Archive for May 17, 2015

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Velocity Alert: Watch this woman propose to her girlfriend after Irish equality vote

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Watch this woman propose to her girlfriend after Irish equality vote

With this vote, Ireland becomes the world's first country to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote.

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Jimmy Fallon and Dwayne Johnson give the world's dumbest commencement speech and 10 More

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Jimmy Fallon and Dwayne Johnson give the world's dumbest commencement speech

Just in time for graduation season, Jimmy Fallon and Dwayne Johnson gave the commencement speech of a lifetime on last night's 'Tonight Show.'

Wanted: Rollercoaster tester with strong stomach

Alton Towers in the UK is looking for a rollercoaster tester to try out some of its rides before the park opens to the public each day.

Irish abroad explain why they came #hometovote on marriage equality

As dozens of Irish people head home to cast their vote in the country's same sex marriage referendum, we speak to some of those that made the journey.

New POV video from SpaceX takes you for a ride on Crew Dragon's first flight

SpaceX just released a new video of the Crew Dragon taking flight for the first time from Florida.

Elephant steals man's GoPro, takes epic 'elphie'

Traveler Matt LeBlanc captured an elephant selfie on his GoPro after the gentle giant stole his camera.

Neville Longbottom's enormous wand has the Internet spell-bound

Matthew Lewis, who played the young wizard in each 'Harry Potter' film, revealed a newly ripped physique on the cover of 'Attitude Magazine.'

Competitive eater kills 11,000 calorie ice cream sundae

Competitive eater Matt Megatoad Stonie destroys a massive ice cream sundae.

10 bright ways to hack your morning routine

Here are some of the best solutions -- both tech-based and IRL -- that can help you hack your morning routine.

Korean Air 'nut rage' executive freed after 5 months in jail

The upper court said she was not guilty of the most serious charges against her.

25 must-read books to dive into this summer

From classics, like F. Scott Fitzgerald, to this year's Pulitzer Prize winner, there are so many books to fall into this summer.

NASA spacecraft finds the brightest galaxy in known universe

NASA's WISE spacecraft has discovered the brightest galaxy in the known universe. It shines with the light of 300 trillion Suns.