At two months old, Thailand’s Moo Deng is already a viral star—and she won’t ever know it. That’s because the rosy-cheeked baby who’s captured the internet’s attention is a pygmy hippo residing at a zoo. Videos of the bouncy quadruped are doing numbers any influencer would covet. One TikTok clip of her munching on a snack has…… Continue Reading »
If you live in California, one of your next burrito bowl orders might be automated. Robots have joined the kitchen at two Chipotle locations in the state, the fast-casual chain announced yesterday. Hello, Autocado. One Chipotle in Huntington Beach is testing a contraption that halves, skins, and cores avocados in 26 seconds each, on average, and then deposits the innards…… Continue Reading »
TikTok began its court battle to remain a major source of exercise for American thumbs. The Chinese-owned platform had its first day in a DC federal appeals court yesterday, kicking off its attempt to overturn the law Congress passed in April that would ban the app nationally unless it’s sold to a US company within a year.…… Continue Reading »
You may have heard the urban legend that Little Mikey, the adorable boy featured in Life cereal ads in the 1970s and ‘80s, died after consuming Pop Rocks and soda. That’s not true. The actor, John Gilchrist, is alive and well in New York. But his character — a picky eater who ends up enjoying Life cereal…… Continue Reading »