Don’t let the tenor of this faux news piece fool you—it’s clearly a promotional video for SpeedDate.com, an online videodating service. But it does show the basics of how the service works: three-minute video dates over the web, with big “Yes” and “No” buttons to judge your experience (and suitor) after the chat is over.
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A new species of wild pig previously unknown to science has been discovered in the Brazilian jungle.
The large creature grows to a length of more than four feet and is almost twice as heavy as its nearest relative. … Named the ‘giant peccary’, the creature was unknown until the skins and bones of animals killed […]

Today’s Thrillist missive is about the Radegast Biergarten, a new Polish/Slovakian beer hall with rough-hewn tables, retractable roof panels, tons of beer and cordials, and lots of chewy Eastern European staples like schnitzel and braised rabbit. I’m sure it’ll be packed to the gills, but it sounds like a fun place to hang out without […]

Kettle Foods, the people who make Kettle Chips, has a limited-edition five pack of chips available for order as part of their “People’s Choice IV: Fire and Spice” campaign. Order the chips for $15, sample each, then cast your vote for your favorite on their site. Presumably they’ll mass produce the top-rated chip.
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Cordarounds latest iteration of their reversible smoking jacket now features “Vagisoft” pockets, which they describe as feeling like the “womb of a marshmallow mermaid.”
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