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The Time A Nuclear Missile Accidentally Exploded In New Jersey
It's an obscure chapter in Cold War history, the time the US's plans to defend the country against Soviet bombers with nuclear missiles went awry.
It's an obscure chapter in Cold War history, the time the US's plans to defend the country against Soviet bombers with nuclear missiles went awry.
Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller passed away recently at the age of 92, and this old blooper clip of a "Seinfeld" episode really shows how much of a comedic talent Stiller was.
Tony Hawk made history when he landed a 900 at the 1999 X Games. Now more than two decades later, his record has been shattered by 11-year-old Gui Khury.
Look what the cat scared away.
Oliver also dives into the repercussions of the USPS going broke and why it's important for us to save this service, despite all our possible grievances towards it.
It's not every day that you get to see a standup impression routine that encompasses Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gandalf and Jon Snow.
In the latest episode of John Krasinski's "Some Good News" show, the cast of "The Office" reunited to surprise a couple whose marriage proposal mirrored Jim and Pam's in "The Office."
Every day we send an email with the top videos from Digg.
Back in 1996, original hits were possible, VFX was on the rise and sequels didn't rule the universe.
Inexplicable noises, spectral sightings, sudden drops in temperature - something strange is going on at the British Museum.
Look what the cat scared away.
With Adobe Sign you can stop chasing down signatures and get documents signed in minutes — not days.
Now you see it, now you don't.
Researchers have come up with a new format of digital memory that could usher in a class of smaller, more powerful devices. Here's how it works.
After making some critical comments about Teigen and Marie Kondo in an interview, rising star Roman — creator of viral recipes like #thestew and #thecookies, faces her first big backlash.
"The good news from head office is that neither of you is going to be furloughed."
Entrants in this year's contest were invited to submit images showcasing the Earth's biodiversity and showing some of the mounting threats to the natural world.
The man behind Frank Costanza died on Monday morning at the age of 92. In his honor, we recount his greatest performances as the hollering, red-faced, Steinbrenner-hating father.
You just got Puck'd.
What happens when a 110 million-year-old dinosaur fossil falls apart while you're digging it out of the ground?
The comedy legend talks about the Cheech & Chong reunion, God, politics and, of course, weed.
Amazon Alexa has helped usher in the smart home revolution. But did you know you can build your own apps for it too? The Learn Amazon Alexa Development Bundle will show you how for just $25.
It's not every day that you get to see a standup impression routine that encompasses Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gandalf and Jon Snow.
A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
Some mathematicians believed pure mathematics could solve anything, but it turns out that even computers have their limits.
Tracking six infectious disease models to understand where the coronavirus death toll could be headed in the coming weeks
Masa takeout is not on Seamless, Caviar, or even the higher-end reservation system, Tock. There are only 20 boxes per week, each designed to feed four people, and orders are taken by email. There is a waiting list.
Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller passed away recently at the age of 92, and this old blooper clip of a "Seinfeld" episode really shows how much of a comedic talent Stiller was.
Get a better picture of the geographical realities of the second World War with this collection of over 100 intricate maps.
A Philadelphia Grubhub user's experience ordering from "Pasqually's Pizza & Wings" is a reminder that delivery app restaurants aren't always what they seem.
With Adobe Sign you can stop chasing down signatures and get documents signed in minutes — not days.
In the fight between Ford and Dodge, Ford takes this round.
It was called "Robot Odyssey," it took me 13 years to finish it, and it sealed my fate as a programmer.
Slow and steady strengthens the muscles.
The game has you assume the role of a professional with your own power washing business. You'll need to clean an entire exterior of a home, from the front door to the porch. So… get to it.
For every action there is an equal and, well, awesome reaction.
Cuban hired secret shoppers to evaluate the rate at which Dallas businesses were reopening and whether they were following safety protocols. The results are stark.
You don't win six rings in eight years without pissing off a lot of friends and teammates.
It's a rare view we're getting here, seeing an oil tanker's point-of-view as it navigates through Jacksonville, Florida.
The USS Nevada survived Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Okinawa and two nuclear tests — but the recent discovery of its wreckage raises new questions about what ultimately brought it down.
Get ready for the commercial real estate apocalypse.
Welcome to Youngstown, Ohio, home of Chill-Can, the self-chilling beverage container you've probably never heard of. Officials have gambled millions of dollars and demolished a neighborhood for the product. Not one job has been created yet.
The R&B singer would be proud of what the internet has done.
Fiona Apple joined an exclusive club when her album "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" received a real-time perfect score on the most vital and polarizing music publication of its era. How did the distinction come to mean so much?
The US was once at the cutting edge of pandemic prevention. Then Big Pharma took over.
It's an obscure chapter in Cold War history, the time the US's plans to defend the country against Soviet bombers with nuclear missiles went awry.
Ramy Youssef is a Muslim American stand-up comic with his own raunchy HBO special, a Golden Globe-winning TV show, and a new production deal with A24. And it turns out that the road to his barrier-shattering success all started with a surprise case of Bell's palsy.
How 24 pairs of leather pants, a tearaway tutu and red pointe shoes made for a generation's greatest dance movie. The cast and crew of "Center Stage" explain how the iconic ballet film got made.
Chloe Fineman (Spears, Waller-Bridge) and Melissa Villaseñor (Mulaney) have some tips for surviving quarantine life.
People on both ends of the drug supply chain discuss how often they're buying drugs in quarantine, extra safety precautions and the impact of coronavirus on trade.
Tony Hawk made history when he landed a 900 at the 1999 X Games. Now more than two decades later, his record has been shattered by 11-year-old Gui Khury.
Those yellow barriers you see by the side of the highway are designed to crumple safely during a crash and absorb a vehicle's momentum. They're made of a bunch of different materials — so would a huge Rice Krispie square work?
For Sudeep Choudhury, work on merchant ships promised adventure and a better life. But during a voyage in dangerous waters, his fate would come to depend on a band of drug-fueled jungle pirates — and the whims of a mysterious figure called The King.
Oliver also dives into the repercussions of the USPS going broke and why it's important for us to save this service, despite all our possible grievances towards it.
This gentle giant has to make an adjustment when he discovers his bed has been occupied.
There are other people who, like Zuck, inaugurated or sped along some paradigm shift in communications and in the process — or as an integral part of the process — wrecked this or that aspect of society.
Trey Kennedy hilariously demonstrates the difference between the beginning of quarantine to now.
If you're a fan of "The Office," you can rewatch the entire series right now… as it might have played out in a world with Slack. That is, as long as people don't ruin it the way people tend to do.
