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Erich Mercker: Dude. That was, like, eight years ago! Science:

Jonah Hill saying "X-rays don't forget" instead of "People don't forget" in Superbad

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Thank you @colbertlateshow.bsky.social for the shoutout last night! We appreciate the headline punch-up, too. We're always open to constructive criticism!

Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves - Popular Science headline on Late Show with Colbert

Colbert next to image of electrified chessboard

Man invents way to be lonelier -- joke Popular Science headline

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Remember him? Shannon? The ancillary character voiced by Emo Philips? ...Anyone?

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Let's see what the tribal leader told The Guardian about the situation, shall we? *checks* Welp. Can't say we didn't try to warn 'em...

Mayá, the Korubo leader who now has the In Touch Messenger audio bible, was more blunt. “I don’t want missionaries to come to our village. If they do, we will club them.”

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PICTURED: Popular Science, still waiting for rescue in the Slack Migration Abyssal Dimension

3D Homer Simpson in alternate physics dimension from Treehouse of HOrror

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Wait wait NO GOOD GOD NO

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Okay. We think we have identified the source of the issue and are working to remedy it. The longterm damage remains unclear, however. We thank our Popular Science readership for their support throughout all this. We vow to never let it happen again.

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We have been informed our censored Roman lady butt is more realistic than her uncensored butt. It is bedlam at Popular Science right now. Sheer chaos. We are frantically cross-referencing our sources and conducting a full digital audit of this disaster. We thank you for your patience at this time.

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Today we (and by "we," we mean the staffer running this account) learned that there's a Popular Science Korea... ? So that's pretty cool! www.popsci.co.kr

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Thanks to y'all, we're officially 1/3 of the way towards unlocking Popular Science Demon Mode! 😈😈😈

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This article's headline has been updated to better reflect its content. We regret the error.

Science Archaeology
Mummified Austrian priest’s rectum played important role in preservation
Archeologists uncovered a very unique preparation method.
By Andrew Paul

Published May 2, 2025 10:20 AM EDT

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There is absolutely nothing funny about this btw

The designs are highlighted in a study published on April 8 in the journal PNAS Nexus

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*reads Wikipedia entry* "I will sail to them for the clicks."

On 27 January 2006, Indian fishermen Sunder Raj and Pandit Tiwari, who had been attempting to illegally harvest crabs off North Sentinel Island, drifted towards the island after their boat's makeshift anchor failed during the night. They did not respond to warning calls from passing fishermen, and their boat drifted into the shallows near the island,[76] where a group of Sentinelese tribals attacked it and killed the fishermen with axes.[77] According to one report, the bodies were later put on bamboo stakes facing out to sea like scarecrows.[78] Three days later, an Indian Coast Guard helicopter, dispatched for the purpose, found the buried bodies.[13][76][79]

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It's important to clarify we don't mean *every* North Island Brown Kiwi. That would be absurd. Just this guy right here... He knows what he said.

North Island Brown Kiwi looking at camera

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Now to check today's headlines to see if there's anything fun to report...

Sissy Spacek smiling in Carrie prom queen scene

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You like us! You really like us!

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no one tell Elon that we officially swapped The Everything App social link for @bsky.app's link on our homepage be sure President Musk is never made aware that we did that. he is not owned and he is definitely not slowly shrinking and transforming into a corn cob.

Home page social media links including Bluesky

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This is so disappointing. We're such huge fans of Fox Mulder's work. 😔

Sent via form submission from Andrew Paul

Name: Fox Mulder

Email Address: FoxMulder@yahoo.com

Subject: Drones

Message: I'm sure you are a fantastic writer but I don't appreciate you doing the governments work and calling people crazy for seeing these Drones and Orbs. They are absolutely not regular drones or aircraft flying around like it's a regular Tuesday. The most interesting part of your piece is it for some reason mentions political lefts and right, and calls out someone for being politically right and reporting fake news. That's ridiculous. You write for a science publication and also 100% trust the government; two things that should never go hand in hand. The government has not come out and said anything relative about these objects. They have only gaslight the public, and now you are in on it.

I have learned to pretend over the last 20 years. To pretend that my victories mattered only to realize that nobody was keeping score. That liars have nothing to fear if there are enough liars. But the devil is just a man with a plan, but true evil is a collaboration of men and that is what we have here today. The truth will one day out.

God bless

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This yearly roundup has it all - AI-formulated vegan cheese - Genetically modified pig organ transplant recipients - A commercial space walk that *finally* answers the question, "How far away does a billionaire need to be before we aren't so sad all the time?"

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Partying dinosaurs as a meteor is about to hit

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Gizmodo

SpaceX Calls Off Booster Catch Attempt Mid-Flight, Citing Safety Concerns
Starship lifted off for its sixth test flight on Tuesday, but its Super Heavy Booster splashed down in the ocean rather than being caught by the company's giant "chopsticks."
By Passant Rabie Published November 19, 2024 | Comments (17)

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