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Through My Lens: Half Dome in One Day: What It Actually Takes to Reach the Top of Yosemite's Most Punishing Hike

August 9, 2026

Half Dome in One Day: What It Actually Takes to Reach the Top of Yosemite’s Most Punishing Hike

At 4:15 a.m., two headlamps leave Curry Village toward Half Dome's summit 8.2 miles away,

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TEDx Talks: The Former World's First Chief AI Officer Has a Warning That Has Nothing to Do With Job Loss

August 9, 2026

The Former World’s First Chief AI Officer Has a Warning That Has Nothing to Do With Job Loss

Sol Rashidi was the world's first Chief AI Officer, and her sharpest warning has nothing

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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Rachel Pizzolato: Rachel Pizzolato Crashed the Victoria's Secret Open Casting Call Without an Appointment

August 7, 2026

Rachel Pizzolato Crashed the Victoria’s Secret Open Casting Call Without an Appointment

Rachel Pizzolato showed up to the Victoria's Secret open casting call at the Beverly Center

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Science Channel: MythBusters Jr. Crushed a Car With a Chain of Dominoes Starting From a Single Finger-Tap

August 7, 2026

MythBusters Jr. Crushed a Car With a Chain of Dominoes Starting From a Single Finger-Tap

The MythBusters Jr. team built a 12-domino chain starting with a finger-tap and ending with

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: MythBusters Ran the Numbers on Leaving Lights On vs. Turning Them Off and the Answer Is Faster Than a Blink

August 7, 2026

MythBusters Settled the “Leave the Lights On” Debate Decades Ago – But the Winning Bulb is Still Burning

A team ran six light bulb types through an oscilloscope to measure the real cost

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Rates Los Angeles in His Top 10 America Trip and the Dodgers Stole the Show

August 7, 2026

#8 Ryan Trahan Rates Los Angeles in His Top 10 America Trip and the Dodgers Stole the Show

Ryan Trahan spent one packed day in Los Angeles testing Santa Monica Pier, the Hollywood

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Drove a Convertible Mustang Across the Pacific Coast Highway to the Golden Gate Bridge at Sunset

August 7, 2026

#7 Ryan Trahan Drove a Convertible Mustang Across the Pacific Coast Highway to the Golden Gate Bridge at Sunset

Ryan Trahan and Haley drove a convertible Mustang up the Pacific Coast Highway from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Avicii: Eight Hours to Find One Chord: Inside Avicii's Making of 'For A Better Day'

August 6, 2026

Part 1 – Eight Hours to Find One Chord: Inside Avicii’s Making of ‘For A Better Day’

Tim Bergling and his collaborator spent eight hours circling a single chord inside the making

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Colin and Samir: 10 Painful YouTube Lessons Colin and Samir Wish They Knew at 21

August 6, 2026

10 Painful YouTube Lessons Colin and Samir Wish They Knew at 21

Colin and Samir arrived too early to the Vanity Fair Young Hollywood Party, rode home

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Colin and Samir: Markiplier Spent Close to Five Million Dollars Making Iron Lung and Walked Away With 52 Million

August 6, 2026

Markiplier Spent Close to Five Million Dollars Making Iron Lung and Walked Away With 52 Million

Mark Fischbach self-financed Iron Lung for close to five million dollars, ran it in over

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