It’s unfortunate that in our lives today, we are pretty much running on autopilot. We don’t even realize what we are doing half the time. How many times has this happened to you: you are driving down a road, and after a few minutes you ask yourself, “How did I even end up here?” You ...

Getting paid to do something that you love has always been the goal. But doing something unique for a living? Now that’s even more interesting. We happen to have a variety of those here. Are you ready to be surprised? Well then, go ahead – explore our selection of 8 most unusual professions in the ...

The New Yorker has a wonderful profile of 98-year-old inventor Eddy Goldfarb, creator of some of the world's most iconic toys, including the bubble gun, Kerplunk, and perhaps most notably, chattering teeth. They include a fun tour of his works... ...

Canadian police are searching for a truck diver who pulled up to an Alberta meat-packing plant, packed his semi with more than $230,000 worth of meat, and drove off. Now it's come out that a few days later, someone drove a truck registered under the same fake name, perhaps even the same truck, stopped by ...

“This flight was a dream come true for me. For six years I’ve been chasing the out-and-back world record, and this year, all the pieces of the puzzle finally came together beautifully.” — Owen Morse, hang glider ...

If this is what a small project looks like, I shudder to imagine what a large project is.

Classic Cylon Basestar.

And a Saturn V rocket.

Impressive. Deeply impressive.

A small project I've just finished....

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I have been enjoying Killer Queen Black.

I started playing KQB in beta, on the recommendation of some friends who played the arcade version regularly in a bar. This game is a hoot!

In addition to a 'Military' win where you beat up the other team with flying creatures that operate a heck of a lot ...

A South Korean street food treat.

I could watch this 'making of' video on loop forever.

“Tornado Omelette Rice, Magma Omelette Rice - Korean Street Food.” From Yummyboy.

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I prefer this to the real thing. The cartoon fun is infectious and, well, nobody dies.

More thrills at 3Dbotmaker, home to 1:64 Diecast Sports Action Racing!

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What's the world's best cheese? A gruyere from Switzerland, selected from a record-breaking number of entries from 26 countries in the 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin.

From the Wisconsin State Journal:

“This is quite a good cheese,” said Stefan Truttmann, who happily accepted the award when a Gruyere from Switzerland was named ...