The viral images of brooms standing on their own are real, but the story that they can only balance like that on one day are false.

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The 1995 Sandra Bullock film 'The Net' predicted we'd all be using high-speed Internet to get pizza. And kill things.
Podcasts came into their own and ushered in a new (old) era of entertainment during the 2010s. We select 11 of the best.
If you aren't too protective of your privacy, you can save money by staying at the Asahi Ryokan in Fukuoka, Japan. Nearly everything you do in the hotel's $1 room is livestreamed to YouTube.
The newest streaming service is having some early growing pains: Hackers have made off with a number of Disney+ accounts to share among themselves.
Take advantage of some chilly weather to stay indoors and complete a series of exciting online courses that will keep you warm and busy all season long.
No jagged edges or dripping blood for this Halloween font, but its poor kerning is a graphic design catastrophe.
Can you microwave Styrofoam, plastic, cardboard, or clothes? This site has the answers to all your microwave safety questions.
From baking the best pizza crust to understanding Shakespeare, we've got the most fascinating online courses you can sign up for this month.
How do they spend those massive profits? The online retailing giant has a giant Ice Age cave bear skeleton in their Seattle offices.
Back in 1994, when the internet was still relatively uncharted territory, mundanity ruled the world wide web. And FogCam! ruled San Francisco State University.
Roughly 80 percent of books published in the U.S. between 1923 to 1964 never extended their copyrights. Now many of them are available to download for free.
Instead of going to Google Drive to open a new Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide, all you have to do is a type a few letters into your browser.
'Game of Thrones' fans have taken to Twitter to express joy, outrage, and love over the last seven seasons. MusicMagpie crunched the numbers to find out what people are talking about.
With a special email tracking service, senders can see if you opened their email and chose not to respond. Here's how to stop that from happening and continue to ignore your emails in peace.
Facebook's latest data breach involves a third-party quiz app that invited users to install invasive browser extensions.
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web on March 12, 1989. Here are some facts about the network in honor of its 30th anniversary.
Voters were given a list of potential names to choose from for the baby sloth, and "Slothy McSlothface" wasn't included.
Viral videos show Vans shoes consistently landing with the sole facing down and the laces facing up. Now people are testing out the Vans challenge for themselves.