zoos
This Overweight Gorilla Just Shocked Zookeepers By Giving Birth
Meet Shinda.
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australia
Australian Politician Sets River on Fire, Blames Fracking
We have video.
chernobyl
The Top Secret Military Base Hidden in Chernobyl's Irradiated Forest
The mysterious Cold War base is now an eerie, crumbling ruin.
bears
Why Bears Will Save Cherries From Climate Change But Not Apples
Some plants need help from animals to outrun climate change.
performances
Watch One Man Walk 1,630 Feet Across the Utah Sky
Théo Sanson is quite the slackliner.
fleeting wonders
Statue Gets Detachable Penis After Vandals Keep Stealing It
“I wouldn't want anyone—not even my worst enemies—to go through what happens to this statue," one official said.
modernism
The Strange Pocket of Modern Houses in Virginia that Were Considered Communist
At one time, a glass house was suspected of being a red house.
prince
Found: A 1994 Computer Game Starring Prince
It's full of hidden wonders.
map monday
A 19th-Century Map of Our 'Square and Stationary' Earth
How could the world be spinning? Wouldn't we fall off?
baseball
Sold: Some of the Original 'Laws of Base Ball,' For Over $3 Million
The third most-expensive piece of baseball memorabilia ever.
urban planning
German City Experiments with Ground Lighting for Smartphone-Fixated Pedestrians
If they won't look up, maybe they'll at least look down.
money
The Unexpected Individuals Featured on American Currency
Before presidents were the standard, a variety of American figures could be found on our banknotes.
hymenoptera
Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From ‘Spicy’ to ‘Shockingly Electric'
Remembering one passionate entomologist who poetically described and classified more than 70 species' painful stings.
turkey
Inscription on Newly Found 2,400-Year-Old Mosaic: 'Be Cheerful, Enjoy Your Life'
It's good advice.
florida
After 59 Years, Sewage Will Finally Stop Flowing Into Florida Bay
It began with a city worker noticing a smell.
gold
The Hidden Vaults With $248 Billion in Gold Underneath London
They contain nearly 6,900 tons of gold.
bicycles
Do You Like Dialect Quizzes? You Have a French Bicyclist To Thank
How a 19th century "human transcribing machine" inspired generations of linguists.
star wars
Bought: A Billboard Pleading For Old Star Wars Stories
Disney turned the Expanded Universe into Legends. Some fans never forgot.
