news
No One Knows Why Used Toilet Paper Keeps Getting Dumped on This Florida Lot
Officials in Bradenton are getting frustrated.
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science fiction
One Architect's Spectacular Vision for a Spherical Subterranean City
New Yorkers would weather nuclear attack in an underground metropolis.
list
Five Architectural Easter Eggs Hiding on Gothic Cathedrals
It takes a sharp eye to spot these sneaky sculptures.
floods
Watch Nevada's 'Bridge Ninjas' Snatch Dangerous Debris Out Of A Flood
Excavator experts were busy after the Truckee River flooded last weekend.
computers
The Voder, the First Machine to Create Human Speech
It spoke like a creepy demon.
martin luther king
Found: A Recording of a Martin Luther King, Jr., Speech from 1964
The archivist at Pacifica Radio rediscovered a recording of MLK giving a speech in London.
snow
Watch an Artist Walk Thousands of Steps to Create Wolves and Leaves in the Snow
These intricate pieces of art are only temporarily preserved.
toys
Rediscovering the Wonderful World of Weepuls
These 1980s promotional fuzzballs refuse to die.
shoes
Reddit Users Prompt Recall After 'Flawed' Boots Leave Swastika Tracks
It was all a mistake, the boots' maker says.
rocks
Mysterious Stone Instruments Keep Being Discovered in Vietnam
The country has embraced dàn đá', but no one is quite sure of its exact history.
jobs
This Austrian Town Is Hiring a Professional Cave Hermit
Saalfelden wants someone to live in their 350-year-old hermitage.
kgb
The Russian Spy Who Convinced America to Take ESP Seriously
History's spookiest spook.
treasure
Found: A Hoard of Gold Hidden Inside a Piano
It is, apparently, a substantial and unusual collection.
bioluminescence
How the Navy Tried to Turn Bioluminescence Against the Soviets
They spent decades on it.
lakes
Found: A 400-Year-Old Buddha Statue, Hidden Under a Manmade Lake
Work on a hydropower gate revealed the statue's head.
sharks
Predicting the Weather With Shark Oil
No one is quite sure how Bermuda's unique barometers deliver their forecasts.
sports
Inside Brooklyn's 'Soviet Style' Underground Boxing Gym
It's a bit off the beaten path.
aviation
Watch Planes Try to Land in the World's Windiest City
Flying into Wellington? Make sure that seatbelt is tightly fastened.
