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Cicada Facts to Know as Brood X Arrives in 2021 After 17 Years
Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP (Getty Images) While they’re gnarly-looking bugs, cicadas pose no harm to humans. That is, as long as…
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Celebrate 77 Years With Your Memories
Today is George Lucas’ birthday, seen here with Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner and some guy in a black…
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Balmuda, Knonw for Fancy Toasters, to Release Android Phone
Balmuda is known for its modern take on kitchen gadgets overseas. Now it’s trying its hand at Android phones. Image:…
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Here’s What to Expect From Google I/O
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Google canceled last year’s annual Google I/O developers conference due to the pandemic, but this…
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Albert Einstein Ponders Birds and Bees in Previously Unpublished Letter
Einstein in 1946, a few years before he typed out his thoughts on animal physics.Photo: Photo by Central Press/Getty Images…
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Toy News of the Week—Marvel Legends, Netflix He-Man, FFVII Remake
Image: Hasbro, Mattel, and Square-Enix Toys and CollectiblesAction figures, statues, exclusives, and other merchandise. Beware: if you look here, you’re…
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Ex-Apple Worker Claims Apple Knew About His ‘Misogynistic’ Writings
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Former Apple employee Antonio GarcÃa MartÃnez has refuted the company’s portrayal of his high-profile ouster…
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Archivists Are Trying To Save Sci-Hub
Screenshot: Shoshana Wodinsky (Gizmodo) For roughly the past decade, Sci-Hub—aka, the “Pirate Bay of Science—has been giving researchers, reporters, and…
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John Barrowman Torchwood Audio Series Canceled Amid Allegations
John Barrowman as Jack Harkness in Torchwood.Image: BBC America It’s only been two days since the Doctor Who immersive experience…
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Waymo Rescues Autonomous Taxi Stumped by Traffic Cones
Photo: Glenn Chapman (Getty Images) The taxi hurt itself in confusion! A comedy of errors unfolded after one of Waymo’s…
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