Those who think of sodas as fizzy poison may be surprised that the first steps towards turning the world’s blood caramel-colored was officially meant to make the population healthier. Three different people fought to find a way to reproduce the healthful soda water to the public. Only one of their techniques survives. Welcome to the first iteration of the cola wars. More »
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The first cola wars began in the 1700s—long before Coke and Pepsi
Oh, Iran. Your Qaher 313 stealth fighter jet sure looks intimidating but it will never get off the ground. So why do you insist on tricking everybody into thinking that the beast can fly? Iran’s latest transgression is especially hilarious: they’ve photoshopped the Qaher 313 onto a stock image of Mount Damavand to make it look like it’s flying. More »
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Iran Photoshopped Its New Stealth Fighter Jet to Look Like It Was Flying When It Totally Wasn’t
The Federal Reserve said that one of its internal websites had been hacked today. It’s unclear who did the hacking but the Feds say that the hackers were not able to do any serious damage. Reuters says that, “no critical functions of the central bank were affected by the intrusion.” More »
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The Federal Reserve Said It Was Hacked
After hacking up government websites last week , and the week before , Anonymous has pulled off another hack to push their agenda of reforming computer crime law in the wake of Aaron Swartz’s suicide . This time, they’ve leaked names, addresses, and other information about over 4,000 bank executives . And they did it all on a government site. More »
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Anonymous Leaked Account Data for 4,000 Bank Executives on a Government Website
These columns are found in Varna, Bulgaria. They’re hollowed out and filled with sand, almost perfectly round, and grouped together. And they’re 100 percent natural formations. Sometimes even prehistory is in on the conspiracy to make us believe that we’ve discovered evidence of alien visitors. More »
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These natural formations look like alien ruins
The WSJ is confirming what we all saw in Sony’s slick video teaser for its upcoming February 20th event: Sony will be announcing the PlayStation 4. Citing the ol’ reliable ‘people familiar with the matter’, the WSJ says that the PS4 will be announced on February 20th and be released later this year. More »
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WSJ: Yes, Sony Will Announce the PlayStation 4 on February 20th
The long awaited World of Warcraft movie is finally moving forward, and with a director that is both exciting and surprising. Duncan Jones of Moon and Source Cod e fame has snapped up the directing gig. Originally helmed by Sam Raimi, the project was dropped by the Evil Dead director so he could concentrate on his Oz movie. Honestly, we thought this project was long dead, but Jones and Warner Bros. are planning on starting production on the movie adaptation of the role-playing game in 2013! More »
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Duncan Jones will direct a World of Warcraft movie starring Johnny Depp
You’re looking at what was once the main junction for telephone connections in Stockholm. See all the wires? That’s because it was used for around 5,000 phone lines—literal lines—from 1887-1913. More »
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Why Aren’t Telephone Towers This Beautiful Anymore?
Asteroid-mining company Deep Space Industries has just announced plans to launch a fleet of “FireFly” spacecraft as soon as 2015. Their mission? Find asteroids, rich with valuable metals, that could aid in humanity’s colonization of space. More »
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“FireFly” spaceships to begin exploring asteroids in 2015
Some of the most popular anime in Japan have never set foot on American shores. Oh sure, we have Naruto and Pokémon and Dragonball Z , but what we don’t have are the kids shows — the Japanese anime equivalent of SpongeBob SquarePants , Dora the Explorer and the like. Why? Because while you’d think they’d be the most adaptable for worldwide audiences –- kids are kids, right? –- they’re actually quite insane. Here are seven anime series that Japanese kids love that no American parent would ever let their kids watch. More »
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7 Japanese Kids’ Anime That American Kids Will Never, Ever See