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Extra, Extra: Whoa, The Trailer For 'The Jungle Book' Is Gorgeous
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- Welp, Colorado announced that the state made more green off the sale of marijuana than alcohol in the last year.
- Late Late Show James Corden took Stevie Wonder on one of his carpool karaoke sessions. The pair jammed out to "Superstitious" while Wonder took the wheel.
- Soon, you might be able to fold your smartphone in half like a little book. That's Samsung's plan for a new design that could come out in 2016.
- Disney released a trailer for Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book, and wow, is it stunning. This live-action/CGI adaptation looks absolutely gorgeous and more intense that the '60s cartoon. Also, can't say we hate Ssssscarlett Johanssssssson as the snake.
- What happens when you put a bunch of squeaky, rubber ducks together and then unleash their quacks all at the same time? Mythbuster's Adam Savage tried it out, and it sounds like something out of Necronomicon.
- Jon Snow Watch: Kit Harrington may have just given away some serious spoilers regarding his character's mortality during an interview about Game of Thrones with a Belgian magazine. Read at your own risk.
- In Snellville, Georgia, a woman was unsatisfied with the cleanliness of her car after a $40 detailing, so she brought her car back the next day. She saw a receipt on her windshield that she was never supposed to see that said, "Bitch is crazy." To prove them wrong, she called the police.
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