Cool Finds
Uglier Campaign Fundraising Emails Make More Money
All the rules you expect might apply to sending a perfect fundraising email? Throw them out the window
Being Really, Really Good at Video Games Could Get You a Scholarship
A $1,000 scholarship beckons, if you can display your gaming prowess
In Denmark, Cinderella Wore Galoshes
Cinderella isn't a Disney story, and earlier versions are, well, different
The U.S. Is About To Drop $10 Billion Retrofitting Its Nukes
The military wants to upgrade its 1960s-era nuclear workhorse
Frogfish Might Look Like Sponges, But They’re Super Fast
Frogfish are really good at blending in with their environment - particularly with the sponges that they live on. But they're also crazy fast hunters
There Are Over 200 Bodies on Mount Everest, And They’re Used as Landmarks
The mountain offers seemingly endless options for kicking the bucket, from falling into the abyss to suffocating from lack of oxygen
Prepare to Be Amazed: Is That a Rubik’s Cube or a Drawing?
From the correct angle, you'd swear that these are three-dimensional objects
A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Hawaii’s Coral
Conservationists and divers alike are on edge over a mysterious disease sweeping through coral reefs in Kauai
Eating Whale Meat Is Going Out of Vogue in Japan
Whale meat elicits a "meh" response from young Japanese these days, but global citizens continue to cry foul
The First Use of OMG Was in a 1917 Letter to Winston Churchill
This jewel of a letter reveals the first usage of the now-ubiquitous OMG
A Real, Working Transformer Robot!
This remote-controlled car turns into a walking, missile-shooting robot
This Robot Is a Better Dad Than Your Dad
Disney is building a robot that can play catch
Your Hotel Key Is Totally Hackable
Recently, thieves exploited a hack of those magnetic stripped cards to break into several rooms at a Hyatt in Houston, and your hotel could be next
These Geometrical Shapes Are Diagrams of Human Consciousness
A late 19th century New Zealand psychologist attempted to depict various states of consciousness with geometric shapes
Voluntary Guidelines Aren’t Enough To Prevent Deaths From Bed Rails
At least 150 people have died in bed rail-related incidents over the past 9 years
Let Astronaut Sunita Williams Take You on a Guided Tour of the ISS
Take this 25 minute-long guided tour of the ISS
Jupiter Just Can’t Decide How Many Moons It Wants To Have
By catching or tossing comets or eating old moons, Jupiter's orbiter-count is constantly in flux
World War II Code Writers Were So Good We Still Don’t Know What They Were Saying
Earlier this month, a pigeon with a secret code was found in a chimney in Surrey but no one has been able to crack the code
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