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Could You Survive The End Of The Universe?

io9 Space

It's going to happen eventually, so we might as well see if we could survive it.

JUST FAT, NOT STUPID

The Most Surprising Things About America, According To An Indian International Student

Business Insider Culture Business Curious Funny

Girls are not very promiscuous, contrary to most Hollywood films.

THE HEMISPHERE PROJECT

Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove Eclipsing NSA's

The New York Times Drugs NSA

For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an enormous AT&T; database that contains the records of decades of Americans’ phone calls — parallel to but covering a far longer time than the National Security Agency’s hotly disputed collection of phone call logs.

PERFECT FOR BIG SPOONS

Please, Someone, Invest In The Cuddle Mattress

New York Magazine Curious Design

In case you missed it, the award-winning Cuddle Mattress prototype — with pillowy slats to envelop cuddlers' quick-to-numb bottom arms and, yes, custom-fitted sheets — is looking for funding.

REAL FOOD AND BOOZE

The American Movie Theater Of The Future Sounds Awesome

Quartz Movies Booze Business Food

Soon you'll be able to reserve a seat, order a real meal, and enjoy a cocktail.

GETTING READY FOR THE REUNION TOUR

The Last Joint American-French Military Operation Was During The Revolutionary War

National Journal Histories Warfare

If France decides to join the United States in a strike against Syria, it would be the first time American and French forces have conducted a joint military operation since the Siege of Yorktown at the end of the American Revolutionary War.

NOT A FOOT FETISH THING

Watch This Man Swallow A Human Toe

Foodbeast Booze Curious

For those who’ve ever wondered what there is to do in Canada besides hockey and riding meese, just head over to The Downtown Hotel in Yukon where shooting back preserved human toes is apparently a thing.

HAVEN'T DONE IT SINCE WWII

All The Previous Declarations Of War

The Atlantic Warfare Histories Politics

Congress has formally declared war only 11 times in U.S. history, and authorized the use of military force 11 times.

OUTLANDER

The Only Reason I Still Own An Original Xbox

Kotaku Gaming

Every girl I date seriously must eventually pass a test.

INTERNET MURDER MYSTERY?

Did PostSecret Pass Around A Murder Confession?

Daily Dot Internet Crime

PostSecret is a vessel for the Internet’s confessions, a place where people mail in anonymous admissions on postcards. Last night, a “Sunday Secrets” post included a postcard with an image of a location on a Google map on one side. On the other side were these words.

HAS AMAZING TWITTER

Alleged Female Idiot On The Field Blows .341 BAC

Deadspin Booze Sports

Yeah, that says a .341. "Unsteady on her feet" seems like a ridiculously nice way of saying Goudie was unfathomably sh*thoused.

A BLOCKY HEALTH TRACKER WITH A CAMERA

This Is Samsung's Smartwatch

VentureBeat Technology

Samsung is set to reveal its Galaxy Gear smartwatch next Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Berlin. But this weekend, we got a first look at the watch. Here it is.

TO HAVE AND TO BLOCK

Wedding Photographer Blocks All The Videographer's Shots

PetaPixel Video Photos

Wedding photographers have complained before (and for good reason) of people getting in their way while they try to do their job. In this video, however, the tables have turned. It’s not a guest getting up and standing in the middle of the aisle, blocking every shot. The one in the way is actually the photographer.

THE EEL WORLD

Inside Maine's Crazy Eel Turf War

BuzzFeed Business Animals Economics Long Reads

In an economically depressed Maine county, Bill Sheldon is the kingpin of a $40 million baby-eel industry that may be doomed to extinction. Find out what happens when a community full of armed fishermen and elver dealers stop being polite and start getting real.

GUESS IT'S FULL

NASA Spots Giant Black Hole Rejecting Food

CNET Space

Astronomers at the Chandra X-ray Observatory explain why the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy doesn't consume everything in sight.

HOPE PEOPLE LIKE YOU

Should We Just Set Our Salaries By... Voting?

figure53.com Business Economics

What if you set your employees salaries by a vote?

CRYING WOLF

The Crisis Over Science And Math In Schools Is A Myth

IEEE Spectrum Education Science

Forget the dire predictions of a looming shortfall of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.

'THE NOTEBOOK' IRL

Couple Married For 71 Years Die Within Hours Of Each Other

Mail Online Curious

A husband and wife who eloped in 1942 and were married for more than seven decades died hours apart this week at a hospice in northern Illinois.

FAIR POINT

Unidentified (Alleged) Navy Officer Sums It Up

Zero Hedge Photos Internet Warfare

Whether or not this is a real member of the US armed forces is unknown but we suspect it sums up many of their perspectives as Obama punts to Congress.

BUILT A GENERATOR OUT OF A WRECKED SHIP

Mythbuster Jamie Hyneman's Career As A Boat Captain

Mental Floss Video

In this twenty-minute video, Jamie explains his time as a boat captain in the Caribbean. It's insane.

DISRUPTION INTERRUPTED

The Decline And Fall Of A Failed Startup

TechCrunch Business Technology

Young companies die by the hundreds in Silicon Valley, but you would hardly know it by reading your local blog. Flowtab, now a shuttered product, did something following its demise that I’ve never seen before — released a death chronicle of sorts.

YOU WEREN'T CREATIVE ENOUGH AS A KID

The World's Tallest Hotwheels Wall Track Puts Your Childhood To Shame

Gizmodo Video

Remember that awesome Hotwheels track you built when you were a kid? The one that went from the bedroom all the way down the stairs and into the kitchen? Yeah, that was cool, but this one tops it.

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