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Lee Siegfried, known to many as Crazy Cabbie from his days on Howard Stern’s syndicated radio show, has passed away at 55. His death was confirmed by fellow Minnesota native and air talent Cane Peterson, who shared the news on Facebook on March 31. Siegfried, whose real name was Lee Anthony Mroszak, had been battling a rare nerve disorder since 2020, which posed a risk of paralysis. He is best remembered for his time on New York’s 92.3 K-Rock (WXRK) and his appearances on The Howard Stern Show, Siegfried carved out a niche for himself in the radio industry with…
New research on a vast fossil site in Patagonia shows that some of the earliest dinosaurs lived in herds and suggests that this behaviour may have been one of the keys to the success of dinosaurs. The discovery, at the ESRF, of embryos of the same species inside fossilized eggs contributed to the results. The findings are published today in the journal Scientific Reports. In the past, studies have shown that some dinosaurs that existed in the latest stage of the dinosaur Era (the Cretaceous Period) lived in herds. However, a major pending question was when and how this behaviour…
Qin Er Shi, born Ying Huhai, was the second emperor of the Qin dynasty, the ruling family of a unified China – established by the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Following the death of Qin Shi Huang in 210 BC, his passing was kept a state secret by the Prime Minister, Li Si, as Qin Shi Huang had planned to live for eternity, thus never declaring a successor in a will. His eldest son, Fusu, was traditionally the heir apparent, however, Li Si and the chief eunuch, Zhao Gao, forged a letter from Qin Shi Huang, ordering his son to…
Throughout history, communication wasn’t as effortless as it is today. In today’s world, you can connect with people in every part of the world within seconds and access an almost infinite amount of information via a variety of communications tools. We have multiple means of communicating, which we often take for granted. Looking back to ancient human communication methods you’ll notice just how limited communication could be, and see just how far the human race has come. Ancient Acoustic Artifacts and Communication with the Gods Securing Ancient Secrets: The Fascinating History of Letterlocking Lightning Speed of Modern Communication You needed…
Get access to this well-reviewed cozy adventure game for free if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber. Dave the Diver’s designer Jaeho Hwang took to the PlayStation blog Tuesday to reveal that his cozy pixel art game will arrive on PS5 for PlayStation Plus members on April 16. He also revealed some cool new content on the way. The game is a weird hybrid of game styles that shouldn’t go together, but do, making for a delightful play experience. During the day, you’ll explore the ocean depths to find various fish and loot, while nighttime finds you running a sushi restaurant…
After previewing it in the Vision AMG concept two years ago, Mercedes-Benz AMG has now confirmed the first details for its dedicated electric vehicle platform known as the AMG.EA. The platform is being developed fully in-house at AMG and is expected to debut in production form next year in a successor to the GT 4-Door Coupe. Prototypes for the new model were recently spotted winter testing in northern Sweden, and AMG has now released some of its own photos of one of the test vehicles. AMG said the AMG.EA platform will introduce a number of new innovations for the brand,…
The production version of the stylish S-Concept unveiled last March at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the highly anticipated Suzuki Swift Sport, is set to go on sale early next year but a U.S. launch for the car remains uncertain. The Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch still sold in most parts of the globe and in its Swift Sport guise can be a hoot to drive, easily upsetting some much more expensive models when it comes to fun factor. But there’s still no firm date penciled in for a U.S. market launch despite many of its rivals, the…
A modern V-16 car is about to grace the world, thanks to Bugatti. The French performance marque on Thursday announced its new hypercar to replace the Chiron will debut in June and pack a V-16 engine augmented by a hybrid system. Production is due to start around 2026. A teaser photo and accompanying video show what appears to be an intake cover crafted from carbon fiber but with a plate on top styled like the design used on classic V-8 and V-12 engines, including the engine fitted to the Bugatti EB110. In the photo, V-16 is embossed on the intake…
Mercedes-Benz is out testing prototypes for an electric compact crossover that will form part of the GLC-Class family. The vehicle will serve as the spiritual successor to the EQC, Mercedes’ ill-fated debut volume EV, but will likely also cover the segment of the similar EQE SUV once that model ends production. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the new GLC-Class EV, albeit a high-performance version being developed by AMG. The prototype was spotted testing together with AMG’s current version of the EQE SUV, which delivers up to 617 hp. Compared to previous prototypes for the regular GLC-Class EV,…
The original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona and 1970 Plymouth Superbird may not have proven popular on the showroom floor, but today both cars are considered icons. Bids for original examples at auction can easily range into the six figures, and their popularity today is proving so intense that some car customization companies have started offering modern homages based on the current Dodge Challenger. One of those companies is Greenville, Pennsylvania-based ExoMod Concepts, which used this past weekend’s Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Illinois, to debut its offering. Called the D69 Carbon Daytona, ExoMod’s homage to the Charger Daytona…