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Animaris Percipiere in 2005. (Photo: Loek van der Klis, courtesy of Theo Jansen)

Mechanical Beach Monsters No Match for Boston Crowd Control

Cara Giaimo August 28, 2015

A horse carriage on the modern streets of New York.

Exit Interview: What It Was Like To Drive A Horse Carriage In 1980s New York

Eric Grundhauser August 28, 2015

Annie Edson Taylor's 1901 Retirement Plan: Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

Eric Grundhauser August 26, 2015

The Philippine word for mountain is bundok. U.S. soldiers coined the related military term "boondock" based on their fighting experiences. (Photo: curiositydrivesthecat/Pixabay CC0)

What Counts As Wilderness? It Depends On Where You're From

Cara Giaimo August 26, 2015

When the Lights Go Out: 8 of the World's Loneliest Lighthouses

Eric Grundhauser August 25, 2015

A portrait of Webb in his element. (Photo: CS&PF/Public Domain)

140 Years Ago, Captain Matthew Webb Swam The English Channel And Made Swimming Cool

Cara Giaimo August 24, 2015

Sometimes it's just nice to let the prima donna melt. (Photo: [TK]/Lisa Homa)

Pizza Doesn't Really Stretch That Way, And Other Devious Food Stylist Tricks

Cara Giaimo August 21, 2015

How to Achieve Greatness with 9 Classic Bar Tricks

Eric Grundhauser August 21, 2015

Nashville's Cheatin' Heart: Why Country Music Has Been Obsessed With Adultery for the Last Century

Cara Giaimo August 20, 2015

Cheating Wonders: The $6,000,000,000 Gold Mine That Didn't Exist

Eric Grundhauser August 20, 2015

How To: Cheat Nuclear Fusion

Eric Grundhauser August 19, 2015

Cheating Wonders: A Brief History of the Konami Code

Eric Grundhauser August 19, 2015

The Man Who Can Punk Your Dog

Cara Giaimo August 19, 2015

How To Fake Good Booze

Eric Grundhauser August 18, 2015

A Surprisingly Uncomplicated Look At Rube Goldberg Machines in Movies

Eric Grundhauser August 14, 2015

A Twitter That Really Tweets, And Other Uses For 7,500 Hours Of Animal Sounds

Cara Giaimo August 14, 2015

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks: The Most Delightfully Derpy Dinosaur Parks You'll Ever Drive Past

Eric Grundhauser August 12, 2015

objects of intrigue

The Real Housewives of Ancient Egypt Had 8-Foot-Long Prenups

Cara Giaimo August 12, 2015