- Three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic discovered a remarkably well-preserved copy of Superman No. 1, which sold at auction for a record-breaking $9.12 million.
- Everyone in Florida should be thankful for alligators. – via my dad
- What makes the world’s first bar joke funny? No one knows. – via @heidiyounggrasshopper
- I love this research into whether the mere presence of someone in a Batman costume makes people act nicer. (Spoiler: It does.)
- Why do NFL refs keep botching the overtime coin toss?!
- Clues by Sam is a daily brain teaser that manages to be both cute and maddening – via The Athletic
- On the evening of October 9, 1992, a meteor weighing more than two tons punctured the atmosphere. Sonic explosions accompanied its descent as it broke apart while screaming across the sky before a small chunk of it went through the trunk of a parked car in Peekskill, New York.
- Does Harrison Ford Know His Lines?
- The ultimate dad gift? A World War II Aircraft Advent Calendar
- War Is Over If You Want It:
- The people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least.
- Higher Ed’s Rush to Adopt AI Is about So Much More Than AI
The current maliciously-ignorant dotard running the most powerful nation-state in the history of mankind decided to demolish the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden (established by first lady Edith Roosevelt as the Colonial Garden in 1903) in addition to leveling the Rose Garden and felling two historic magnolia trees (commemorating Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt) adjacent to the East Wing in his craven lust to install a self-aggrandizing and pointless ballroom.- A 17-year-old U.S. citizen and high school senior was detained by immigration officers in Oregon on Nov. 21, 2025.
- Driver Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial
- Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of Northern Exposure was detained by ICE at a bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake. – via @phillewis