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Boing Boing, August 6, 2026
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When five men tried to murder "Iron Mike" with increasingly poisonous drinks
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 • Ellsworth Toohey
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Camp Bonifas has a par-3 golf hole ringed by minefields on 3 sides. At least one shot reportedly set off a land mine.
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The thin blue line encounters an unfamiliar last name
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 • Ellsworth Toohey
A whaling museum printed its worst review on a hoodie. It sold out
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 • Ellsworth Toohey
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 • Jason Weisberger
Tesla headlights were twice as bright as legal
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 • Ellsworth Toohey
Swedish shipowner says Odyssey filmmaker won't pay $6,000 damage bill
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 • Ellsworth Toohey
Trump's $100 billion tariff refund skips the people who paid higher prices
The refunds go to importers. The checkout receipts stay with shoppers.
 • Jason Weisberger
DuckDuckGo's "Normal F***ing Sunglasses" sell out in a day
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 • Rob Beschizza
There's now a $69 pair of shoes designed only for using the toilet
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 • Gail P Sherman
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