Takarajima revealed new tumblers modeled after Kirby and Waddle Dee from the Kirby video game series. The company will release these glasses in July 2024 with a price tag of 2,992 yen (~$19). These tumblers will be around 11.3 cm (4.45 in) tall with a top side diameter of 8...

Kirby and Waddle Dee Tumblers Will Appear Next Week

Square Enix has announced the expansion of its business structure with the opening of a new office in Shibuya, Tokyo. Scheduled to begin operations in October 2024, this new location will join the existing Shinjuku and Osaka offices, transitioning the company to a three-based business structure in Japan. [Thanks, Square Enix!]

Square Enix Shibuya Office Opening in Japan

Megahouse has revealed a new figure modeled after Spike Spiegel from the final episode of Cowboy Bebop. This figure set will be known with the subtitle ~Daybreak~, and Megahouse will put it up on sale via the Japanese Premium Bandai web store. People residing outside Japan can also get the figure from AmiAmi. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

Spike Spiegel Daybreak Figure Based on the Final Episode

Fukui Prefecture and The Pokemon Company announced that the new “Mystery Solving with Dragonite in Fukui” event will be held between July 21, 2024 and October 31, 2024. The event will be held as one of the activities promoted by the Japanese Pokemon Local Acts initiative. [Thanks, Oricon!]

Dragonite Pokemon Event Begins in Fukui Prefecture

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Interesting Engineering

Paleontologists at the University of La Laguna have begun investigating a 700,000-year-old intact skeleton of a giant lizard.

700,000-year-old remarkably intact skeleton of giant lizard species found

The Independent

 A 43-year-old Australian avocado farmer found the fossilized remains of a pterosaur in the Australian outback that scientists now say is a new species of the prehistoric flying reptile which lived alongside the dinosaurs.Kevin Peterson, who reportedly also works as a curator at the Kronosaurus Korner Museum in Richmond, Australia, first discovered bones of the reptile in 2021. Paleontologists announced on Wednesday that the bones found in central Queensland were from a previously unknown species of pterosaur, a giant winged reptile that lived 100 million years ago.Mr Petersen, who has a deep interest in paleontology, found the bones while...

Avocado farmer’s discovery in Australian outback is new species of pterosaur, scientists say

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A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia.The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of the past 65,000 years, covering some 390,000 square kilometres (around 242,300 miles) – an area bigger than New Zealand The scientists who made the landmark find, led by Kasih Norman of Queensland’s Griffith University, said that the “complex landscape” that existed on the Northwest Shelf of Australia was “unlike any landscape found on our continent today”.And yet, the humans who lived there spoke similar languages and created...

Lost continent 'unlike anything found today' discovered off the coast of Australia

The swirling vortex center of the Milky Way is a weird place, with a supermassive black hole that vacuums up interstellar matter and supernovae torpedoing hapless stars to the edges of our galaxy. Add another strange thing about our galaxy's nucleus, according to new research: stars that stay young indefinitely...

Something Strange Appears to Be Powering "Immortal" Stars at the Center of Our Galaxy

Genyornis newtoni was six feet tall, weighed up to 500 pounds, and used its goose-like beak to eat aquatic plants 45,000 years ago. For more than a century, researchers have struggled to find a complete skeleton of Genyornis newtoni, a prehistoric flightless bird that roamed the wilds of Australia more than 45,000 years ago.

Paleontologists In Australia Unearth The Most Complete Fossil Of The Prehistoric ‘Thunder Bird’ Ever Discovered

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A NEW species of Pterosaur - a giant, flying, carnivorous reptile - has been discovered in the Australian outback. Kevin Peterson, who has a deep interest in paleontology, found the bones in 2021 while hunting for gold. The fossilised remains reveal a "fearsome" reptilian beast with an enormous 15ft wingspan,...

New species of ‘fearsome’ prehistoric flying reptile unearthed with wings as big as an entire giraffe

SuperGroupies has revealed a new collection of watches modeled after four VShojo members. The Vtubers in question are kson, Henya the Genius, Ironmouse, and Kuro Kurenai. The watches’ designs will include references from each Vtuber’s attire. For example, Ironmouse’s watch dial will feature her horns and wings, while the one in Kuro’s has his hoodie ears. Henya’s watch will include her cube necklace, and kson’s watch design will include both the Japanese “First Souchou” text and her signature expletive English word.

New VShojo SuperGroupies Watches Include kson and Kuro

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A hypothetical scenario posed to government representatives by NASA found humanity is not prepared for an asteroid to strike Earth in 14 years.

Are we ready to face an asteroid that could hit Earth in 14 years? NASA sees work to do.

Researchers have long puzzled over the peculiar innards of an ancient sea creature. A new study says scientists were looking at the Pikaia fossil the wrong way.

A weird sea creature was anatomically unlike anything ever seen — flipping it around led to a revelation

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On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can watch them both live.

2 'potentially hazardous' asteroids will streak by Earth this week, one as big as a mountain. You can watch it live.

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The Plato spacecraft will carry 26 cameras and pack 2 billion pixels –the most ever for a space mission

Does another Earth exist? With 26 cameras and 2,000MP, Plato the planet hunter will find out

Animate Cafe Gratte in Japan will host a Honkai: Star Rail event focusing on the Version 2.3 patch. All of the merchandise you’ll be able to get center around Firefly and SAM. [Thanks, Genshin Goods!]. Editor’s Note: There are Honkai: Star Rail spoilers below. The event will start...

Firefly and SAM Star in Honkai: Star Rail Animate Cafe Gratte Collaboration

A new study uncovers ancient nematodes that fed on pseudoscorpions, captured in Baltic amber fossils. The early bird gets the worm, but as fossil research by an Oregon State University scientist demonstrates, the early worm gets the arachnid. This intriguing finding comes from a study of a Baltic amber specimen which revealed that millions of years ago, tiny worms known as nematodes were living inside of and feeding on the outer protective layer of pseudoscorpions.

“Very Unusual” – Scientists Discover Bizarre Parasitic Creature Preserved in Amber

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Some people confuse the Bob’s Big Boy franchise with the Big Boy Burgers location in Independence, Missouri. The Big Boy Burgers in Independence, Missouri is at 12401 East US Highway 40 and it's been there for over half a century. You might think this restaurant is affiliated with Bob's Big Boy franchise, but it is not. It just has a similar name.

Retro burger joints: Big Boy Burgers and Paul's Drive-in in the Kansas City area

After a few delays, there’s finally an early access release window for the next Attack on Titan game. Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable will appear on the Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro on July 23, 2024. As this is an early access version of the Attack on Titan...

Attack on Titan VR Early Access Begins This Month

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Earthbound Cup of Lifenoodles Will Appear in the Real World

Hobonichi has revealed that it will release the Cup of Lifenoodles from the Earthbound series in the real world. People will be able to actually taste...

Earthbound Cup of Lifenoodles Will Appear in the Real World

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