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Do you know the real story behind the actual true non-fictional Santa Claus? No, not the cartoon with Burgermeister Meisterburger in it, although that's pretty awesome. We reveal the secret origins of Santa.

Geeks are not known for their ability to keep their enthusiasm to themselves. Maybe you cant keep from launching into dissertations on Heinlein novels at the office party, but what if your life was on the line?

The Star Wars franchise goes beyond movies of varying quality and into hundreds of novels, games and comic books of varying quality. We look at some of the oddest bits of Star Wars canon.

Video games bring us action, adventure, drama, and occasionally soul-crushing guilt. We take a look at the five most guilt-inducing video games of all time.

Throughout the country, newly unemployed people are looking at their crushing debt and asking, "How am I going to be able to afford the next iPod?" We have the answer.

With all the issues facing the world today, sometimes you need to turn your powers of logic and reason to something that simply doesn't matter. Lore Sjöberg looks at various logic puzzles.

There are many theories as to how time travel works. The most likely theory is 'it doesn't,' but that's no fun, so we're taking a look at the various ways you can screw with your own past.

In all the news about cybercrime, identity theft, cybertheft and identity crime, nobody focuses on the vital issue: Why don't scammers wear pencil mustaches and three-piece suits anymore?

Humans have been attempting to send messages to the stars since...I'm going to say the early '70s. But of all the messages sent into space, which ones are good? Which ones conform to quality standards?

If I were stronger than any person on Earth, I’d have a better attitude than the Hulk. Maybe he’d have a better time if it weren’t anger that set off his transformation.