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food

Worldwide Fake Food Crackdown Seizes Monkey Meat, Locusts, Painted Olives

There were also Kalashnikovs, chicken intestines, and sardines.
Erik Shilling April 6, 2016
wine

French Farmers Hijack Trucks, Dump Out Spanish Wine in Angry Protest

Many gallons of red wine were set free.
Erik Shilling April 6, 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
spies

Found: Unseen Film of Britain's Most Notorious Spy Explaining His Betrayal

Kim Philby spent decades inside MI6, spying for the KGB.
Sarah Laskow April 6, 2016
news

You Can Buy an Entire Village in England for $28 Million

West Heslerton in the county of Yorkshire is on the market.
Erik Shilling April 5, 2016
computers

Did Hackers Just Leak a Complete Database of Turkey's Citizens?

The 6.6 gigabyte file is said to contain nearly 50 million names and identifying numbers.
Erik Shilling April 5, 2016
monkeys

The World's Largest Gorillas Are Being Massacred Because of War

Up to 93 percent of Grauer's gorillas have disappeared in two decades.
Erik Shilling April 5, 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
news

Found: A New State of Matter

Quantum spin liquid is seen for the first time.
Sarah Laskow April 5, 2016
crime

Where the Missing Millions Went After Britain's Biggest Gold Heist

Newly leaked documents reveal a complex money-laundering scheme.
Erik Shilling April 4, 2016
news

Palau Could Run Out of Water by the End of the Month

El Niño is partly to blame.
Erik Shilling April 4, 2016
canals

Controversial China-Backed Nicaraguan Canal Project May be Doomed

It would have been the largest amount of earth moved in human history.
Erik Shilling April 4, 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
libraries

Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent

Misplaced for 36 years, the patent was in a cave in Missouri all along.
Sarah Laskow April 4, 2016
news

Celebrate Swarm Season with Photos of Mayflies Swarming a Medieval Bridge

Springtime for insects!
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 3, 2016
music

The Hottest Music in China is About President Xi Jinping

Like "Hamilton" but...different.
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 3, 2016
The Last Chance Gas Station as depicted in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
horror

The Creepy Gas Station from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is Becoming a Resort

Because who wouldn't want to vacation there?
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 2, 2016
art

A New Underground Art Installation in Paris Where the Nazis Hid Stolen Pianos

The artist JR, in collaboration with Os Gemeos, had made a permanent installation almost no one can see.
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 2, 2016