Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Velocity Alert: Baby tries bacon for the first time, is overcome with joy

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Baby tries bacon for the first time, is overcome with joy

Baby takes first step. Baby eats first bacon strip.

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Someone who never saw 'Star Wars' hilariously live-tweeted the original trilogy and 10 More

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Florida woman arrested for rolling through Walmart while drinking wine, eating muffins

Florida woman Josseleen Lopez got drunk and drove a motorized cart through Walmart, eating delicious snacks along the way.

Giant squid will make you never want to swim in the sea again

This giant squid was spotted and filmed on Christmas Eve in Japan's Toyama Bay, roughly 344 kilometres north-west of Tokyo.

Hoverboard explodes and catches fire at Texas mall

Hundreds of shoppers at a Texas mall had to evacuate on Monday afternoon when a hoverboard exploded and caught fire, witnesses said.

This is what Google Glass 2.0 looks like

Images of the next version of Google Glass have surfaced online.

Mark Zuckerberg is not giving $4.5 billion to 1,000 Facebook users

Another day, another Facebook hoax.

Royal Thai dog at center of defamation case passes away

A Thai man stands trial for insulting Tongdaeng, a stray dog that got adopted by the Thai king and rose to beloved status in the country.

Psy's latest gender-bending dance performance is surreally good

A live performance from the Korean pop star features the artist breaking dance rules and gender norms.

NBA suspends Matt Barnes for off-court attack on Derek Fisher

Matt Barnes is suspended two games by the NBA, putting an apparent end to one of the more bizarre altercations in recent sports memory.

What Apple Watch? Fitbit was the surprise winner this Christmas

Fitbit is ending the year on a healthy note.

Find the cute panda in the sea of black metal artists

A new puzzle features a cute panda in a sea of death metal artists.