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What's Inside a Yo-Yo That Keeps It Spinning?
Even the most basic yo-yo tricks depend on the toy’s ability to keep on spinning. But why does it spin so fast for so long?The magic center of a yo-yo is a bearing—a bunch of tiny metal balls trapped...
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We Now Know Who Will Play the Villain in Wolverine 3
Boyd Holbrook (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)Hugh Jackman has proclaimed that Wolverine 3 will be his final time playing the X-Men character that made him a star, and now we know who will be...
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Richard E. Grant Narrates This Gloriously Odd Short About Dental Health
Daniel Gray and Tom Brown wrote, directed, designed, animated, and produced Teeth, a droll yet sinister short about one man’s lifelong obsession with dental health. It builds to a gloriously icky...
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Growing Snowflakes in a Lab Is Science at its Most Beautiful
There’s a wonderful irony to the fact that every single snowflake is a unique masterpiece, but they’re too small for the human eye to enjoy. Thankfully they can also be grown in a lab, by scientists...
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Marvel Just Screened Captain America: Civil War, and the Initial Reviews Are...
Marvel screened Captain America: Civil War in 25 cities across the United States and Canada last night, giving audiences their first look at the next installment of the MCU. The results? Wildly...
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Saturday's Best Deals: 802.11ac Router, Dress Shoes, Sugru, and More
An 802.11ac router, dress shoes, and electric yard tools kick off Saturday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial...
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DragonCon is Launching Its Own Genre Award
DragonCon, Atlanta’s major science fiction and fantasy convention, announced earlier this week that they will be launching the Dragon Award to honor the best of geek entertainment.The news comes as the...
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Kristin Dearborn Explains Why Toxic Relationships Are More Horrifying Than...
While I was in between books recently, I picked up a short horror novella: Woman in White, by fellow Vermont author Kristin Dearborn. While it’s a terrifying story about otherworldly horrors in...
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The New Ghostbusters Are Getting The Funko Pop Treatment
In pursuit of their plans for utter world domination, Funko has revealed their next acquisition in their Pop! Vinyl line: the new Ghostbusters. The company plans to release the figures of the...
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Sleepy Hollow Just Went Past The Point of No Return
Sleepy Hollow has been ... not good this season, and after the latest episode, we’re not all that confident that it’s headed in any direction resembling ‘good’. Spoilers ahead!Last night’s episode,...
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This Gundam-Themed Toyota Has Its Own Costumed DJ For Auto Shows
Jalopnik East has covered all the developments of the Char Anzable Gundam Toyota Auris promotional concept, to a small production run, and finally to its second and current iteration. It has been...
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And Then I Got Banned From Donald Trump's Second Life Mansion
Following news that the recreation of Donald Trump’s Florida mansion in virtual playground Second Life was owned by an anime schoolgirl, I decided to take a tour. It was lovely, until I was forcibly...
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The Next 6 Milestones in the Commercial Space Race
Image: SpaceXIt’s an exciting time to be alive if you’re keen to watch humans get off this planet. A private space race is taking off, opening new pathways to orbit while sparking a burst of...
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The Kepler Space Telescope is Broken Again
Artist’s concept of the Kepler Space Telescope, via NASA/Ames/JPL-CaltechNASA’S Kepler Space telescope might have gotten a new lease on life in 2014 when scientists figured out how to repurpose the...
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Now There's Video of BB-8's Surprise Visit to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab
JPL/CaltechRemember when we shared those fantastic photographs of BB-8 visiting NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab? (That’s the adorable rolling droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, for anyone who’s been...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Making of Finding Dory
Dory in Finding Dory: All images courtesy of Walt Disney CompanyFor almost 10 years, Finding Nemo was Pixar’s most successful film. And yet, other movies kept getting sequels while our favorite fish...
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So You Want To Join The Empire: What We Learned About Those Rogue One...
So, the Rogue One trailer hit the web earlier this week, and it looks awesome. There’s all the hallmarks of the original trilogy, on a war footing, and that means plenty of Original trilogy...
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Sunday's Best Deals: $2 Kindle Books, Camping Hammock, 3DS XL, and More
$2 Kindle books, the new 3DS XL, and a cheap camping hammock kick off Sunday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of...
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Incredibly Patient AI Helps Cookie Monster with Baking
Apple partnered up with Sesame Street a while back to demonstrate it’s ‘Hey, Siri’ feature, as the AI assists Cookie Monster in baking cookies. They just released a ‘behind the scenes’ video that’s...
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Watch SpaceX Land its Rocket In Glorious 4K Resolution
SpaceX has released high def footage of yesterday’s historic rocket landing, and it’s glorious to behold. We could watch this all day. This is so cool to watch. You know what? We are going to watch...
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