In May 1974, scratch cards went on sale for the first time in the US State of Massachusetts. Free giveaway and coupon games from stores had been commonplace across the USA during the 1950s and '60s – ...

One Washington, D.C. woman has made history with a $2 million scratch-off win, and it all started with a trip to the market. I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp ...

We did an informal poll around the Hackaday bunker and decided that, for most of us, our favorite programming language is solder. However, [Stephen Cass] over at IEEE Spectrum released their annual ...

Turkey tops the list with Wikipedia entries in 332 different languages, while the US is second with 327 and Japan is third with 324. Other common words make their appearance as one looks down the list ...

Ada, a programming language born in the late 70s, has managed to break into the top 10 of the TIOBE Index for July 2025. The sudden return of this old-timer has developers debating whether it’s a ...

Have you ever wondered how computers understand what we want them to do? It all comes down to programming languages. These special sets of instructions have changed a lot over the years, from really ...

While it isn't exactly certain when the word "gay" found its modern definition, it is evident that queer characters have always existed — though often coded — in cinema. Author Alonso Duralde, author ...

Across the soundscape of Star Wars, the mosaic of alien languages is as important as John Williams's brass horns. But the Ghorman tongue heard throughout Andor season 2 is unusual, even in a galaxy ...

Throughout the 2025 NHL postseason, the hockey world has marveled at the play of Edmonton Oilers veteran Corey Perry, who seems to have discovered the Fountain of Youth at some point over the last 12 ...

Some programming languages helped send humans to the moon, some are cooking up new leukemia drugs, and some exist just to fuck with you. Brainfuck is a minimalist “esoteric language,” or “esolang,” ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - A South-Central Kentucky woman won $5 million instantly after scratching a Kentucky Lottery scratch-off ticket on her birthday. This win is the largest prize won on a scratch-off in ...