A hero in Victoria, British Columbia, knew that what Grandpa Pudding Brains loves most is his name on things. Toilets around the municipality have been emblazoned with "Donald J. Trump Memorial," most notably one along the Gorge Waterway near the Selkirk Trestle. — Read the rest

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I can't believe Nintendo finally hired this man.

For the uninitiated, "Nintendo, hire this man!" was a serious rallying cry that eventually became an ironic meme. Every time someone who'd just discovered Unreal Engine uploaded a "This is what Ocarina of Time would look like in 2014!!1" — Read the rest

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There's a pretend country called Bookland. If you're an avid reader, there's a good chance that you have a book on your shelf that has been labeled as being from this pretend land. Bookland was created to serve as a unique prefix within the European Article Number barcode system. — Read the rest

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These photos by David Hurn, shared here by Anonymous Works on Instagram, show a room full of Dolly Parton look-alikes in a 1979 competition in Phoenix, Arizona. Some of the women are wearing fancy dresses while others appear in more casual apparel. — Read the rest

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This Instagram post from dieselsugar shows photos of people's cars with stuffed animals attached to them. The stuffed animals all look weathered and worn down in a way that shows they've survived many drives. I wonder what all of the stuffed animals have seen, where they've been, and how long they've survived attached to the vehicles. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro while it's on sale for $9.97 (reg. $199).

Windows 10 is over a decade old, and it shows. Between the outdated interface and rusty security features, it's a small wonder more people are finally upgrading to Windows 11. — Read the rest

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Conspiracy theorist RFK Jr suggested that two deaths attributed to measles were "fabricated." A coroner made it abundantly clear that measles was indeed responsible for at least one.

Regardless of actual medical professionals decrying Kennedy's message, the toilet seat cocaine enthusiast storms forward, insisting officials not report the deaths as measles. — Read the rest

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In today's edition of Dan Lewis's excellent Now I Know newsletter, there's a photo of a red plastic whistle that used to come in boxes of Cap'n Crunch cereal in the 1960s. Besides being a cool-looking whistle, it had a unique property that made it popular among phone hackers. — Read the rest

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The rest of us have been clear about her for a very long time.

Silicon Valley grifting superstar Elizabeth Holmes has been investigated, prosecuted, convicted, podcasted, documented, and dramatized. Somehow Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim decided there might still be an Elizabeth Holmes nobody had seen. — Read the rest

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Texas health officials set a schedule, then realized when the election was. The state's maternal mortality committee documented that its next biennial report would be published by September 1, 2026. They've moved that date, without giving a reason, to December.

Publicly available data is already worth examining. — Read the rest

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Free climber Thomas Perry discovered he'd picked the wrong line, and was perched on a 20-inch ledge 260 feet up the side of a mountain with no rope. Suddenly, 911 was no joke.

After realizing he was in an impossible position, Perry phoned rescue services. — Read the rest

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The Dummyzine Instagram account posted a 1930s British catalog advertising Mickey Mouse novelty items. The page has masks, headbands, and mouse-shaped headpieces. Mickey's face changes from one mask to the next.

Disney had only begun licensing Mickey to outside manufacturers a few years earlier, starting with a 1929 deal to put his face on children's writing tablets.  — Read the rest

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The Japanese Instagram account Suzume Okyakusan posted a video on August 8, 2026, of six sparrows eating breakfast at a miniature picnic table set with small ceramic dishes of seeds and miniature cakes, along with a tiny teapot and cups. Each bird gets its own place setting. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: This refurbished Lenovo 300e touchscreen Chromebook is on sale for $74.97 (reg. $284.99) through September 10, extended for Labor Day.

Most touchscreen laptops start well north of $300, and that's before you add a case or a mouse. Refurbished options rarely close that gap without cutting something important. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Get lifetime access to Luminar Neo, a beginner-friendly AI photo editor, plus a landscape photography course and eight creative add-ons for just $69.97 (reg. $332) with this bundle.

