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For 25 years, a single, squashed, 300-million-year-old fossil sat comfortably at the top of the cephalopod hall of fame. Pohlsepia mazonensis had a Guinness World Record. It had a reputation. Scientists cited it as the oldest known octopus on Earth. And the whole time, it was something else entirely. New research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B confirms that Pohlsepia was never an octopus. It was a nautiloid—a shelled cephalopod more closely related to the nautiluses still cru

If you were anywhere near the internet during the peak of the MGK and Megan Fox era, you heard the term “twin flame” thrown around like confetti. And if you’re like most people, you probably nodded along while privately wondering if it was just a more loaded word for soulmate. It’s not, actually, and the difference matters more than you’d think. The general idea behind a twin flame is that one soul gets split between two bodies. Where a soulmate is a separate sou

Beneath Yellowstone National Park, there is a massive supervolcano… and that’s kind of all we know about it. Scientists have never fully understood its mechanics and what, exactly, is powering it. The most prominent theory held that Yellowstone was fueled by a deep mantle plume, a kind of vertical column of superheated material rising from deep within the earth. There’s a logic to it. But didn’t fully explain how seemingly the entire park is one giant bubbling cauldron of heat. New research p

The world’s largest hotel has over 7,000 rooms, and it’s hard to wrap your head around that until you see it in person.  Malaysia’s First World Hotel in the Genting Highlands holds the Guinness record for largest hotel with 7,351 rooms, and has held that spot since regaining the title in 2015. It sits about 50 kms (31 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur and is built right into Resorts World Genting, with direct access to shopping, theme parks, and the country’s only legal casino area. I visi

Most people don’t know the clinical term pica. They know the TV portrayal, though. My Strange Addiction spent years introducing viewers to people eating things that were definitely not food and turning it into a public spectacle.  That public understanding is pretty warped. Pica is a real eating disorder involving the persistent craving and consumption of non-food items, and the list of things people eat gets disturbing pretty quickly. A recent New York Post story asked specialists about the

Lead bullets created centuries ago might one day help power your home. If that comes to pass, we can thank a team of scientists who found that toxic lead waste, including musket balls dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, can be used as a key ingredient in the development of solar panels. As reported by Gizmodo, based on a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science, researchers at Germany’s Jülich Research Centre have come up with a way to up cycle contaminated lead in turn it int

Octopuses are the closest things to real-life aliens we’ve ever encountered. The more we learn about them, the stranger they reveal themselves to be. For instance, a new study published in the journal Science revealed some fascinating tidbits on how octopuses have sex, and it is, appropriately, rather freaky. Researchers found that male octopuses can locate and mate with females without ever seeing them, a process they call “taste by touch.” They rely on a chemical detection syste

We erect statues to honor the memory of those who represented the best of us, who lived bravely and exemplified qualities we should all aspire to. Sometimes that person is a philanthropist or a war hero. Sometimes that person is an explosive mine-detecting rat in Cambodia named Magawa. Cambodian officials officially revealed a seven-foot-tall statue honoring Magawa, a rat trained by APOPO, a nonprofit that trains animals to detect mines left behind as the dangerous detritus of war. If you thi

In a political era where “innovation” usually means just finding a new way to destroy and make things more difficult, Chicago just did something rather refreshing: it made something easier. And it did so with little effort. As reported by Block Club Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Public Library have rolled out a citywide expansion of the “81 Club.” It’s a program that automatically turns every Chicago Public Schools student ID into a fully functional library card. Studen

Would You Smell Stinky Dog Breath for $1,000 an Hour? Of Course You Would, and You Can. A New York City-based dog food subscription company called Spot & Tango is hiring contractors for two very specific, very unconventional roles—a Dog Breath Sniffer and a Dog Kisser—both paying up to $1,000 an hour. Yes, you read that correctly. The Breath Sniffer gig involves canvassing NYC dog parks, conducting breath tests on willing pups, and developing what the listing calls a “funk-o-mete

