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An Up-Close Look at Pluto’s Cthulhu Regio

Image Source: NASA NASA is still analyzing and uploading some of the last shots their New Horizons spacecraft took of the dwarf planet, ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2015

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The Name of the Wind is Becoming Reality, One Board Game at a Time

Image Source: io9.com Cheapass Games have partnered with author Patrick Rothfuss to bring board games from his Kingkiller Chronicles fantasy series to life. ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2015

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Researchers Say Adorable, Toxic Sea Lions Are Poisoning California Beaches

Image Source: Wikipedia Researchers may have figured out one way toxic mercury makes its way from the ocean onto our coast lines. Apparently, ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2015

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Dwayne The Rock Johnson’s Face Improves Every Board Game Ever

Users of the website Board Game Geek have been busy photoshopping Dwayne Johnson’s face onto popular board game boxes, and the results are ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2015

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Evil Danish Researchers Say Lines Should Be Last Come, First Served

Image Source: The Escapist Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have published a study in which they suggest we’ve all been lining ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2015

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Archaeologists Discover “Super Stonehenge,” No Sign of Pandorica

Image Source: Heritage UK Researchers, using remote sensing technology, have discovered an enormous buried monument site they are calling a “Super Stonehenge.” First ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2015

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Acer Unveils a Tiny, Modular PC That You Can Stack Like LEGO

Image Source: Ars Technica Acer’s new PC, named the Revo Build, will allow users to swap parts in and out, and stack the ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2015

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See the Primordial Sea Scorpion That Resembles an Age of Empires Warship

Image Source: Reuters Researchers have unearthed the oldest sea scorpion yet known to man. Six feet long and resembling an ancient warship, it ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2015

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Global Warming Solved: Scientists Find Ingredient That Stops Ice Cream Melting

Image Source: McGill University British scientists have isolated an ingredient that can keep ice cream from melting in the summer heat. As the ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorAugust 31, 2015

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Video – D&D‘s Rage of Demons Trailer is Epic Horror Done So Right

Wizards of the Coast has unleashed their Rage of Demons launch trailer, featuring Drizzt Do’Urden, Orcus, Demogorgon, and a host of mind flayers. ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorAugust 31, 2015

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Shrimp Named After Elton John Due to Its “Enlarged Appendage”

Image Source: Zookeys A marine biologist has identified a new species of shrimp and named it after his favorite rock star, Sir Elton ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorAugust 31, 2015

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Guild Wars 2 Officially Goes Free-to-Play Today Ahead of New Expansion

Image Source: Guild Wars 2 In a surprising move, the developers of popular MMO Guild Wars 2 announced the game would be going ...

By Patrick Sklar Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2015

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