With Luminar Neo, you don't need to learn Photoshop inside and out to create stunning images. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Learn transferable AI skills you can apply across tools and professional settings with this 12-course ChatGPT & Automation E-Degree for $14.97 (reg. $790).

AI literacy is becoming less about knowing that tools like ChatGPT exist and more about understanding how to use them effectively. — Read the rest

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At the Created in LA conference, to be held in Los Angeles starting September 17, Disney is launching its first creator event, gathering some of the biggest social media creators in a celebration of self-made videos and stories. Among the content creators speaking will be Adrian Per, Dhar Mann, and Dude Perfect. — Read the rest

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Jan Vormann is a German artist who uses LEGO bricks in his artwork. He patches up broken sides of buildings and walls with legos in a beautiful way that turns the structures into art. This is one of my favorite uses of Legos that I've come across. — Read the rest

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Years of sunlight can do more than fade a sign. Ultraviolet radiation breaks down pigments and the materials that hold paint together, causing colors to fade, crack, and peel away. When that happens unevenly, parts of the lettering can survive while the surrounding color disappears. — Read the rest

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Japan has a museum dedicated to rocks that look like people, animals, and other things our brains have decided to see in random geology. The Chichibu Chinsekikan, or Hall of Curious Rocks, houses more than 1,700 of them, including stones resembling Elvis, ducks, sheep, and assorted mysterious faces. — Read the rest

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In recent months, we've seen the Trump administration grasp at every straw it can to appeal to youth who, by and large, think its figurehead is a spray-tanned monster concerned only with his own self-enrichment by any means necessary. Paying off TikTokers is one thing, but as an inveterate gamer, I've been simultaneously fascinated and appalled by the ways in which the White House has co-opted my beloved hobby as a vehicle for propaganda. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Koofr is a privacy-first cloud storage platform, and you can get a 1TB plan at one of its best-ever prices with code KOOFR: $129.97 (MSRP $810).

Most cloud storage plans want your money every single month. Google One's 2TB plan runs $9.99/month, and that meter never stops.  — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Coding is a whole lot easier with the right tools, and now Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 can help you tackle all your projects for just $49.99 (MSRP $499.99).

AI is changing virtually every part of your workflow, so instead of resisting, it might be time to incorporate tools that have this powerful technology already baked in. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 gives you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher on one Windows PC for $29.97 (reg. $219.99).

If you've somehow survived this long without needing AI inside your spreadsheets (in that case, congratulations), Microsoft Office Professional 2021 still has plenty to offer. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Enjoy a PDF editor that prioritizes security with this $19.99 (reg. $49.99) lifetime subscription to IndyPDF Editor & Converter.

When it comes to using software of any kind in 2026, privacy can never be overstated. Not only is it ideal for handling sensitive documents, such as client records, contracts, and IDs, but it's also a necessity given the ongoing advances in cybercrime. — Read the rest

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In the late 1980s, gamers were spoiled for choice when two completely different versions of the Aliens computer game came out, one a series of movie-faithful minigames and the other a loosely-adapted dungeon crawl. And as dissimilar as they were, neither of these games were anything like the arcade game that appeared thereafter! — Read the rest

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If NUKEMAP is the web's classic demonstration of what a nuclear blast would do to your hometown or that of your enemy (don't forget to set the yield!) then Nuke Simulation is the modern novelty, depicting the explosion in handsome animated 3D over the community to be obliterated. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2018 MacBook Air is just $319.99 (MSRP $2,299) with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, a Retina display, an Intel Core i5, and support for macOS Sonoma.

You can spend a lot of money on a MacBook. — Read the rest

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Police in England have thirsty work ahead of them after thieves took off with two trailers loaded with Guinness Stout from an industrial park in Runcorn, near Liverpool.

"It is famously said that 'Guinness is good for you,' but that is only the case when it has been bought and paid for," Det.

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I've painted rocks for years, off and on. It's less intimidating to paint on a rock than on a canvas, and it is easier to display rocks than canvases. You can just set the rock on a desk, table, or any horizontal surface — no mounting hardware or holes in the wall required. — Read the rest

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