Color us confused. A head-scratching optical illusion challenges the perception of color and how the brain plays tricks on us. In an image created by the UK contact lens vendor Lenstore, a series of lilac letters cascades down each side of the image and a row of ABC’s spanning diagonally across the purple gradient background. … Read more
It’s steeling the limelight. A strange and gigantic steel monolith was recently spotted on a hill in Wales — one of several mysterious Toblerone-like structures that have popped up around the globe in recent years. They have evoked online conspiracy theories of aliens and extraterrestrial beings. The latest futuristic-looking installation, found in Wales’ Hay-on-Wye region, … Read more
The plane etiquette debate on whether a person should give up their seat so a family can sit together has long raged on. But it usually involves a solo traveller not willing to give up their window or aisle seat. Now, a fresh twist on the debate has emerged on Reddit, with a solo flyer … Read more
This is more than one toe over the line. Another day, another pedi crime in the sky: A passenger photographed the appalling moment that a flyer behind her poked their foot underneath their seat, as detailed in a viral Reddit post. “Don’t be this person,” the Redditor captioned the photo, which was taken by a … Read more
An unjust punishment could be ending soon. Suspended Baltimore Orioles and MASN play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown has not called an Orioles game since July 26 for reportedly irking team ownership with non-inflammatory comments made July 23 about the team’s lack of success at Tropicana Field against the Rays. A senior Orioles official told Awful Announcing … Read more
Once again, Alex Rodriguez has said something he probably should have kept to himself. On Sunday’s edition of the “Kay-Rod Cast,” ESPN’s alternative broadcast for “Sunday Night Baseball” with Rodriguez and Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay, A-Rod made a baffling analogy when he was trying to describe a technique for hitting a baseball. “Posture up and … Read more
New research may explain why some people with COVID-19 only experience minor, flu-like symptoms and others have severe disease that can result in death. It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: While some infected individuals only have minor, flu-like symptoms, in others COVID-19 can spiral into severe disease, disability, and even death. A … Read more