Category Archives: Austin
Fireproof copy of Handmaid's Tale on auction to protest book banning. Video of author taking flame thrower to it in blog.
I love this. A fireproof copy of the book "The Handmaids Tale" is going up for auction. As you may know, there has been a lot of book banning going on in parts of the country and even a couple book bu...
May 26, 2022 Bernt Sønvisen / CC
1/3 of Gen Z-ers don't know who Beatles are. 1/2 don't know Prince.
A new study found that one third of Gen Z members have no idea who the Beatles are. That sounds ridiculous to me, but I'm surprised it isn't more. Radio hasn't played Beatles for years. There are a co...
May 25, 2022 Roger / CC
No more balloons at Husker games. Blame the world for using so much helium.
There's a shortage of everything else, so why not an element off the periodic chart. There's another helium shortage. Because of that, no balloons at Husker games again this coming season. I'm guessin...
May 25, 2022 Kendall / CC
Grilled Watermelon - Mem Day Recipes
Impress the guests at the cookout this weekend by grilling......... watermelon. I've got a couple of different ways to do it. Both are easy. Before anything, I suggest cutting the watermelon into big ...
May 25, 2022 Roman Kraft / Unsplash
$143 million for 1 1950s car!
A car was recently auctioned off for $143 million. It's a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, one of only two that exist. It set the world record for most expensive car. There seems to be a lot of "most expen...
May 24, 2022 Thomas Ormston / CC
Your cheese probably sat in a cave. Seriously.
If you eat Kraft cheese, there's a good chance it spent some time in a cave outside of Springfield, Missouri. It's an old limestone cave with millions of repurposed square feet. And it's a really good...
May 24, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Man gives 30,000 full ride scholarships.
Chicago businessman Pete Kadens is pay full college tuition for some kids. And by some, I mean 30,000. And actually, not just kids, he's paying for some of their parents to go to college for free too....
May 24, 2022 Evan Mach / Unsplash
830 million year old organisms trapped in salt crystals might still yet live.
Scientists have found organisms trapped in salt crystals from 830 million years ago. They're little single celled microorganisms that they might be able to revive. Apparently, scientists have already ...
May 23, 2022 tuchodi / CC
Cheez-Its using rap music to make cheese.
Cheez It's are getting into the gimmick game now. They're releasing limited edition crackers that are made with cheese that they played rap music at in order to get it to age well. Follow? They set ch...
May 23, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Police nab car that has spy gadgets.
Police in Irvine, California, recently pulled over a car that had a secret spy gadget attached. The driver could push a button and the rear license plate would flip to a different one. It's just like ...
May 23, 2022 ER0L / CC