| A New Way to Heal Broken Bones: 3D-Printed Casts | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 6:55 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Breaking a bone is unpleasant all around — and having to wear a smelly, clunky plaster cast is like getting kicked when you're down. At least, that's how Jake Evill felt after breaking his hand. He told Wired that his plaster cast felt "archaic." Evill, a recent graduate of Victoria University in New Zealand, wants to update the process of healing of broken limbs with something a little more modern: 3D printing.
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| Vibrating Train Windows Transmit Ads Directly Into Your Head | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 5:41 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Billboards. Radio ads. Pop-up banners. You see and hear advertising everywhere these days, and a new concept literally bring ads into your skull. Sleepy commuters in Germany, who rest their heads on public train windows, have recently gotten a surprise when they heard an ad that no one else can, as explained in the video above.
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| Harry Potter's Diagon Alley Is Now on Google Street View | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 4:18 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| The shops of Diagon Alley from Harry Potter are now on Google Maps' Street View. It's no Marauder's Map, but Google now lets you explore the set of Diagon Alley from the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London. In Street View mode, you can see 360-degree images of Ollivanders Wand Shop, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes joke shop and Mr. Mulpepper’s Apothecary.
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| 44 Obscure Facts You Didn't Know About U.S. Presidents | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 11:29 AM | Allison Reiber |
| Which president enjoyed skinny-dipping in the Potomac River? Who let their alligators run rampant through the White House? Who whipped out his — well, let's just say you probably didn't learn these facts in history class. In honor of Independence Day, we've gathered a star-spangled list of facts about all 44 Presidents of the United States.
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| 10 Popular TV Characters Reimagined as American Revolution Figures | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 11:02 AM | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| Your favorite TV characters from shows like Homeland, Mad Men, Game of Thrones and True Blood have striking similarities to key Revolutionary War figures. Don't believe us? Just ask The Connectivist, a site that delivers a potent dose of pop culture history comparisons just in time for the Fourth of July in the gallery above.
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| Yahoo Buys Xobni and Other News You Need to Know | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 9:34 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. A group called Restore the Fourth is organizing street demonstrations across the country to rally against recently revealed NSA surveillance programs. Twitter is revamping its ads to bring users more relevant promoted tweets.
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| 22 Annoying Facebook Statuses About Summer | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 9:14 AM | Max Knoblauch |
| Summer is for lovers. Or is that Virginia? We aren't really sure. What we are sure of is that summer is not for annoying Facebook statuses. You know the type we mean: a picture of a cocktail with a "yum!" caption; a long, ranting status about annoying tourists; endless odes to the sandy beach. They're irritating and all too common — and everyone is fed up with them.
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| 12 Badass American Inventions That Changed History | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 7:51 AM | Max Knoblauch |
| The United States of America has been pumping out badass technology since the 18th century. In honor of Independence Day and the land of opportunity's 237th birthday, we've gathered a small sampling of some of the most important, iconic and overall awesome American inventions throughout history.
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| Show Us How You Celebrate Independence Day | | Thursday, July 04, 2013 7:04 AM | Marissa Cetin |
| On this day 237 years ago, America's founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, giving you the freedom to upload, tweet and Instagram photos and videos of all the fireworks, parades and barbecue meat your heart desires.You probably want to resist the urge to watch the fireworks show through your smartphone screen, but snapping a quick pic of those delicious cupcakes and sizzling burgers won't hurt.
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