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Bizarre Creature Found in 200-Million-Year-Old Cocoon

About 200 million years ago, a leech released a slimy mucous cocoon that unwittingly encased and trapped a bizarre animal with a springy tail, preserving it until researchers discovered the teardrop-shaped creature in Antarctica recently. The cocoon looks like those produced by living leeches, such as the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis. Encased inside was a…

Stream Icona Pop’s New Single, ‘All Night’

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://youtu.be/lVt4usL2lyA?enablejsapi=1&] It’s strange to think Icona Pop is just getting ready to debut their first album. The band released “I Love It” as a single last May and, in 2013, it became a ubiquitous pop anthem. Now the pressure is on for them to deliver with a whole record. The band announced Tuesday that…

Obamacare Tweet Was Made for Trolls

Oh, White House. Haven’t you learned that any and all images on Twitter can and will be Photoshopped to use against you? The President and his social media team learned the Internet’s version of Miranda rights the hard way Thursday, when they tweeted an image of Obama holding a sign prompting people to sign up…

The Hunt for the King of Comic-Con

More than 100,000 superfans are in San Diego for Comic-Con this weekend, which begs the question: Who is their king? We hit the ground searching, and got a wide-range of answers — from Obama impersonators to Joss Whedon and Stan Lee. Who do you think is nerd-culture king? Tell us in the comments below. http://p.nowthisnews.com/entry/3679/…

Monumental: Mashable’s New Pop Culture Debate

Everybody loves a good list. Here are four reasons why: 1. They’re fun2. They’re informative3. They’re shareable4. They probably have GIFs Thankfully, Mashable‘s new show Monumental is all about lists. Every Tuesday, a rotating group of panelists will debate and decide the top four — or “Mount Rushmore — of a familiar topic in pop…