The unofficial start of swimming pool season is Memorial Day weekend, and this year's hottest new pool accessory may be . . . an underwater vending machine. Remember Airheads candy?  They've announced that they've created a "first-of-its-kind 'Underwater Vending Machine' that dispenses Airheads while submerged in a pool," and they're selling a "limited number" of them online. In a hype video, this thing looks so absurd that it's hard to believe it's real. Instead of feeding wet money into it, there's a screen that asks you to do pool tricks to get your candy fix . . . like flips, or pretending [...]

There's been a trend of eviscerating scam, money-grubbing events online . . . stuff like the Fyre Festival, and whatever that "Willy Wonka" thing was supposed to be.  But THIS seems like a stretch. There's a small business called Dirt Dog, and a location in Vegas was holding a "Bluey" event last weekend.  It was meant to be a fun family day, with costumed characters . . . face painting . . . games . . . and special treats. It was free, and open to the public.  They were expecting a few dozen regulars and locals . . . but it went VIRAL and THOUSANDS of [...]

Men:  Think about your closest male buddies.  Now think about their significant others.  Are they attractive?  Or . . . well, uh . . . "not your type." A study found that men are more likely to be friends . . . if they do NOT share the same taste in women.  (Maybe they're just more likely to REMAIN friends.) It was a fairly small-scale study, where 38 heterosexuals . . . half men and half women . . . were asked about the traits they preferred in a potential mate.  Then they were shown photos of 20 members of the opposite [...]