit Airlines Could Liquidate by the End of the Week Due to Fuel Crisis

Buzzfeed

If you could steal one prop or piece of clothing from ANY movie, what would you take?

For more questions like this delivered straight to your inbox (or if you want to suggest your own question!), sign up for my newsletter, Screen Time! View Entire Post ›

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If you could steal one prop or piece of clothing from ANY movie, what would you take?

Gizmodo

After 100 Years, Engineers Finally Discover Why Rubber Is So Tough

Essentially, reinforced rubber fights against its own incompressibility.

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After 100 Years, Engineers Finally Discover Why Rubber Is So Tough

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Shared a Fake Bible Quote and He's Getting Dragged Online

Why did Pete Hegseth use a fake bible quote? The defense secretary decided to quote a prayer from a film instead of the bible.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Shared a Fake Bible Quote and He's Getting Dragged Online

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Dave Chappelle Explains Why He Feels Misused by Republicans in New Interview

Comedian Dave Chappelle says that his jokes were used by Republicans to spread transphobia, something he never consented to.

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Dave Chappelle Explains Why He Feels Misused by Republicans in New Interview

Buzzfeed

I'm 100% Confident I Know Which Iconic Cartoon Character You Embody Based On The Sweets You Like

No, because some will say Mickey is the GOAT, but it's obviously Minnie... View Entire Post ›

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I'm 100% Confident I Know Which Iconic Cartoon Character You Embody Based On The Sweets You Like

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Sasha Ovi Treats Modeling Like a High-Pressure Job, Not a Pretty Moment

She started at 14, built a career across major fashion markets, and now trains like an athlete for lingerie, swimwear, and activewear work.

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Sasha Ovi Treats Modeling Like a High-Pressure Job, Not a Pretty Moment

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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7: How to try it, benchmarks, safety

Anthropic announced the release of Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16. The new frontier AI model is available now.

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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7: How to try it, benchmarks, safety

Buzzfeed

38 Things You'll Truly Use All The Time This Spring

Your tootsies will love you if you snag this blister-preventing balm before you really, really need it. View Entire Post ›

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38 Things You'll Truly Use All The Time This Spring

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Wizards of the Coast Is Getting in on Its Own 'Dungeons & Dragons' Actual Play

'Dungeon Masters' will feature both current and unreleased material from the legendary TTRPG in its first in-house actual play series.

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Wizards of the Coast Is Getting in on Its Own 'Dungeons & Dragons' Actual Play

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Iceland Just Got its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren't Ready for What Comes Next

As the Arctic's climate and ecology rapidly change, two researchers are calling for a paradigm shift in insect monitoring.

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Iceland Just Got its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren't Ready for What Comes Next

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Why fans are so upset about Patrick Schwarzeneggers Beach Read casting

Patrick Schwarzenegger's casting as Gus Everett in the "Beach Read" adaptation has sparked backlash online, with fans arguing he does not match the Emily Henry character.

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Why fans are so upset about Patrick Schwarzeneggers Beach Read casting

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Allbirds goes soleless and pivots to AI

Allbirds was a brand that made wool shoes that were popular with Silicon Valley tech dudes. Emphasis on "was."

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Allbirds goes soleless and pivots to AI

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Nano Banana can now make personalized AI Images based on your Photos library

Google announced that it's bringing Personal Intelligence to Nano Banana. It can now make personalized AI images based on your Photos library.

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Nano Banana can now make personalized AI Images based on your Photos library

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Is The Pitt Season 3 going to focus on the night shift?

"The Pitt"s night shift took center stage in the last episodes of Season 2. Will that continue? Here's what Noah Wyle said.

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Is The Pitt Season 3 going to focus on the night shift?

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This 99-cent per month deal on Audible Standard makes the new tier worth it

Get three months of Audible Standard membership for only 99 cent per months through April 30. That's $24 in savings.

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This 99-cent per month deal on Audible Standard makes the new tier worth it

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If You’re Looking For A Unique Birthday Gift, Here Are 27 Options From Uncommon Goods

Turning to a purveyor that literally has "uncommon" in its name seems like a no-brainer. View Entire Post ›

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If You’re Looking For A Unique Birthday Gift, Here Are 27 Options From Uncommon Goods

The Poke

This wonderful clip of Douglas Adams and Tom Baker predicted AI assistants and the internet way back in 1990

When the BBC documentary Hyperland was shown on the BBC back in 1990, the public World Wide Web was still a year away from launching. Tim Berners-Lee’s first browser didn’t appear until 1991. Which makes this clip all the more astonishing and prophetic. The ‘fantasy documentary’ was written ...

