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Tech-Mogul Inventions Like the Cybertruck Are Rooted in an Insidious Fantasy | Laura Miller for Slate (@slate)

https://slate.com/culture/2026/03/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-jeff-bezos-tech-silicon-valley-science-fiction-sci-fi-influences.html

Tech Barons Like Elon Musk Love Sci-Fi. They Also Misunderstand It Completely.

Tech moguls both love science fiction and chronically fail to understand what it is trying to tell them.

Slate

Signs of the Apocalypse 5h ago

A Perfectly Normal Story About The Time #RFKTheLesser Cut Off A Raccoon's Penis
Gary Legum for Wonkette (@wonkette_bot)

https://www.wonkette.com/p/a-perfectly-normal-story-about-the/

A Perfectly Normal Story About The Time Robert Kennedy Jr. Cut Off A Raccoon's Penis

Everything's normal.

Wonkette

Signs of the Apocalypse 1d ago

Quiz: How Quickly Can You Pinpoint the Modern Countries of Shakespeare’s Plays? | Nitya Rao for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/quizzes/pinpoint-modern-countries-shakespeare-plays/

Quiz: How Quickly Can You Pinpoint the Modern Countries of Shakespeare’s Plays?

Think you know Shakespeare? See how quickly you can match his famous plays to the modern countries where they’re set.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 4d ago

Why Elevators Have Mirrors | Lori Dorn for Laughing Squid (@LaughingSquid)
https://laughingsquid.com/why-elevators-have-mirrors/

Why Elevators Have Mirrors

"Simple Things - Surprising Histories" explained that elevators originally had mirrors to give riders something to do.

Laughing Squid

Signs of the Apocalypse 4d ago

Every Dimension Explained in Eight Minutes | Lori Dorn for Laughing Squid (@LaughingSquid)
https://laughingsquid.com/every-dimension-explained/

Every Dimension Explained in Eight Minutes

Sketched Out used clever animation to visually explain every dimension of mathematical space in eight minutes.

Laughing Squid

Signs of the Apocalypse 4d ago

The Woman Who Invented Wi-Fi —And Was Also a Hollywood Star | Chelsea Thatcher for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/woman-invented-wifi-hollywood-star/

The Woman Who Invented Wi-Fi —And Was Also a Hollywood Star

Her beauty dazzled all from the silver screen, but her inventive mind changed the world.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 4d ago

10 Female Authors Who Added Words to the Dictionary | Paul Anthony Jones for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/words/female-authors-added-words-dictionary/

10 Female Authors Who Added Words to the Dictionary

These trailblazing female authors didn’t just shape literature—they expanded language.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 4d ago

6 Facts About Eostre, the Spring Equinox Goddess Shrouded in Mystery | Eden Gordon for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/eostre-and-ostara-facts/

6 Facts About Eostre, the Spring Equinox Goddess Shrouded in Mystery

Many modern Wiccans and pagans celebrate Ostara, a holiday rooted in a goddess with a nebulous history.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 5d ago

Afroman Wins Defamation Case, Because Making Fun Of Stupid Cops Is 100 Percent American | Doktor Zoom for Wonkette (@wonkette_bot)

https://www.wonkette.com/p/afroman-wins-defamation-case-because/

Afroman Wins Defamation Case, Because Making Fun Of Stupid Cops Is 100 Percent American

Free speech costs a buck oh five.

Wonkette

Signs of the Apocalypse 5d ago

8 Rare McDonald's Happy Meal Toys Worth a Small Fortune | Nitya Rao for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/toys/rare-happy-meal-toys-worth-fortune/

8 Rare McDonald's Happy Meal Toys Worth a Small Fortune

From Teenie Beanie Babies to Boo Buckets, these nostalgic McDonald’s Happy Meal toys have become surprisingly valuable collector’s items.

Mental Floss

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