rivals week
How Racism Kept The World's Fastest Swim Stroke Out Of The Pool
We've known since 1844 that freestyle is a superior stroke.
All Stories
fires
Forest Burns After Man Set Used Toilet Paper Ablaze
It's since been brought under control.
shipwrecks
Shifting Sands in Britain Reveal a 100-Year-Old Shipwreck
The SS Hjordis will not stay buried.
rivals week
How Cuba's Greatest Cartoonist Fled From Castro and Created 'Spy vs. Spy'
One day a Cuban illustrator walked unannounced into the MAD Magazine offices, and the rest is history.
hunting
Found: A Bloody Stone Axe From 250,000 Years Ago
A test revealed residue of blood and tissue from horses, cattle, camels and rhinos.
rivals week
A Visual Guide to How Terribly the World's Best Human Athletes Fare Versus Most Average Animals
Usain Bolt might be the fastest man alive, but an average warthog could probably take him.
reptiles
How a Deadly Camping Trip Revealed an Arms Race Between Snakes and Newts
Snakes' incredible resistance to newt poison started before either creature even existed.
animal islands
These Crows Were Discovered Crafting Tools to Reach Food
New Caledonian crows are smart.
heraean games
When Ancient Greece Banned Women From Olympics, They Started Their Own
Sadly, historians lack good documentation on the badass Heraean Games.
rivals week
The First American Woman to Win an Olympic Championship Didn't Even Know It
Margaret Abbott spent her entire life unaware that she had won the top golf prize at the 1900 games.
video wonders
Watch a Mongolian Throat Singer Perform on a Mountain
Admire the skilled player Batzorig Vaanchig carry on an ancient tradition.
olympics
The Olympic Diving Pool Turned Green For Some Reason
Maybe it wanted attention.
olympics
A Visual History of the Human Pyramid
A balancing act through the ages.
drugs
Found: An Underground Meth Lab in a Walmart Parking Lot
The Walmart stayed open while police dove down in.
rivals week
The Microsoft Office World Championships Feature Blood, Tears, and Very Little Sweat
Behind the scenes with the teens trying to become the best in the world at Powerpoint.
paul bunyan
A Massive Blue Ox in Minnesota Was Felled By A Thunderstorm
Not even Babe could withstand the power of nature.
rivals week
Mark Twain Had a Lifelong Feud with the United States Postal Service
What made the celebrated author hate the mail service so much?
nasa
See NASA Test the World's Most Powerful Rocket With a Special Camera
It looks very powerful.
