Archive for January 11, 2015

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Proof that it's possible to blow up fireworks underwater [VIDEO] and 10 More

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Proof that it's possible to blow up fireworks underwater [VIDEO]

A curious man in Sweden tested his luck when he pushed a lit firework through a hole ice atop a frozen lake to see if it would still explode.

On getting older: Kobe and LeBron as the NBA pages turn

They matched up again, on Thursday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

There is less than a 1-in-27 million chance that Earth's record hot streak is natural

The U.S. announced that 2014 was the warmest year on record, making nine out of the last ten years the warmest years since recordkeeping began in 1880.

After criticism from Microsoft, Google reveals more Windows security problems

Google's done it again. Early this week, Microsoft was publicly displeased with Google for revealing a Windows security hole that would allow hackers to gain control of computer...

That '60s show: What American high school students dressed like in 1969

When students (and teachers) turned on, tuned in, and dropped classes.

Drone video shows scale of destruction at Donetsk airport

Aerial footage from Donetsk Airport shows the destruction at the facility at the center of a tug-of-war between Ukrainian forces and separatist militia.

Subway singer quiets homophobic preacher with Willy Wonka

A subway singer burst into a Willy Wonka song to quiet a homophobic preacher.

21 one-star reviews for 'Game of Thrones'

Not everyone loves the books that inspired 'Game of Thrones.'

'Arctic Enemas' and tear gas: How Tough Mudder concocts its brutal courses

The wildly popular Tough Mudder endurance challenge is full of wince-inducing obstacles. But how do they come to life?

Pizza guy stiffed out of tip gets $20,000 from the Internet

The Internet raised over $20,000 for a delivery guy stiffed out of a tip.

Pope announces start of World War III in media Twitter hack

Twitter accounts for UPI and the New York Post were hacked, tweeting news that the U.S. and China were at war and the Pope said World War 3 had begun.