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DP World ousts Trump-connnected Sultan after Epstein files reveal “torture video” email
“I loved the torture video,” read the subject line of an email sent to Jeffrey Epstein.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Caffeinated coffee may stave off dementia
According to a study comprising 43 years of data on over 130,000 patients, drinking caffeinated coffee was associated with a lower risk of dementia.
 • Gail P Sherman
Sweden’s match museum celebrates the lost art of matchbox design
There is a Match Museum in Jönköping, Sweden, dedicated to matchsticks and matchboxes.
 • Popkin
Hubble captures death of a sun-like star
Rays of light beam from a mass of dust, glancing off banks of cloud 1,000 light years from Earth.
 • Rob Beschizza
This delightfully chaotic Louis Wain painting shows cats sledding downhill with pure joy and terror
This painting by Louis Wain depicts a wonderfully playful scene of cats sledding down a hill.
 • Popkin
Watch a living sand dollar spin like a tiny Roomba, etching circular sand art
This hypnotic timelapse shows a sand dollar trundling in circles on the ocean floor, leaving a precise circular trail in the sand — its very own sand…
 • Popkin
Program an animatronic, design a coaster at this new Philly exhibit
A special exhibition, “Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition,” will open on February 14 at The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia’s museum of science and…
 • Ruben Bolling
Grandpa Pudding Brains is bored and sleepy
Rumors are that Grandpa Pudding Brains is sundowning earlier and earlier.
 • Jason Weisberger
What can Britannic teach us about her sister ship, Titanic?
Through negotiations between the owner of Britannic’s wreck and the Greek government, which controls it, divers have finally been allowed to enter the…
 • Jason Weisberger
RFK Jr. cites toilet-seat cocaine habit as proof germs aren’t real problem
This clears up an awful lot, but shouldn't make you feel any better.
 • Jason Weisberger
Boing Boing, February 12, 2026
Crime-fighting llamas, rejected AI revenge, and piranha mayhem
 • Boing Boing
List of games with chroma-keyed actors addressing the player
Games Where a Person in Front of a Greenscreen Talks Directly to You is a directory of games where chroma-keyed actors address the player.
 • Rob Beschizza
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