The U.S. State Department has published new guidance, and a handy map, of the counties Americans should not go to. Getting you home again might be expensive. Iran has been assigned the highest warning level due to the risk of kidnapping and the possibility of getting arrested and jailed. — Read the rest

The White House demonstrated a capacity to use social media and dropped a meme on suspected child sex trafficker and Republican "agent of chaos" Matt Gaetz. Gaetz has been busy trying to get the government shuttered, so he can attempt to oust "Speaker" Kevin McCarthy and then move on to phase three: run for governor. — Read the rest

I cannot get enough of Huey "the adventure dog," an adorable dachshund who is more well-traveled than most humans on the planet. Here's a fun compilation of Huey's "worldwide walkies," which features Huey walking in the following eleven locations: 📍Isle of Skye, Scotland📍Mt Baker Wilderness, USA📍Dubrovnik, Croatia📍Lillafüred, Hungary📍Plitvice Lakes, Croatia 📍Sedona, USA📍Gougane Barra, Ireland📍Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland📍Drežnik, Croatia📍Edinburgh, Scotland📍Senja, Norway Huey's Instagram account is called, hilariously, "I Took My Wiener There," and is full of videos and photos of the well-traveled and incredibly photogenic dog. — Read the rest

The family of a man who drove into a creek and drowned following directions provided by Google Maps in darkness is suing the company. At the heart of their lawsuit: Google failed to update their map for nearly a decade after a bridge's collapse, even after it became a noted hazard referred to as the "Bridge to Nowhere." — Read the rest

For less than $40, these LED headlights have dramatically improved my nighttime visibility when driving. The plug-and-play swap took less than fifteen minutes. I've hated the stock Sylvania halogen bulbs that came with my car for years. When I bought it used, several years ago, LEDs weren't getting great reviews and cost a lot more. — Read the rest

Airbnb says its removed 59,000 fake listings in a crackdown, these having emerged as a major problem for an open registry of amateur hoteliers. Airbnb says the change in how prices are displayed discourages hosts from touting low prices but piling on extra fees. — Read the rest

Gina Suzanne Lonestar, a senior employee at Men's Wearhouse, formed a fake company and used it to issue invoices to her employer for extremely boring vendor supplies and services. The scam lasted 8 years, generated $1.7m, and she was only caught because she used her personal bank account. — Read the rest

Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors that the company was "quieting the noise" on culture war issues, reports Reuters, in an effort to appease conservatives. Iger's brief statement, included in an analyst report from Needham media analyst Laura Martin, was part of an investors' presentation on Tuesday at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, in which the CEO also announced Disney will double its investment in theme parks and cruise ships over the next decade. — Read the rest

Back when it was released in 2016, we shared OK Go's video for "Upside Down & Inside Out," which was filmed in zero gravity.  It made quite a splash at the time because it is an incredible video. WIRED described the video as showing the band "floating while ripping apart piñatas, exploding paint-filled balloons and generally wreaking havoc." — Read the rest

Oyen is an orange cat who lives among the capybaras at Zoo Negara in Malaysia. According to Zoo Negara's Deputy President Rosly Rahmat Ahmat Lana, who was interviewed in this video by Free Malaysia Today, Oyen is a stray cat who appeared at the zoo three years ago. — Read the rest

This dentist has a massive personal collection of toothpaste tubes, and his favorite flavor in the collection is "whisky". Yep, that's right, there is a whisky flavored toothpaste in existence! He has toothpaste from all over the world.  He has chocolate flavored toothpaste (I had this when i was a kid, and it tasted nothing like chocolate), a rocket shaped toothpaste that can be ignited and shot when empty, a wasabi flavored paste, rose flavored paste, antique radioactive paste, and many more delightful flavors.  — Read the rest

On the eve of Cyberpunk 2077's literally game-changing 2.0 update and in the wake of Elon Musk embarrassing himself yet again (although that seems to be a daily occurrence), the two have intersected in a story that's as amusing as it is deeply, deeply pathetic. — Read the rest