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American Airlines turns to indie bands for in-flight music

American Airlines only started playing indie music on board its planes in October, but the reaction from passengers was swift.

Rare Beanie Babies offered on eBay for hundreds of thousands of dollars

Special editions and collections of Beanie Babies are going for upwards of $100,000 on Ebay.

Reports of Meerkat's death greatly exaggerated

Meerkat isn't dead yet. This might go against the conventional wisdom that the live-streaming service is on the way out because of its powerful rival Periscope. See also: Meerka...

Anne Frank likely died a month earlier than believed

Anne Frank and her sister Margot died of typhus at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, but the exact dates of their deaths are unknown.

U.S Marshals put $5K bounty on man who claimed he owned half of Facebook

U.S Marshals are offering a $5,000 reward for information on a man who claimed to own 50 percent of Facebook.

Man who ran revenge porn site sentenced to 18 years in prison

The first person to be convicted for operating a revenge porn site has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison, according to the California attorney general's office.

The next generation of tablets will have 3D displays

The next generation of tablet displays will not be 2D and flat, but rather will have self-actuated, physically re-configurable surfaces.

ISIS militants smash artifacts at UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iraq

Hatra, the UNESCO World Heritage site in Iraq dating back more than 2,000 years, has become the latest victim of the rampage by ISIS militants.

Why Tidal's $19.99 premium service isn't for everyone

Jay Z's new music streaming service boasts high fidelity sound. But the extra cost won't be worth it to most people.

Disney makes $250 million bet on fantasy sports site DraftKings — report

Disney is willing to bet that the recent rise of daily fantasy-for-money sites is going to continue.

How getting laid off inspired one writer to travel the world

It took a layoff for Geraldine DeRuiter to shed her skin and travel the world to blog.

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