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Navy was ordered to listen for Martians in 1924

Navy was ordered to listen for Martians in 1924

The Chief of U.S. Naval Operations instructed all stations to monitor the airwaves for any unusual transmissions due to anticipated contact from Martians.
 
 
<i>The Box</i>: QuickStart Guide

The Box: QuickStart Guide

Got a mysterious box with a red button? Need some instructions?
 
Strange gallery of 59 celebrity vampire art images

Strange gallery of 59 celebrity vampire art images

Over on Worth1000 they run a lot of Photoshop contests, and this one for celebrity vampire art had some good...
 
William Shatner's hilarious reading of Levi Johnston tweets (video)

William Shatner's hilarious reading of Levi Johnston tweets (video)

William Shatner does a dramatic reading of Levi Johnston's tweets, a la Rocket Man.
 
Bikini Leia and her stunt double nap in the Tatooine sunshine

Bikini Leia and her stunt double nap in the Tatooine sunshine

A picture of Leia an her stunt double lying under the Tatooine sun in their metal bikinis.
 
Holy fuel mileage: See the Batmobile Smart Car!

Holy fuel mileage: See the Batmobile Smart Car!

Have hard times hit Gotham City? Check out this new Batmobile prototype.
 
Gallery: 10 great sci-fi Obama poster mash-ups

Gallery: 10 great sci-fi Obama poster mash-ups

Artists zombify Barack Obama and Obama-fy Luke Skywalker.
 
 
Joss Whedon wants to buy <i>Terminator</i>! Read his offer here

Joss Whedon wants to buy Terminator! Read his offer here

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator has a modest proposal for the Terminator franchise.
 
Kurt Russell's wonderfully bad audition tape for Han Solo

Kurt Russell's wonderfully bad audition tape for Han Solo

Imagine if Kurt Russell had won the role of Han Solo in the original Star Wars.
 
Deranged Ewoks drink martinis and moonwalk on <i>Today</i> show

Deranged Ewoks drink martinis and moonwalk on Today show

Rule one: Don't let drunk Ewoks on the set of your live TV show.
 
16 sci-fi costumes that would definitely get you fired (NSFW)

16 sci-fi costumes that would definitely get you fired (NSFW)

Sometimes there's just too much flesh. And other times they're just sick, sick, sick.
 
J.R.R. Tolkien earns $50 million a year while still dead

J.R.R. Tolkien earns $50 million a year while still dead

J.R.R. Tolkien showed up at No. 5 on the annual Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities this year after raking...
 
Warner Bros. to fan: No Harry Potter dinners for you!

Warner Bros. to fan: No Harry Potter dinners for you!

A London cook receives a lawerly cease-and-desist from Warner Brothers over hosting a Harry Potter-themed Halloween party.
 
Someone translated that kooky Klingon propaganda video

Someone translated that kooky Klingon propaganda video

Now we know exactly what the viral film was trying to tell us.
 
Is Klingon viral video teasing a new <i>Star Trek</i> project?

Is Klingon viral video teasing a new Star Trek project?

Cryptic Klingon propaganda video proclaims we are doomed (maybe).
 
65 of sci-fi's most amusing "one letter off" movie titles

65 of sci-fi's most amusing "one letter off" movie titles

Over the weekend, the always entertaining "one letter off" movie title meme struck the Internet again, and instead of doing...
 
Guy accused of being zombie gets nose broken

Guy accused of being zombie gets nose broken

Halloween is already getting out of hand in Iowa City, Iowa, where a man ordering food at a restaurant was...
 
13 real haunted houses you can visit in the U.S.

13 real haunted houses you can visit in the U.S.

Pay a visit to Little Bighorn, the White House, and other ghostly hangouts.
 

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