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Is This Massive Chrome Cow Statue Too Scary for the Toronto Suburbs?

Some of its neighbors think so.
Cara Giaimo July 28, 2017
Preikestolen is a tourist hotspot.
cliffs

How Geologists Are Minding Preikestolen's Gap

The stunning ancient cliff has a crack through it, and it might be getting bigger.
Cara Giaimo July 27, 2017
volcanoes

Oregon Made (Probably) the World's Biggest Baking-Soda-and-Vinegar Volcano

It was the fizz heard 'round the world.
Cara Giaimo July 26, 2017
news

Truck Full of Dough Rises Ahead of Schedule

Interstate 5 in Washington suffered the sticky consequences.
Cara Giaimo July 25, 2017
news

A Summer Camp in Canada Was Attacked by Giant Hailstones

Campers compared them to tomatoes and billiard balls.
Cara Giaimo July 11, 2017
trees

Manhattan Residents Had a Wake for This Doomed Tree

The weeping willow's name is Cher.
Cara Giaimo July 10, 2017
A rat, probably searching for cables to mess up.
rats

The Rat-Related Internet Outage in Ontario

Why don't the rats want us to be online?
Cara Giaimo July 7, 2017
A tree in Australia.
trees

What Makes a Tree? It's Hard to Agree

Five councils in Australia recently got stuck on the question.
Cara Giaimo July 6, 2017
statues

San Luis Obispo's Wandering Whale Statue Needs a Home

The four-ton concrete sperm whale has been on the road since 2011.
Cara Giaimo July 5, 2017
trees

Volunteers in India Planted 66 Million Trees in One Day

Madhya Pradesh is now a whole lot greener.
Cara Giaimo July 3, 2017
graffiti

St. Petersburg Is Covered in Mysterious Butt Graffiti

Sun's out, buns out.
Cara Giaimo June 30, 2017
A vinyl record in action.
music

Sony's Vinyl Comeback After Nearly 30 Years

It's back in demand.
Cara Giaimo June 29, 2017
food

Don't Put Your Popcorn Under an Automatic Hand Dryer

Patrons of one Philadelphia movie theater are learning this the hard way.
Cara Giaimo June 28, 2017
sewers

Meet the Belfast 'Fatberg,' the Grossest Thing You'll See All Day

The mass of grease and baby wipes has been slowly amassing beneath the streets.
Cara Giaimo June 26, 2017
Watch out for this guy.
animals

Red-Winged Blackbirds Are Attacking People in Chicago

Someone just sued over it.
Cara Giaimo June 23, 2017
The log cabin at 406 Swedesboro Road was built in the 1600s in an area settled by Swedish and Finnish immigrants.
cabins

America's Oldest Log Cabin Is For Sale

"Nothnagle Log Home," a registered National Historic Site, could be yours for $2.9 million.
Cara Giaimo June 22, 2017
The Blanda blank.
news

This Ikea Bowl Has Been Setting Things on Fire

The innocent-looking "Blanda blank" is a pyromaniac.
Cara Giaimo June 21, 2017
An older toe.
hotels

Stolen: An Amputated Toe Used to Make Cocktails

The Downtown Hotel's famous "Sourtoe Cocktail" is now missing its garnish.
Cara Giaimo June 20, 2017