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The spaghetti tree hoax is a famous 3-minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools' Day 1957 by the BBC current affairs programme Panorama. It told a tale of a family in southern Switzerland harvesting spaghetti from the fictitious spaghetti tree, broadcast at a time when this Italian dish was not widely eaten in the UK and some Britons were unaware that spaghetti is a pasta made from wheat flour and water. Hundreds of viewers phoned into the BBC, either to say the story was not true, or wondering about it, with some even asking how to grow their own spaghetti trees. Decades later CNN called this broadcast "the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled."

Who would trust Siri to give them accurate information? I'm an Apple user and we all know Siri is the least reliable voice assistant. But stupid people gonna stupid.

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Genuinely beautiful video.

You can ignore the title it only makes sense for 3 minutes total.

Time machines already exist and they're in the guise of space telescopes. In 1995, one such time machine called Hubble peered into a small patch of empty sky for ten days straight.

For the scientists on Earth, it was a huge, expensive gamble.

What emerged from Hubble's patient gaze was a glittering array of 3,000 galaxies and billions of years of history staring right back at us.

First-time NFB collaborator Arash Akhgari crafts a striking visual meditation on the seductive yet overwhelming nature of mass media. Combining handmade sculptural collages with ink and paint animation, In the Shallows immerses viewers in the fragmented world of news, entertainment, and ads—an intoxicating current that threatens to drown our perception of reality. As we lose ourselves in endless streams of images and information, our inner worlds are inundated with outside noise, turning us into mere shadows of ourselves. Through its hypnotic imagery and innovative animation techniques, the film offers a powerful reflection on the digital age and the loss of authentic connection. undefined

On BBC Question Time, 27 March 2025

Gary, a working class kid became a successful trader is now pointing out wealth inequality and trying to get people to save us from the super rich.

Donald Trump is talking about rare earth elements like they are magic rings with the power to unlock world domination.

Source: Mastodon

video detailing a “new ultra high efficiency dishwasher” under development. It automatically shatters dishes, violently agitated them, opens and closes its own door and bounces and jumps up and down on its own