Growing up they were our idols, the high school kids too cool to ever look at you unless you were running or your brother had pooped in the pool. So stoic, so tan, and so not telling you what’s really on their minds…until now. We hate floaties “Arm floaties or swimsuits with life jacket-like belts …

Would you buy the personal effects of a terrorist? Now’s your chance. A collection of belongings of Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber, is now being sold via an online auction by the U.S. Marshals through June 2. All proceeds from the auction will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to the victims and …

We live in an age where smartphones allow us to connect to the Internet and perform tasks once thought to be impossible. People today are more concerned about privacy on their mobile phones than ever before, but are unclear about what is at risk and how they can protect their privacy. To help clarify, we …

Holy Kaw! Scientists have discovered a three-foot-long shrimp-like creature in southeastern Morocco. Too bad they only found fossils because these crustaceans would have made a heckuva scampi. We’re only 472 million years too late. Full story at National Geographic. Photo courtesy of Esben Horn. Total National Geographic curation.

(Michael Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas) The only glimpses we see of celebrities that aren’t painfully posed are those splashed across the tabloid pages, but they must hang out like regular people, right? The tumblr “Awesome People Hanging Out Together” collects images of the rich and famous relaxing out of the spotlight. The site …

When it comes to first impressions, it looks like traditional gender roles take the top spot in determining what’s attractive to the opposite sex. A study out of the University of British Columbia examined what trait heterosexual men and women ranked as most desirable, the choices being happy, proud, ashamed and neutral. Women ranked proud, …

Ever wonder how those magical noise-cancelling headphones are able to help you maintain your sanity on a long flight with a screaming baby? You’ve got math to thank for that. (Bet you never thought you’d be thankful for math, huh?) Noise-cancelling headphones operate on and are powered by one mathematical formula. It’s called the Fourier …

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Sugary kids cereal gets all the fun, with fun mascots and little surprises inside the box, a fact that’s put those characters squarely in the sights of those fighting childhood obesity. Yet, if healthy cereals also had their own mascots would the critics back down? Probably not. Full story at College Humor via Neatorama. Fun …

Ready for a woah moment? Robert “the Doodler” Alicea points out that Barack Obama’s signature eerily resembles a baby T-Rex playing with a ball of yarn. Woah, mind blown. Via Doodle of Boredom. You need more fun in your life.

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Hunch’s latest data project was to analyze how food preferences vary by political ideology. Following the infographic is more background and analysis, including some comparisons to findings from 18 months ago when Hunch first looked at this issue. (Click on the infographic below to learn more.)  Via Column Five for Hunch Like infographics? So do we.