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This wonderful clip of Douglas Adams and Tom Baker predicted AI assistants and the internet way back in 1990

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American minds were blown by how cheap airline tickets are over here and Ryanair's response was first class

Time now to return to the cultural – or more accurately, commercial – chasm that frequently yawns between the UK and the good ol’ US of A. In this case, the cost of air travel, after San Francisco tech type @alexkehr shared his shock – and awe – at just how cheaply you can snap [...] The ...

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American minds were blown by how cheap airline tickets are over here and Ryanair's response was first class

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66 Times Companies Immediately Regretted Their Marketing Campaigns

Being in charge of marketing for a massive, successful company comes with a lot of pressure. You’ll have millions of eyes on your campaign, and if anything goes wrong, the company will never live it down. But unfortunately, some businesses had to learn that lesson the hard way. Here’s a list of some ...

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66 Times Companies Immediately Regretted Their Marketing Campaigns

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46 Patient Cases That Left Gynecologists Speechless

Gynecologist visits are rarely anyone’s idea of a comfortable experience. Even with a kind and professional doctor, these checkups can leave patients feeling exposed and vulnerable. But sometimes, it is not the patient who walks away shaken. Doctors can leave just as rattled by what happens in the ...

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46 Patient Cases That Left Gynecologists Speechless

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78 Photos That Make People Stop And Appreciate Their Families

Between work and paying the bills, it’s easy to get lost in life and forget what it’s really all about. To quote a famous movie line, happiness is only real when shared, and who better to share it with than your family? As a reminder that we’re nobody without the people around us, we collected ...

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78 Photos That Make People Stop And Appreciate Their Families

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'Waking Up After 10 Years' is both hilarious and a gut-wrenching list of things that have changed since 2016

We cross now to the very funny and insightful Australian comedian Jimmy Rees, who found a way to make us really think about what’s changed since 2016 – and why it’s all worse. @jimmyrees Send me back to sleep 🫠 ♬ original sound – JimmyRees Oh, FFS. Bowie, Harambe, George Michael, affordable ...

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'Waking Up After 10 Years' is both hilarious and a gut-wrenching list of things that have changed since 2016

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30 Pics Of 2,500+ Hong Kong Basketball Courts Captured Over Years

Shooting Hoops is a long-term photography project by Austin Bell documenting every basketball court in Hong Kong from above. Started in 2019 as a visual curiosity, the photo series evolved into a large-scale exploration of the city’s urban fabric, capturing the unique presence of courts embedded within ...

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30 Pics Of 2,500+ Hong Kong Basketball Courts Captured Over Years

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40 Compelling Optical Illusions Using Only Folded Paper

There is no glue, no cutting—only precision, patience, and a deep understanding of form.

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40 Compelling Optical Illusions Using Only Folded Paper

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49 Distinctive Shots Of Wild Animals Hunting

Prathap Menon is an Indian-born, UAE-based photographer who captures moments that feel both intimate and cinematic, turning fleeting movements in the wild into images full of nature’s grace and intrigue. Whether it’s a bird caught mid-flight, perched in perfect light, or disappearing into the mist ...

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49 Distinctive Shots Of Wild Animals Hunting

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Nigel Farage unveiled where he'd send refugees coming to the UK and even perennial Farage watcher James O'Brien was taken ...

Never let it be said that Nigel Farage hasn’t been busy getting his fucks, sorry, ducks in a row in the event he enters Downing Street some time around 2029. Indeed, he’s even sealed agreements with two foreign powers where he hopes to send people coming from abroad to the UK although it is so [...] ...

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Nigel Farage unveiled where he'd send refugees coming to the UK and even perennial Farage watcher James O'Brien was taken ...

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An American trolled Europe's 'third world buildings' and was magnificently owned all the way back across the Atlantic

Time now to return to the ever-widening cultural chasm between the US and the rest of the world, in this case an American with a very specific troll of their European brethren. Specifically, how they wire their buildings. Not just any building but in this case the Louvre (and others out and about in ...

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An American trolled Europe's 'third world buildings' and was magnificently owned all the way back across the Atlantic

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This video of ChatGPT insisting that 'December' is spelt with X is a hilarious warning against placing too much trust in ...

Pretty much all of us rely on AI chatbots nowadays. Whether we’re asking it for book recommendations, to explain the situation in the Middle East or to diagnose a peculiar rash, we’re all at the mercy of AI tech. Which is not necessarily a good thing because AI can and frequently does make mistakes. ...

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This video of ChatGPT insisting that 'December' is spelt with X is a hilarious warning against placing too much trust in ...

Buzzfeed

47 Kits And Activities For Anyone Who Wants To Ditch Their Phone And Go Analog

Turns out, sticker books are pretty fun when you're an adult too. View Entire Post ›

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47 Kits And Activities For Anyone Who Wants To Ditch Their Phone And Go Analog