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A giraffe in South Africa being transported in an open-air truck bed on Pretoria‘s N1 highway died after hitting its head on an overpass. The two giraffes were being transported to a game farm in Warmbarths, about 100 miles outside of Johannesburg. Multiple people driving behind the truck posted images on social media sites, like …
A couple from the Czech Republic narrowly escapes death during this building demolition. A flying piece of concrete narrowly missed their heads.
Forget “brain games.” If you really want to get your mind warmed up, then grab a gun and start fragging. According to this cognitive science study by the University of Rochester, first-person shooter games, like Call of Duty, can help you focus and make decisions faster. As a result, video games could provide a valuable training regimen for speeding up …
I came up with the idea for Koben silk-lined jeans about two years ago and have been working on refining the product ever since. During this development period, the team and I were deliberate in finding the best distribution strategy for getting us as many eyeballs as possible while maximizing our exposure with Bloggers, Media …
Do you remember what the world before social media was like? I do. Life was a lot simpler before the mid-2000s.
American retailers are currently experimenting with a variety mobile payment methods. Here are some mobile payment trends and how they will affect retail business.
Wallet (or purse). Keys. Phone — The 3 things you grab anytime you leave home. We are addicted, attached and can’t go anywhere without our smartphones. Honestly, we even take them to the bathroom with us. What makes the smartphone so completely indispensable is that it handles so many of our daily tasks, from communication …
When an AT-AT Walker isn’t storming rebel bases on Hoth, what does it do? What if it did all the same things as your family dog? Things like watering fire hydrants, groom its undercarriage or laying a Jabba the Hut-sized poop in the park? When filmmaker Patrick Boivin was a kid, there were 2 things …
Hate your nosey neighbors? Tired of sitting in rush hour traffic? Want more space? Perhaps you should start looking at property near some of the zero population blocks from the 2010 US Census.
You have to see this live action Toy Story remake that two friends created in an attempt to get hired at Pixar.
Have you hit Twitter's "Follow Limits"? Just want to do some account scrubbing? Here's how to bulk unfollow Twitter accounts with ManageFlitter.
We’re really at a loss for words here. Since we started MethodShop.com in 1996, we’ve seen some *terrible* tattoos. Lame band logos. Typos. Bad artwork. But just when you’ve thought you’ve seen everything, the stupid Internet has to prove us wrong again. Damn you Internet! She’s totally not going to regret this “Butt Slut” tattoo…
Need to test how fast your computer’s connection to a website? Running both a Ping and Traceroute test can help you determine if there’s a connection issue and where in the connection the issue is taking place. This tutorial will show you how to run both a Ping and Traceroute test using Mac, Windows and several …
Over the weekend Rebecca Black followed up her catchy viral sensation Friday with a new song called... Saturday. Apparently she's making her way through the days of the week.
An official Star Wars Instagram account launched yesterday with a Darth Vader selfie photo. The obviously Photoshopped picture appears to have an image from the opening scene from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in the background.
Not that you ever should - because it's illegal and there are pretty much cameras everywhere these days - but if you were going to do a "hit and run," do the exact OPPOSITE of this...
American late night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, pulled off an epic prank on the media and the internet. A video of a girl named “Caitlin Heller” who fell on a glass table and caught on fire while twerking was anonymously posted on YouTube a few days ago and went instantly viral. The twerking prank …
