china
China's Plans for a Huge 'Space Station' Nearly 2 Miles Underwater
For research.
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angola
Portuguese Slave Traders Were No Match for Angolan Queen Nzinga Mbandi
The warrior queen fought colonizers for decades.
sports
What It's Like to Run a Fan Site For the Arguably Worst Team in NBA History
The Philadelphia 76ers have brought shame to the City of Brotherly Love.
dogs
Giant Inflatable Dog Poop Is Stolen in Spain
Someone must have cleaned it up.
ufos
What Do Scientists Do When They Think They Might Have Intercepted Alien Signals?
Inexplicable data can pose a particular problem.
stamps
Want to Make America More Inclusive? Start With Stamps
A group of black philatelists is making stamp collecting less stuffy.
video wonders
Watch an Action-Packed Video of a Swedish-Ukrainian Berry Rake
These would have been great for the hunters and gatherers.
found
Found: A Hidden Monument in the Center of Petra
Space archaeology strikes again.
storms
This Floating Schoolhouse Just Collapsed After a Heavy Storm
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
spite house
Places You Can No Longer Go: The Richardson Spite House
The NYC building that was 5-feet wide, all made in anger.
canada
The Ashen Remains of a Canadian Boomtown After a Massive Wildfire
Residents are just beginning to return.
ellis island
You Can Become a U.S. Citizen at Mount Rushmore or Yosemite
To understand the naturalization process, our reporter attended three ceremonies—one at Ellis Island.
sounds
Watch 2 Men Waltz in the First Experimental Film With Sound
While this sound-film system failed to synchronize properly, film curators completed the experiment 105 years later.
trees
Tree from Minecraft Found to Be the Tallest in the Tropics
One guy climbed it with a tape measure.
swings
Hiker Nearly Falls Off Illegal Swing on Hawaii's Famous Stairway to Heaven
A hairy situation.
monkeys
Monkey Shuts Down Kenya's Power Supply
Or was the poor animal just a fall guy?
nazis
Found: A Stash of 19th Century Wine Abandoned by Nazi Sympathizers
It's still good!
military history
How U.S. Taxpayers Secretly Funded the Country's First Modern Stink Bombs
American spies in WWII worked hard to formulate a smell to remember.
