August, 13, 1944. The British 8th Army occupies Florence. The Allies finally break out of Normandy. Meanwhile, somewhere in the south of Tuscany, a soldier writes this encrypted message and hides it inside a bullet. In 2015, someone found it and deciphered it. It was the end of a hilariously absurd story. Read more…
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Secret message found inside WW2 bullet is the end to a very funny story
Instant coffee machine manufacturer Keurig is recalling some 7 million crappy coffee makers because they’re burning people with scalding water. Read more…
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7 Million Keurigs Recalled Because They Won’t Stop Burning People
Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what went wrong in with the tragic crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo . While the National Transportation Safety Board has been looking into an issue with the braking system , the agency has released details from surviving pilot Peter Siebold about how he managed to escape the exploding spacecraft. Read more…
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SpaceShipTwo’s Surviving Pilot Ejected Into -70 Degree Air at 50,000 Feet
That shampoo you’re lathering into your hair may claim that it’s packed with “all-natural ingredients, ” but the label tells a different story. DMDM hydantoin? Ammonium lauryl sulphate? What is this stuff anyhow? Read more…
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What the Ingredients On Your Shampoo Bottle Actually Mean
Even when the elderly are being tended to by a caregiver, it’s almost impossible to keep an eye on them 100 percent of the time. So a Japanese company has developed a pair of LED light bulbs featuring built-in laser-based radar to track the movements of someone in its vicinity, and automatically send alerts when they have fallen or suddenly stopped moving. Read more…
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Radar-Enabled Light Bulbs Automatically Detect When the Elderly Fall
Virgin Galactic is reporting that there has been an “in-flight anomaly” aboard SpaceShip Two. There are unconfirmed reports that one of the two pilots is dead. The suborbital flight took off at 9:19am PDT from the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California. [Update: Virgin Galactic has confirmed that SpaceshipTwo has crashed and the California Highway Patrol has confirmed that there is one fatality and one major injury.] Read more…
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Has Crashed, One Pilot Confirmed Dead
Phishing scams—the ones that try to get you to provide private information by masquerading as a legitimate company—can be easy to uncover with a skeptical eye, but some can easily get you when you let your guard down for just a second. Here’s how you can boost your phishing detection skills and protect yourself during those times when you’re not at full attention. Read more…
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How to Boost Your Phishing Detection Skills and Avoid Email Scams
Facebook announced a new feature today that allows users that are in an area affected by a natural disaster to check in and let their friends and family know they’re safe. Read more…
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Facebook Safety Check Confirms You’re Okay During a Natural Disaster
Since 2011, Honolulu’s been busy building a $5.2 billion solution to help alleviate the mind-blowing traffic congestion that’s come to define life on Oahu’s South Shore. The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is a 20-mile, 21-station elevated train—and it will be the first completely driverless rail system in the U.S. Read more…
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The First Driverless Transit System in the U.S. Starts Rolling in 2017
Tiny, light and infinitely transportable, this affordable little kit might save your life in an emergency. Here’s how to build your own mini survival kit and how to use the stuff in it. http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/now-that-its-u… Read more…