Music’s biggest festival is finally here. Headlined by Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G, there’s an abundance of great artists to see at Coachella throughout this weekend. However, for hip-hop specifically, there isn’t a ton of representation. So which artists are actually worth seeking out? This is where Noisey has you covered. Rather than aimlessly sit through performances all day at home, we’ve selected four fantastic rappers you should go out of your

Kacey Musgraves took to Instagram early this morning to post a series of stories detailing an apparent UFO sighting that lasted 45 minutes while the singer was flying from Fort Worth to Nashville. “Okay, y’all,” the country singer begins. “We just had the craziest f***ing UFO, orb experience.” The country singer then describes the sighting, which began as she was getting ready to take a nap. “I’m a noticer. I’m always noticing things,” she

On April 10, 1970, The Doors were playing two shows in Boston on their Roadhouse Blues Tour, one starting at 7 p.m. and the other at 10 p.m. But the second didn’t actually start until after midnight. The concerts were immortalized on the triple CD Live in Boston, which wasn’t released until 2007. Ultimately, the show was a mess, ending unceremoniously when the venue cut the power. The disastrous event was due to Jim Morrison’s continuous intoxication on stage. He was still

There was a time when anime was something you were teased and bullied for watching. For a lot of people back in the day, it was lame and exclusively for nerds. However, nowadays, watching anime has become one of the most normalized pieces of media you could consume. It helped when stars like The Weeknd and Megan Thee Stallion acted as ambassadors for the medium, removing the stigma entirely. They weren’t uncool, so anime was officially cool. For the XO crooner in particular, anime was a

[UPDATE: It’s Friday, bitches. You know what that means.] Going to festivals is cool and all, but have you ever tried piling out on your couch with a pizza, a 12 pack, and a vape pen, and watching a festival in your underwear? Yes? Last year? Okay, good. Well, this year’s Coachella performances are back streaming on Coachella’s official YouTube channel and on the Youtube Music app. All seven stages will be presented simultaneously, with the Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatr

Like many on Tuesday, I awoke to the president of the United States threatening Iran with genocide. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump posted, though specifying that he doesn’t want it to happen, even if it probably will, and oh well, who knows, we just need to stay tuned, it’ll be one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world. Naturally, nukes were feared, and an invoking of the 25th Amendment prayed for. It seemed at

It’s an age-old quandary for guitarists: what in God’s name to do with the tangle of old guitar strings you’re left with once you’ve restrung your favorite axe? They poke your fingertips, whish through the air alarmingly close to your eyeballs, and when all’s said and done, they refuse to stay in the bin. It’s almost as though they have a life of their own: try to ball them up, and they will find a way to jumpscare you when you least expect it. Plus, on

In July 1999, Stanley Kubrick released what ended up being his final film, Eyes Wide Shut. The mystery-thriller revolves around Manhattan doctor Bill Harford, played by Tom Cruise, who finds himself at a strange, ritualistic sex party one night after learning of his wife’s desire to cheat on him. Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella Dream Story (originally known as Traumnovelle), Kubrick was considering making the movie as early as 1968. The director purchased the rights a little while late

Put on your tinfoil hats and let’s get into this… Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, who is well-known for his belief in alien life, has been spreading an Extraterrestrial Gospel. He even took his message to the wedding of NIN drummer Ilan Rubin, who claims that, at the nuptials, the Blink guitarist showed Trent Reznor, of all people, a photo of a “dead alien.” During an appearance on the Go with Elmo podcast, Rubin recalled the wild story. “When my wife and I got ma

This clit stimulator is in almost every “best suction toy” list – and with good reason. Satisfyer’s Pro 2 Generation 3 is a clit stimulator with two settings: the usual air suction tech that gives you that good head feeling after using a toy, and liquid air tech. Liquid air tech feels like literal waves of stimulation on your clit, hence the wet name. So, I put it to the test by compiling as many online reviews as possible and giving it a go, too.  According to Reddit, Satisfyer’s Pro 2 has r