Electronic pill tracks your gas in real time on your phone
The capsule is just over 1 inch in length with a .38-inch diameter. It has a polymer shell and has sensors that monitor body temperature, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and oxygen. Eventually — in about 20...
View ArticleWatch: Whale saves marine biologist from shark attack
It helps to have big friends. A marine biologist benefited from a friendly humpback whale that shielded her from a 15-foot tiger shark in the South Pacific. At first, Nan Hauser figured the 25-ton...
View ArticlePuppy Bowl 'players' get their own profiles on Tinder
Good luck getting your Tinder profile to be as cute as these. The Puppy Bowl, that annual rite of Super Bowl season, is leveling up its cute factor by creating profiles on Tinder for its starting...
View ArticleMake sure you got clean panties for the Pittsburgh Undie Run
Let's strip to our undies and run through Pittsburgh in February. It's not as crazy as it sounds if you're entering the Pittsburgh Undie Run to benefit Cupid's Charity, which raises funds for...
View ArticleOnline dating site attracting more 'Sugar Babies' from Pitt, Penn State
If there's one thing college students need, it's money. And Pitt and Penn State students aren't any exception. Enter a Las Vegas-based online dating site that purports to match needy college students...
View ArticleHysterical Twitter thread has all the best infomercial GIFs
We love Tate. The self-described "Former Life Champion" and University of Tennessee student put together a thread of "as seen on TV" moments — via GIFs — that is everything. The impossible situations....
View ArticleA few Olympic questions you've always wanted answers to
Basically, because it makes your legs look longer. Duh. "Some people think it gives them a longer leg line," skating costume designer Brad Griffies told the program. But, even he thinks there might be...
View ArticleDriver spins car 360˚on highway, recovers like a boss
Now that's some impressive road skills. A driver traveling I-95 in South Florida was either incredibly lucky or amazingly gifted. The Saturn car was trying to merge into the lane to the right when the...
View ArticleSteelers ex-kicker Jeff Reed to host playoff party near IUP
Wanna party with Jeff Reed? Ben Schmitt of the Tribune-Review reports the former Pittsburgh Steelers kicker known for his game-winning field goals and assault of a Sheetz paper towel dispenser is...
View ArticleThe best (and worst) moments of Gerrit Cole as a Pirate
Decent start It was June 11, 2013 when Gerrit Cole made his MLB debut. It turned out pretty well: He struck out his first batter, and got an RBI hit. Words with Gomez On April 20, 2014, the benches...
View ArticleIt's tough reflecting on that horrid Steelers' loss
This one stings. Bad. So, what does a Steelers fan do at a time like this? (We've already blown through our supply of alcohol by now.) We turned to social media. And, we have to admit, some of it is...
View ArticleWoman delivers the best fend off to unwanted attention at the gym
Guys just don't know. Of course that can apply to so many things, we're gonna have to be more specific. In this case, guys just don't know what it's like to have to go to the gym and put up with guys'...
View ArticleZoo wants help naming its new baby giraffe
Dunkin Butterbeans Fifty Shades of Graham Monsieur Le Colonel Moustache Princess Poopy Paws Yeti Spaghetti Sir Pickles Pennybottom Fiona Penny Pickles Little Booty Ham Sandwich Choo Choo Boo Boo Jabba...
View ArticleFinally! Some justice for milkshake duck — as Aussie word of 2017
Let's hope this good news for "milkshake duck" doesn't turn out ... Nevermind — by now it probably already has. Milkshake duck — a term born in the twittersphere that describes an overnight social...
View ArticleNot everyone is happy with the doppelganger feature in Google Arts & Culture app
Mayor Bill Peduto Andy Warhol Mister Rogers Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Sidney Crosby Ben Roethlisberger Joe Manganiello Ever wanted to see your doppelganger? Well, the Google Arts...
View Article22 GIFs that explain how we're feeling about losing Cutch
Sorrow Anger Confusion Denial Fear Depression Desperation Guilt Emptiness Helplessness Lost Anxious Shock Dejected Overwhelmed Irritation Respect Disconnected Surprised Drunk Envious Gratitude Please...
View ArticleMister Rogers documentary to debut at Sundance
Who among us wouldn't love spending more time with Mister Rogers? To see what happened behind the scenes of his game-changing children's program filmed in Pittsburgh, getting some insider info? Well,...
View ArticleSpinal Tap's Derek Smalls breaks out with solo album, tour
Derek Smalls might be a fictional bass player for a fictional band, but the album he's releasing and the musicians who contributed to it are very real indeed. "Derek Smalls," of course, is the bass...
View ArticleDid Big Ben really escort a porn star home for Trump?
Seems like the Prez got an assist from Big Ben. According to a report from In Touch magazine , Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger walked a porn star to her hotel room one night more than a decade...
View ArticleWatch: Airplane lands in crazy winds (underwear change likely required)
We've all been on some bumpy flights. But it's doubtful you've ever experienced anything as scary as this landing at the Düsseldorf Airport in Germany. A pilot brought his Dash8 Q400 plane in for an...
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