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Jason Lewis traveling the world using human-powered methods including inline skating, cycling, kayaking, and biking across different terrains.
Geek Of The Day

13 Years, 46,505 Miles, Zero Engines: The Guinness World Record Journey That Took Jason Lewis Around the World

Blind man using echolocation to hike and mountain bike, showcasing the power of human sound navigation.
Geek Of The Day

Meet the Blind Man Who Hikes and Mountain Bikes Using Only Sound: The Incredible Power of Human Echolocation

Thailand marketplaces buying guide
Travel and Tourism

A Buying Guide for Shoppers to Thailand's Marketplaces

Young boy beside a bull moose, showing a 12-year-old gamer using a World of Warcraft Feign Death tactic to protect his sister.
Geek Of The Day

The 12-Year-Old Gamer Who Saved His Sister From a Moose With a Level 30 World of Warcraft Move

VECA recycling app founders pitching their business on Shark Tank Vietnam Season 5
Shark Tank Vietnam

VECA’s Recycling App Is Quietly Changing Vietnam’s Waste Industry, and Here’s How They Did It

YouTube and TikTok sponsorships
Entertainment

How YouTube and TikTok Help Pakistani and Bangladeshi Fighters Find Sponsorships

How Mark Cuban’s Book Obsession Built His Billionaire Mindset
Geek Origins

How Geeking on Books Turned Mark Cuban Into a Billion-Dollar Trend Spotter

Diana Nyad raises her arms in victory after completing a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida at age 64, wearing a blue swimsuit in open ocean water.
Geek Of The Day

She Swam From Cuba to Florida: 110 Miles, 53 Grueling Hours, and Zero Protection From Sharks at Age 64

Close-up of a starling bird and spectrogram showing a bird-shaped waveform used by musician Benn Jordan to store an image as sound.
Geek Of The Day

This Musician Saved an Image File to a Live Bird, and Now the Bird Sings It

Alain Robert, the 60-year-old real-life Spider-Man, climbing skyscrapers without ropes over a city skyline
Geek Of The Day

At 60, Alain Robert Still Scales Skyscrapers with Bare Hands as the Real-Life Spider-Man

Marcus Hutchins sitting in front of multiple monitors in his home office where he discovered the WannaCry kill switch
Geek Of The Day

Marcus Hutchins Found the Kill Switch That Saved the Internet, But Later Faced Jail for Creating Malware

How Huho Went from TikTok Meat Trend to a 657B VND Food Powerhouse, And What’s Missing
Shark Tank Vietnam

How Huho Went from TikTok Meat Trend to a 657B VND Food Powerhouse, And What’s Missing

A sad man holding a coffee mug sits on a couch while his wife talks on the phone in the background, symbolizing emotional distance and marriage tension.
AITA

I Asked My Wife to Stop Sharing Our Fights with Her Sister — Now I’m “Controlling”

Young James Cameron building a model next to a photo of present-day Cameron at a red carpet event, reflecting his lifelong passion for science fiction and innovation.
Geek Origins

Did James Cameron’s early geeky obsession shape his success, and does he still follow it today?

Matt Stutzman, the armless archer, uses his foot to draw a compound bow during his gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Geek Of The Day

Meet the ‘Armless Archer’ Who Just Made Paralympic History and Came Close to Shooting a Perfect Game

They Chose Future Kids Over Me — And Now They Want Forgiveness
AITA

They Chose Future Kids Over Me — And Now They Want Forgiveness

Kairan Quazi standing outside Starlink headquarters and Elon Musk with Earth in the background
Geek Of The Day

Meet Kairan Quazi, the 16-year-old Elon Musk hired for Starlink who is now inspiring a new wave of geeks

Side-by-side photos of Steve Wozniak as a young man working on electronics and as an older man smiling during an interview
Geek Origins

Steve Wozniak: Still the Same Geek or a New Kind of Innovator?

HanaGold and VietAGold founders standing together after Shark Tank, showcasing their gold investment partnership in 2025.
Shark Tank Vietnam

Why HanaGold Is Winning After Shark Tank and What It Means for the Future of Gold Investment

Trevor Rainbolt playing GeoGuessr on TikTok while identifying locations on a map within seconds
Geek Of The Day

Meet Trevor Rainbolt, TikTok’s GeoGuessr Legend Who Can Guess Any Location on Earth in Seconds

Julian Brown explains his Plastoline machine that converts plastic waste into usable fuel in his backyard workshop.
Geek Of The Day

Julian Brown’s Plastoline Turned Trash Into Jet Fuel, But Now the Inventor Is Missing

em-ai-shark-tank-vietnam-founder-award-ceremony
Shark Tank Vietnam

Why Shark Liên Took a $1 M Risk on EM & AI and How It Sparked a Vietnamese AI Revolution

Isao Machii prepares to draw his katana in a dramatic low-light scene, demoIsao Machii prepares to draw his katana in a dramatic low-light scene, demonstrating his world-record sword techniquenstrating his world-record sword technique
Geek Of The Day

The Real-Life Samurai Who Sliced a Bullet in Mid-Air

How Playing Basketball as a Kid Turned Mark Cuban Into a Billionaire
Geek Origins

How Playing Basketball as a Kid Turned Mark Cuban Into a Billionaire