CBC reports that a major intersection in Toronto’s financial district has been shut down due to an “unstable antenna” on the 65-storey Toronto Trump Tower. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story Is an “unstable antenna” what’s hidden under Trump’s… Read More ›
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That Annoying Passenger Next To You On The Plane May Be Sitting Backwards In The Future
The LA Times reports that a leading French airline seat manufacturer has patented a new airline seat design where every other passenger will be seated backwards. Presumably, in the next row, the pattern will reverse, making passengers face each other…. Read More ›
Men Try To Build “Man Cave” In Public Park
Yahoo News Digest reports that a mystery tunnel found in a Toronto park near a future venue of the Pan Am games turns out to be a man cave built by two 20-something men who apparently had no idea you… Read More ›
Report: Mark Zuckerberg Building Waterside Development Next To Facebook HQ For 10,000 Employees
3 Reasons We Are Disappointed By This Mail Online News Story 1. Misread the headline thinking a “Waterslide Town” Was Being Built. 2. Making Facebook employees and their families have to live close to each other may result in generation… Read More ›
Like A Bridge Over Troubled Fodder
The National Post reports that the City of Calgary, Alberta has spent $5.9 million on a pedestrian bridge that is about 10 to 12.5 centimetres to short to put on the abutments built to support it. 3 Solutions We Wonder… Read More ›
Apple Getting Ready To Reveal iPad It Reportedly May Have “Accidentally” Revealed
ZDNet reports that Apple may have inadvertently leaked specs of the latest iPads yesterday before today’s launch. 3 Reasons We Suspect The Leaks Are Legit 1. The new iPads are not also phones. Thank you for ensuring we don’t live… Read More ›
Man Spends Half The Year Living In Retired 727 Aircraft
Yahoo reports that an Oregon man spends about half the year living in a retired Boeing 727. 3 Housewarming Gifts We Would Buy For A Man Who Lives In An Old Plane 1. A plane ticket to somewhere better to… Read More ›
Observation Deck Glass Designed To Crack
CNN reports that earlier this week, visitors to the observatory of Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) were surprised to hear cracking sounds and look down and see cracking glass on a 103 story glass-lookout floor that people were standing… Read More ›
Distinctive Wallpaper Leads To Arrest Of Swedish Facebook Flasher
The Local (Sweden’s News In English) reports that a teen has been convicted of sending anonymous photos of his genitals from fake Facebook accounts after recipients recognized the “odd” wallpaper in the background from another photo of him on Instagram…. Read More ›
If You Were Wishing There Was A Vanilla Ice Amish Show, The DIY Network Has That
Modern Farmer reports that the DIY network has introduced a reality farming show entitled “Vanilla Ice Goes Amish.” Basically Ice moves to an Amish community in Ohio and tackles construction projects “all without nails and screws.” So if you’ve been… Read More ›