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John Oliver Finally Took On Donald Trump, And It Was Good

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John Oliver Finally Took On Donald Trump, And It Was Good The GOP establishment has so far failed to stop Donald Trump — can John Oliver? Probably not, but it's funny as heck. February 29, 2016 at 02:43PM

Here Are the 2016 Oscar Winners

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Here Are the 2016 Oscar Winners The 88th Academy Awards may have been the least-predictable Oscars race in recent memory. Here's who won.

Here Are the 2016 Oscar Winners

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Here Are the 2016 Oscar Winners

John Oliver Finally Took On Donald Trump, And It Was Good

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John Oliver Finally Took On Donald Trump, And It Was Good

nocturne: Word of the day for March 1, 2016

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Word of the day is nocturne : A work of art relating or dedicated to the night. (music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano. Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, who composed 21 nocturnes including the best-known Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2, was probably born on this day in 1810.

nocturne: Word of the day for March 1, 2016

nocturne , n : A work of art relating or dedicated to the night. (music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano. Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, who composed 21 nocturnes including the best-known Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2, was probably born on this day in 1810.

Article of the day for March 1, 2016

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Article of the day is Girl Pat (1935 trawler). Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for March 1, 2016

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Picture of the day on March 1, 2016: Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) in flight at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa.

Article of the day for March 1, 2016

The Article of the day for March 1, 2016 is Girl Pat (1935 trawler) . Girl Pat was a small fishing trawler based at the Lincolnshire port of Grimsby that caused a media sensation in 1936 with an adventurous transatlantic voyage using a sixpenny school atlas as its main navigational aid. The escapade ended in Georgetown, British Guiana, with the arrest of the trawler's captain, George "Dod" Orsborne. On 1 April 1936, Orsborne, with a crew of four, took the vessel out on what its owners authorised as a routine North Sea fishing trip. Nothing was heard of them until mid-May, when the owners received invoices relating to repairs and reprovisioning in the Spanish port of Corcubión. Subsequent sightings placed the trawler in the Savage Islands, at Dakar in Senegal, and at Îles du Salut off the coast of French Guiana in South America. After the vessel's capture and detention on 19 June, the crew were hailed as heroes by much of the world's press. Orsborne returned to En

Picture of the day for March 1, 2016

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Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) in flight at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa..

Today's Best Short: 'The Blind Earth'

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Today's Best Short: 'The Blind Earth'

Today's Best Short: 'The Blind Earth'

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Today's Best Short: 'The Blind Earth' Could there possibly be downsides to the entire planet becoming obsessed with technology? You bet there are.

This Guy Spent Four Years Creating an Imaginary Reddit for 3016

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This Guy Spent Four Years Creating an Imaginary Reddit for 3016 In 3016, the Huffington Post will have a new name, the Galactic Security Administration will be the focus of conspiracy theorists, MindTube will tap videos right into your grey matter...and Reddit will look pretty much exactly the same. at least, according to Blair Erickson's four-year-long project.

This Guy Spent Four Years Creating an Imaginary Reddit for 3016

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This Guy Spent Four Years Creating an Imaginary Reddit for 3016

Google's Self-Driving Car Caused Its First Accident

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Google's Self-Driving Car Caused Its First Accident In an accident report made public on Monday, Google disclosed that its self-driving car had caused a crash earlier this month — the first known crash caused by one of its fleet.

Google's Self-Driving Car Caused Its First Accident

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Google's Self-Driving Car Caused Its First Accident

The Original 'Damn, Daniel' Video Has Been Deleted From the Internet

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The Original 'Damn, Daniel' Video Has Been Deleted From the Internet

The Original 'Damn, Daniel' Video Has Been Deleted From the Internet

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The Original 'Damn, Daniel' Video Has Been Deleted From the Internet The Twitter account of Josh Holz — the teenage mastermind behind the massively viral and head-scratching “Damn Daniel” video — was apparently hacked over the weekend, and the attacker took the prized video down with them.