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Startup: OMG, Aperture Science Spotted in the Wild

It would appear that our greatest dreams and possibly worst nightmare have come to be. Occasional reader Travis (with an “r”) snapped this image out in the “real world”. There’s no denying that’s a portal in that logo. It’s only a matter of time before the sentient AI comes along with singing turrets so [...]

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The Great Moon Hoax

On August 25, 1835 the first of a fantastic series of articles was published. Supposedly written by a Dr. Andrew Grant and published in the Edinburgh Journal of Science, this series of articles claimed Sir John Herschel had discovered a vast array of life on the moon; including unicorns, biped beavers, and furry winged humanoid bats. He did all this from an observatory he had built in Cape Town, South Africa.
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