If Jurassic Park is your idea of a fun vacation and Ross Geller is your hero, this class will be your dream come true.

Coursera offers a course in Dinosaur Paleobiology, amazingly titled “Dino 101” and taught by Professor Philip John Currie of the University of Alberta. This class provides “a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs” from dinosaur anatomy all the way to their extinction. Each module includes at least three video lessons that are filmed in museums, labs, and dig sites — AKA where dinosaur research actually happens.  Read more…

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Look, we know the movie’s called The Lion King, but is it too late to relabel it The Lion Queen? Asking for a friend.

And by “friend,” we mean the Queen Bee. Because, it turns out, the rumors are true: Beyoncé Knowles is joining the Disney remake in the role of Nala. She’ll star opposite Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones as Mufasa. 

Here’s a full rundown of the main cast, courtesy of Disney:

Disney also confirmed the equally awesome (but not-quite-Beyoncé) Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, the iconic role previously played by Jeremy Irons in the 1994 animated movie. Florence Kasumba will play Shenzi, one of Scar’s three hyena sidekicks. In the original film, the other two hyenas were named Banzai and Ed, but given their placement alongside Kasumba on Disney’s casting announcement, it looks like Shenzi will now be accompanied by Azizi and Kamari, played by Eric André and Keegan-Michael Key. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'The Lion King' just cast its lion queen and she's basically royalty already

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Osama bin Laden — yes, that Osama bin Laden — had a lot of strange, terrifying, and depressing stuff on the electronic devices in his compound when they were seized by Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid that left him dead. Now, thanks to a CIA Nov. 1 release, the general public is free to browse at its leisure the contents of those various electronic gadgets. 

And, well, it turns out that at least someone in the Abbottabad compound was fond of child-centric viral videos. And not just any child-centric viral video, but the one and only Charlie bit my finger. 

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Source: Mashable | Osama bin Laden had that ‘Charlie bit my finger’ video in his compound

The iPhone X is finally available for pre-order, and we couldn’t be more excited. 

Apple has, of course, been slammed by demand for the phone since preorders started six days ago. The estimated delivery time has already jumped from 2-3 weeks to 5-6 weeks, and rumors of its limited supply are still swirling. Basically, if you ordered one, it’s going to be a while before you actually receive it.

Even with the high demand, it’s still hard for many loyal customers to justify the iPhone X’s $999 starting price tag, especially when there’s a perfectly good iPhone 8 available for $300 cheaper. While there’s plenty of excitement about the iPhone X, actual data shows that sales might be significantly lower than the device’s pre-release hype suggests.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Here's everything that's exclusive to the iPhone X