"Spent" is a free browser-based game that attempts to raise awareness about poverty circumstances in the USA. You can choose a job (server, warehouse worker or temp), and attempt to survive for 30 days of being super-poor.
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Angry Birds Costs US Economy $1.5 Billion Per Year in ‘Lost Productivity’
According to recent data, Americans supposedly play a combined 200 million minutes of Angry Birds every day. When you do the math, that equals $1.5 billion dollars in "lost productivity" per year.
Read More »Awkward — Google Flights Lists World Trade Center as “Unavailable” Destination
In an embarrassing snafu, Google has the World Trade Center listed under Google Flights, though it says that this destination is "unavailable".
Read More »Bears Could Be Causing All of Your Internet Problems
Residents of Idaho have the slowest internet speeds in the entire country. According to an article in the New York Times, bears could be to blame.
Read More »People Terrified of Wi-Fi Live in Area that Bans Wireless Signals for 13,000 Square Miles
Did you know that 5% of Americans believe that they're "allergic" to Wi-Fi? Thankfully, they can all move to a crazy town in West Virginia, where wireless signals (even cell phones) are banned for 13,000 square miles.
Read More »13 Year Old Kid Makes Life-Size LEGO Batman
This surprisingly detailed LEGO sculpture of Batman was created by a 13 year old kid named Evan. LEGO Batman has won multiple awards, and is easy to transport at only 60 pounds.
Read More »Facebook More Important than Toilets, According to Survey
Researchers conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, asking them to rank things that "they couldn't live without". Facebook ranked fifth, while having a toilet ranked ninth.
Read More »Mutant Virus Takes Over Caterpillar Brain, Turns Caterpillar Into Black Goop
When infected by a baculovirus, a gypsy moth caterpillar's brain is hijacked, causing it to climb. Once at the top of the tree, the virus liquefies the caterpillar, raining virus-ridden goo onto other caterpillars.
Read More »Bad News — Your Cell Phone Doesn’t Really Cure Acne
If you're one of the 11,600 people who paid $1.99 for "Acne App", we've got some bad news. Flashing red and blue lights at your face doesn't really cure acne.
Read More »Man Proves The MacBook Air Can Double as Kitchen Knife
Did you know that your MacBook Air can double as a kitchen utensil? It can cut apples, peel carrots, dice mushrooms and even de-vein shrimp.
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