Новости за 21.04.2017

Rainbows have become synonymous with LGBTQ pride and identity around the globe, thanks to artist and activist Gilbert Baker. He created the rainbow flag in 1978, as a way to represent the vibrancy of the queer community.

Google has partnered with Samsung, the world's largest Android smartphone maker, with a special version of Google Play Music, the two companies announced on Friday. Samsung previously launched its own streaming service, Milk which was subsequently shut down. 

This is truly a bad day in the gym. 

These guys were placing bets in the gym, $20 for one bench press. A bench press that the athlete in question seemed pretty confident about. A bench press gone horribly wrong. 

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Few farts are as pure and innocent as this one. Few laughs are as true and intense as those of @mheaden21 and his friends. For once, saying "I'M SCREAMING" is actually correct. And people really, really are. Читать дальше...

If you don't have the time to learn a new language, you can typically depend on apps to help bridge a communication gap. For next level intra-language conversations in real-time, though, you might need some extra translation power.  

Can't get enough of the Guardians of the Galaxy, but don't have the means to join them in outer space?

Attention lazy home owners everywhere: you never have to cut your grass again if you don't want to. You can now buy a robotic lawnmower to do the work for you.

Actor, comedian, and die-hard Cubs fan Bill Murray just found his next big project: conquering the music industry.

Zayn's "Still Got Time" video is the perfect thing to watch waking up in a haze on April 21, because 420 isn't a date on the calendar, it's a lifestyle, bro. 

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson knows the power of a firm handshake.

On Thursday, the cool dad and Fate of the Furious star posted his list of goals for his 16-month-old daughter, Jasmine. Driving a large pickup truck by age eight and demonstrating management skills by 10 are among them, so Jasmine can look forward to an interesting and highly ambitious childhood.

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Ever throw your controller in frustration because that punch or that shot didn't land and you just KNOW it should have? Well, blame the hitbox.

Sometimes, it's best just to lay down the facts. 

Skrillex was pulled over by police outside a Pinkberry in Hollywood on Thursday for blasting his own demos too loud in his Tesla and was handcuffed for driving without identification. A fan (who may or may not have been enjoying frozen yogurt) identified him as Sonny Moore to the officer and caught the whole thing on Snapchat, adding a soundtrack of Skillex's collaboration with A$AP Rocky, "Wild for the Night." She then tweeted a video of the whole saga. Читать дальше...

How much is credible, factual, internet-based information worth?

A lot, evidently. 

Question-and-answer website Quora has raised a fresh round of $85 million dollars in its quest to become the go-to resource for people with questions — and people with answers. 

The round values the company at roughly $1.8 billion, according to a company spokesperson (who said that the valuation had roughly doubled from its previous valuation of $900 million). 

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That's one way to say, "thanks for letting me pee here."

Amy Schumer was jogging in Chicago recently when she had a bathroom emergency. Thankfully, Sagine Lazarre, an employee at the Six Corners Mattress Firm, graciously let the comedienne use the bathroom since she was in dire need of one.

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 Lazarre told Chicago's WGN News last week that Schumer, "comes out of the bathroom and asks me which one of these (mattresses) is my favorite. Читать дальше...

The Possible: "Hoverboard"

If you could have just one superpower, what would it be? For Alexandru Duru, the answer was obvious: the ability to fly. That’s why he founded Omni Hoverboards, which has transformed hoverboard technology from dream to reality. In this episode of "The Possible,” you’ll follow his team as it builds and tests a prototype powered by multiple drones. Then, you’ll experience what it’s like to pilot a hoverboard yourself.

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He realized he had been the butt of the joke.

Back in March, Twitter user and Ryan Reynolds super-fan Dustin, aka @poolspidey, told Reynolds if he liked his tweet, he would get his name tattooed on his butt. The Deadpool actor called his bluff and liked the tweet.

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Well, apparently a man of his word, Dustin went and got the tattoo. 

@VancityReynolds your wish is my command pic.twitter.com/EluTrtoRYi

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Starbucks has created something that's bordering on a movement with the introduction of the Unicorn Frappuccino.

Move over ultrasound pictures — Unicorn Frappuccinos are the new way to tell people you're pregnant.

The 'Cosmo Connected' is a brake light that sticks on the back of helmets so they are eye level with drivers around them.

Remember that TV show about the three British grandmothers going to Amsterdam to smoke weed for the first time?

The two most famous giraffe mothers on the internet, April the giraffe and "human giraffe mom", have finally met IRL, bringing all of us into peak giraffe territory. 

KFC has introduced two new icons to their already delicious brand: a new spicy chicken sandwich and their newest celebrity Colonel.

On Thursday's Late Show, Stephen Colbert did a bit of digging into Bill O'Reilly's past following news that the television host is out at Fox News. Naturally, Colbert turned to O'Reilly's 1998 novel Those Who Trespass — as did the New Yorker, earlier that day — for insight:

If you've ever watched an episode of period drama Versailles, you'll know that they're not adverse to showing a bit of nudity.

When it comes to new Game of Thrones promos, terrifyingly in-depth analysis is pretty much a long-standing tradition.

South Koreans can soon say goodbye to coins jiggling in their pockets.