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Space Invaders, IRL: Japanese startup to zap space junk with ground-based laser beams!
EX-Fusion is an Osaka-based startup with a plan that's as audacious as it is ingenious: zapping spa…
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Young remote workers are missing out on crucial IRL feedback from colleagues
Many workers, especially women and people of color, say they want flexibility but these groups migh…
Tim Paradis
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Disappointing photos of the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby looks a little different in real life.Jamie Squire/Getty Images and TJ Root/Gett…
Gabbi Shaw
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I've been an expat for 20 years. Facebook has been at the center of both the best and worst parts of my life abroad.
Nicola Prentis has lived abroad for over 20 years and continues using Facebook to build her career,…
Nicola Prentis
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A gay man was heartened after a woman hit on him in a parking lot. When their missed connection went mega-viral, TikTok helped them form a budding friendship.
"I need you to know that you absolutely made my evening," David Frazier said on TikTok, floating th…
Geoff Weiss
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How Tunnel Girl's DIY storm shelter took over TikTok — then turned people against her
A TikToker went viral for digging a tunnel under her home. Now many are questioning the ethics and …
Sirena Bergman
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5 questions to ask a dating app match before you meet IRL, according to dating coaches
Before a first date, double check a match's identity and get a sense of your potential compatibilit…
Julia Naftulin
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7 abandoned movie and TV sets that are still standing years after the cameras stopped rolling
"Star Wars" and its real-life counterpart in Tunisia.20th Century Fox and lermont51/Shutterstock
Gabbi Shaw
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Fans have been flocking to the real-life 'Schitt's Creek,' even during the pandemic. Here's what it's really like in the tiny Canadian town.
The six-season Canadian comedy has won numerous accolades, but most notably swept the 72 Primetime …
Sophie-Claire Hoeller
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Stunning real-life destinations in 'The Queen's Gambit' you can visit
The show's production designer, Uli Hanish, told Architectural Digest that because Berlin was once …
Sophie-Claire Hoeller
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A couple matched on Hinge and unexpectedly had their first date on a Delta flight. After 2 years of wild adventures, they got engaged in Greece.
Madison Kinsella and Austin Puckett had their first date on a flight to Colorado from New York. The…
Maria Noyen
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A bumper sticker mocking Elon Musk is sparking a polarizing debate about what it means to drive a Tesla
Several Redditors mocked the idea of avoiding Tesla because of Elon Musk's controversial reputation…
Grace Kay
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An artist imagines what your favorite Disney princesses would look like in real life, and the results are extremely relatable
These are the questions graphic designer Andhika Muksin is asking — and he's created art that shows…
Gabbi Shaw
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Disappointing photos of roadside attractions in real life
From drab landscapes out West to big crowds at Stonehenge, these photos show the disappointing real…
Zoë Miller,Sophie-Claire Hoeller
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Disappointing photos show what taking a road trip is like in real life
Road trips are definitely better than they once were — no more dealing with maps, making cassettes …
Gabbi Shaw
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A fashion TikToker unboxed a collectible 1996 Ralph Lauren Barbie so they could pose in matching outfits, leaving some viewers thrilled and others shocked
TikToker Taylor Quitara said in her Barbie unboxing video that it was likely going to make "a lot o…
Priya Raj
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Two young tech workers share why they relocated to Arkansas from Texas and California
The millennials left Los Angeles and Austin to build businesses and lay down roots in Arkansas. The…
Jordan Pandy
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PayPal Mafia's Keith Rabois agrees with Elon Musk on the importance of returning to the office: 'The ambitious people want to work IRL'
Yelp's CEO disagreed, calling the idea of only funding in-office startups the "equivalent to 'Looki…
Britney Nguyen
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Like most couples I know, my boyfriend and I met on Hinge 2.5 years ago. While we have an amazing relationship, I wish we'd started out more organically.
Insider's Mikhaila Friel met her partner on a dating app in November 2020. Looking back, she wonder…
Mikhaila Friel
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Here's how 20 real-life first ladies compare to the actors who have played them
That means there are at least 20 first ladies who have been portrayed in media since 1944's "Magnif…