The New York times ran a piece looking at Politifact rankings of all the major candidates for both parties. Politifact looked at major statements by politicians made since 2007 and then ranked them from ridiculous and untrue (aka “Pants On… Read More ›
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Horse With Misspelled Name Wins Triple Crown
American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes today, which means its the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. But whoops, the owners misspelled the word “Pharaoh” when they registered the horse. Here are 3 other names… Read More ›
11 Year Old Graduates With 3 College Degrees
Yahoo reports that an 11 year-old Sacremento kid just graduated with three university degrees. Which means he can probably spell “Sacramento” correctly, unlike whoever wrote our first sentence. His degrees are in math, science, and language studies… here are… 3… Read More ›
The Shocking Truth About The Lack Of Harmful Bacteria In Your Beard
Yesterday we wrote about a TV news show that swabbed a few beards and concluded beards containpoop bacteria. Slate reports that this non-scientific click-bait adventure means nothing. Because real studies say so and everyone probably has this bacteria on their… Read More ›
School Bus Driver Allowed To Forbid Young Girl From Reading Book While Riding Bus
CBC reports that a school board in Quebec has upheld a school bus driver’s rule that forbids one young girl from reading on the bus. Apparently the bus driver believes reading a book is dangerous because a reader could poke… Read More ›
Nike reportedly developing self-tying shoes
Yahoo News Digest reports that Nike is developing shows that tie themselves called the MAG… Just like the shoes in Back To The Future 2. 3 Names We Propose For Self-Tying Shoes 1. “The Mage.” Uses magic to tie nerdy… Read More ›
Orange Is The New Black And Halloween At Some Canadian Schools
Yahoo reports that some schools in Ontario, Canada are banning Halloween. Reasons include that some families don’t celebrate Halloween and “and the frequency with which hot, uncomfortable costumes make children cry during class.” So at some of these schools, “Halloween”… Read More ›
California School Cheese Sandwiches Must Suck Enough To Risk Getting Detention
The Toronto Sun reports that a 13-year-old California has served a school detention for sharing his lunch. Specifically, he shared a chicken burrito with a classmate who didn’t like the cheese sandwich that the school gave him. The school claims… Read More ›
Monkey Instructional Videos.
Discovery reports that a recent study indicates showing monkeys instructional videos that demonstrate how to open artificial fruit taught monkeys how to open artificial fruit. We assume “artificial fruit” is the secret ingredient to our favorite fruit-flavored-drinks. And now it’s… Read More ›
Harvard Students Solve Problem Of Not Being Able To Make 60 Second Cake
CNN reports that a group of Harvard students have invented a cake that can be sprayed from a can and baked in 60 seconds. 3 Other Things We’d Like To See Made in 60 Seconds 1. This blog entry. Since it’s… Read More ›
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