Allison McCann
Quiz: Who Said It, "Silicon Valley" Or Another Bravo Show?
See if you can guess who said it!
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See The Mid-Atlantic Blackouts From Space
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on a NASA/NOAA satellite compares light emanating from the Mid-Atlantic before and after Hurricane Sandy. Wow, New Jersey.
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Should The New York City Marathon Still Happen?
New York City Mayor Bloomberg had planned all week to move forward with Sunday's marathon, but after receiving much criticism, finally decided to call things off.
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19 Viral Images That Definitely Aren't Hurricane Sandy
Don't be awestruck by how incredible or heart-wrenching some of these photos may look; they didn't happen during Hurricane Sandy. Don't be fooled into sharing these!
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Power Is Slowly Creeping Back In Tri-State Area, Utilities Say
New Jersey and New York City are still suffering from the largest number of outages, and it could be another week before power is restored in the worst affected areas.
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How The MTA Plans To Un-Flood The New York City Subway System
Pumps, pumps and more pumps. All kinds of pumps.
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18 Monster Pictures Of The Biggest Atlantic Storm Ever
Hurricane Sandy is now the largest tropical storm ever recorded in the Atlantic.
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27 Reasons To Use Flash Drives From Pinterest
Forget Dropbox or THE CLOUD, these USB drives are way cooler.
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How Big Is The iPad Mini?
It's difficult to conceptualize the size of the iPad Mini, so we tried to put things in perspective.
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11 Awesome Math Foods
The Möbius bagel isn't the only edible expression of human genius to grace the Internet. And thank goodness.
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Why No One Knows How Much Money Musicians Are Making Now
In the digital music era, complicated and outdated copyright law as well as private negotiations have made it difficult see how much is really going back to the people making music.
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Farewell Russell! We'll Miss You
Today is Russell Brandom's last day at BuzzFeed and we will all really miss him. Here's to you, Russell.
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How Facebook Ruined Dating (And Breaking Up Too)
The Facebook Relationship Effect is real: research shows that Facebook is changing the way we meet, date and also slowly rip each others hearts out.
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28 Cool Toasters To Make Your Morning Better
Because toast is a culinary masterpiece that deserves only the best technology.
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Celebrity Space Shuttle Spotted In L.A.
It's difficult for regular celebrities to fly under the radar in L.A. — try being a 122 feet long and 78 feet wide space shuttle. Ugh L.A. is the worst.
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Justin Bieber Punks Everyone On Twitter
Justin Bieber had beliebers worried all week, telling everyone on Twitter his computer and camera were stolen, when really it was a big PR stunt for a new video. Cool Justin, cool. Some of us were actually worried.
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19 Stars In The Throes Of Death
If you're lucky, you'll die in your sleep. Massive stars, however, try and stave off death for trillions of years; fighting to keep burning until eventually they collapse into themselves. At the very end, they'll violently explode into a beautifully colored gaseous display — a supernova — before silently slinking into the cosmos, unnoticed, another lonely white dwarf.
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7 Food MRIs That Will Make You Never Want To Eat Again
These incredibly cool (and disgusting!) scans of fruits and veggies will make you think twice about a simple tomato. Check out the full gallery from MRI technologist Andy Ellison over at Inside Insides.
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Watch This Crazy Dude Jump Out Of Tiny Capsule 23 Miles Up In The Sky (For Real This Time)
Felix Baumgartner will attempt the first supersonic space jump today, weather permitting. He will leap from just below the stratosphere (without any mechanical help) at roughly 120,000 feet in the sky and will free fall for more than five minutes — breaking the speed of sound in the process. NO BIG DEAL. UPDATED: The jump is supposed to happen at 8:45am MDT on 10/14. UPDATED: New launch time is 10am MDT.
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31 Reasons Pinterest Is The New SkyMall
If you need strange pillows, umbrellas and cool dogs, the technology section of Pinterest is where to find them.
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