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Miss Kitty, way up there.
animals

Cat Rescued After 4 Days Stuck On Insanely Tall Pole

All of British Columbia mobilized to get Miss Kitty back to earth.
Cara Giaimo April 15, 2016
A member of the tiger trio hangs out with a human performer.
animals

Rare Bengal Tiger Cubs Born to Exiled Circus in Nicaragua

The three cubs each had different colors.
Cara Giaimo April 14, 2016
Crab stampede! Run!
news

Watch Thousands of Tiny Crabs Stampede Across the Sea Floor

Even jaded researchers were "mesmerized" by the swarm.
Cara Giaimo April 13, 2016
Minneapolis, early in the morning.
infrastructure

Why All Of Minneapolis Woke Up At The Same Time This Morning

The city's emergency sirens all went off at once for no reason.
Cara Giaimo April 12, 2016
Sheep lined up for the main event.
animals

New Zealand's Biggest Sheep Race Was Led By a Black Goat

The most difficult part of the race, it turns out, can be getting the sheep to start running.
Cara Giaimo April 11, 2016
A doomed robot waiter does his best.
robots

Mass Robot Firings in China Because of Incompetence

"The robots weren't able to carry soup," one of their former colleagues said.
Cara Giaimo April 8, 2016
An adult Urial in a Swedish zoo.
animals

Policemen Caught With Cruiser Full of Kidnapped Lambs

The lambs were later rescued and seen "frolicking."
Cara Giaimo April 7, 2016
One gem-studded space rock, coming up! (Photo: Twitter)
meteorites

The Rare Meteorites Going on Sale for Millions

Christie's London is selling 83 space rocks—some from Mars, some filled with gems, and one that killed a cow.
Cara Giaimo April 6, 2016
The magical chair in question.
books

For Sale: The Chair J.K. Rowling Sat On While She Wrote Harry Potter

It's a pretty magical object.
Cara Giaimo April 5, 2016
The new SR 520 (on right), currently next to its slightly shorter predecessor.
bridges

Seattle Welcomes the World's Longest Floating Bridge

The new State Route 520 bridge beats its predecessor's record by 130 feet.
Cara Giaimo April 4, 2016
The crane works side by side with a rice farmer.
animals

Lost Siberian Crane Wins Taiwan's Heart While Improving Its Food Supply

"He is like my son," says one local rice farmer.
Cara Giaimo April 1, 2016
A good-sized Salsola ryanii, in the bed of researcher Shana Welles's truck. (Photo: UC Riverside)
news

Enormous Tumbleweeds Spotted In San Francisco For The First Time

A relatively recent hybrid has invaded much of California.
Cara Giaimo March 31, 2016
A monk examines a newly digitized manuscript.
manuscripts

The Ancient Thai Manuscripts Now Available To Read Online

Thousands of works of literature, law, and history have been brought out of their temple homes.
Cara Giaimo March 30, 2016
Teens making off with the innocent UFO.
aliens

Watch a UFO Get Abducted by a Local Teen

The Roswell, New Mexico landmark was found smashed to pieces in a ditch last Wednesday.
Cara Giaimo March 29, 2016
The real Mount Rushmore.
mountains

Google Keeps Sending Mount Rushmore Tourists to the Wrong Place

"Your GPS is WRONG," says a sign at Storm Mountain Center.
Cara Giaimo March 28, 2016
Sekino rocks out for some devoted fans.
music

Japan's Coolest Pastor Moonlights As A Rock Star

His Lutheran hard rock band, Boxi Rocks, draws hundreds.
Cara Giaimo March 25, 2016
An egg, cracked... just like this case (maybe).
crime and punishment

Police Might Have Solved Baffling Case of Phenomenally Accurate Egger

It took months of stakeouts, surveillance, and eggshell forensics.
Cara Giaimo March 24, 2016
Just dandy. (Photo: Johnny Magnusson/Public Domain)
news

It's the 178th Birthday of 'Okay'

The word first appeared in print in the Boston Morning Post to make fun of a rival paper.
Cara Giaimo March 23, 2016