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The Laughing Lion: The Aipas F3 Max Hit 28 mph on the Las Vegas Strip and Still Had Battery Left After 33 Miles

August 9, 2026

The Aipas F3 Max climbed a 25-degree grade in Las Vegas without the rider pedaling

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The Laughing Lion: Wekfest 2026 San Jose Roll-Out Delivered Everything a Car Show Should and Then Some

August 9, 2026

The Wekfest 2026 roll-out in San Jose turned the Convention Center parking lot into the

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: Inside the Real Hobbiton: A Group of Friends Walked Into the Shire and Never Wanted to Leave

August 9, 2026

The Hobbiton set in New Zealand is meticulous down to the Proudfoot family front door

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: Inside Hobbiton: A Tour of the Real Shire With the Man Who Knows Every Hobbit Hole

August 9, 2026

Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand spans 12 acres, 44 Hobbit holes, and a fully

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Ben Morris: I Tested 3 Viral Chinese Hotels to See If They're Actually Worth It

August 9, 2026

Ben Morris paid for three of China's most viral hotels and ranked each one on

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Maroon 5: Maroon 5 Crashed Real LA Weddings on December 6, 2014 and the Couples Had No Idea

August 9, 2026

On December 6, 2014, Maroon 5 announced they were already late, squealed their tyres, and

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Sky Life: What Actually Happens When You Visit Sedona's Hidden Vortex Sites

August 8, 2026

A Sky Life explorer spent a week in Sedona, Arizona, visiting five vortex sites and

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Motiversity: The Fourth-Grader Who Stood in His Closet and Said He Was Going to the NBA

August 8, 2026

A fourth-grader stood in his closet and announced he was going to the NBA. Decades

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Ranked Every State's Top Airbnb in 50 Days and Raised $11.6 Million for St. Jude

August 8, 2026

Ryan Trahan and his wife Haley spent 50 days sleeping in a Cold War missile

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Sandtastic Travels: Inside the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Terrace One Bedroom Fountain View Suite on the 68th Floor

August 8, 2026

On the 68th floor of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, a Terrace One Bedroom Fountain View

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Ranked Every Major US Tourist Attraction and the Grand Canyon Won by a Mile

August 7, 2026

Ryan Trahan and Haley spent ten days hitting every major US tourist attraction with a

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Names the Grand Canyon America's Number One Tourist Attraction After 10 Days on the Road

August 7, 2026

Ryan Trahan and Haley survived a two-hour flight delay, cliff divers at a South Park-famous

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