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Google Maps is Adding Alerts for Speed Traps, Crashes and Other Road Incidents

Hi, are you one of the many drivers who stick to Waze for navigation purposes because it lets you know other useful info, such as where police cars are hiding in wait to give you a speeding ticket? Well, you can soon switch to Google Maps and enjoy the same perks. Google Maps is finally...

The Infamous Berserker Vikings Were All Probably on Drugs – And Scientists Think They Know Which One

If you’re not familiar with the fierce, often naked, and always crazy berserker warriors, well…they are the reason we say that someone “went berserk.” They struck fear into pretty much everyone during the Viking Age, and though scientists have always assumed they used some kind of mind-altering substance to reach the savage, trance-like state that...

15 People Share What They Have Zero Sympathy For

Are there things that make your blood boil and you have ZERO SYMPATHY for them? Maybe it’s littering, bad drivers, etc.? Whatever they are, share yours in the comments so we can see what gets everybody out there extremely PO’d. AskReddit users did not hold back in their responses. 1. No litterbugs allowed. “People who...

New Scam Uses a Real Text from Your Bank to Trick You into Giving up Your Information

Scams are everywhere these days. My phone rings a million times a day with calls from numbers I don’t know, ones that pop up as “telemarketer” and “possible scam,” and it’s annoying as heck. And if it keeps getting harder and harder to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not, pretty much everyone...

Thousands of Tarantulas Are Roaming the San Francisco Area in Search of a Mate

San Francisco residents, don’t freak out—but there are thousands of tarantulas casually roaming your city right now. The tarantulas are out and about throughout the entire San Francisco Bay Area. They’re making a show not for Halloween, but because the weather has been drier and warmer than usual, causing male Bay Area blond tarantulas, the...

11-Year-Old Boy Becomes the Youngest Person to Run a Half-Marathon in All 50 States

Aiden Jaquez is just 11 years old, but he’s already successfully run a half marathon — 50 times. Aiden is the youngest person ever to run a half marathon in every single state. He finished accomplishing his goal on the 20th of October, when he completed the IMT Des Moines half marathon in Iowa. The...

For the First Time, Researchers Have Proven a Way to Lucid Dream

Dreaming is just part of life, but for people who have trouble achieving restful sleep, or people who regularly experience frightening disturbances like nightmares or night terrors, it can present a real problem. Which is one reason people have been studying dreaming – particularly how to induce lucid dreaming, a state in which the dreamer...

Adorable Video Shows Babies Don’t Like Touching Grass, and We May Know Why

We parents like to make our babies do funny things and then post videos because the babies don’t care yet. Our latest obsession is babies doing whatever it takes to avoid touching grass. A compilation video recently went viral showing their athletic anti-grass-touching antics. It’s adorable, but it begs the question…why do they hate touching...

20 Pretty Epic Photoshop Battles and Their Winners

The internet is good for lots of things, and while there are many instances in which photoshopping can be used for nefarious purposes, these 20 are not that. Instead, people are using their mad skills to make the rest of us laugh. If you ask me, that’s a noble cause. 20. I can’t stop staring...

The Science Behind Your Morning Trip to the Loo

Morning chores. Daily constitutional. Whatever you call it, many of us head to the bathroom to take care of it first thing in the morning (or at least, after your morning coffee). And it turns out there’s a reason that many of us get the urge at the start of the day – it’s science....

20 of the Best Horror Movies from This Decade

We only have a couple more months before the 2010s is in the history books and we get to start a new one. So what will be the legacy of the past ten years? No, I’m not talking about politics or big news events, I’m talking about HORROR MOVIES. People always talk about the classics...

10 Fascinating Facts to Help You Get Through This Loooooong Week

Whew! Is this week over yet? It feels like it’s taking FOREVER. But, wait! I have a good idea about how to fix this. Facts! Great facts that will challenge your brain and soothe your soul. Let’s get started! 1. It’s mostly water weight. Source 1 2. Rejection leads to later problems. Source 1 Source...

These 20 Companies Produce over 1/3 of the World’s Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions

You might have heard that climate change is going to eventually – like, not that far into the future – destroy the earth and everything and everyone we hold dear. Or something like that, anyway. Many people and governments and companies around the world are doing their best to mitigate some of the effects their...

People Share What They Think Is the Worst Legal Thing You Can Do

Sadly, you can do a lot of terrible things in this world that are totally, 100% legal. Things that most of us would never dream of doing. And they might infuriate you… AskReddit users shared their thoughts on the subject. 1. That’s pretty infuriating. “You can leak the names, addresses, email addresses, social security numbers,...