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Groucho Marx in 1931.
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When the FBI Was Asked to Investigate Groucho Marx Over a (Silly) Joke

"Please, Mr. Hoover."
JPat Brown April 14, 2017
The surface of Enceladus.
nasa

Found: Evidence That a Saturnine Moon Could Support Life

NASA discovered some hydrogen.
Erik Shilling April 14, 2017
architecture

Why This Bar Built a Labyrinth Outside Its Front Door

The bar is now, technically, over 500 meters from the street.
Cara Giaimo April 14, 2017
Look out, alligator.
animals

Horse vs. Alligator

A battle was caught on tape.
Eric Grundhauser April 13, 2017
animals

Found: A Scorpion on an Airplane

It's been a bad week for United Airlines.
Erik Shilling April 13, 2017
money

A 2-Cent Check Mystery

A Massachusetts retiree has no idea why he got a strange payment from the feds.
Erik Shilling April 13, 2017
legos

A Field of Lego Daffodils Has Sprouted in England

Brick flowers never wilt.
Cara Giaimo April 13, 2017
A large Megaponera analis soldier carries a termite, while minors walk next to him.
science

Ant Medics Captured on Video Caring for Their Wounded Comrades

Scientists filmed the six-legged soldiers carrying hurt ants home.
Cara Giaimo April 13, 2017
The firefly squid lives up to its name.
bioluminescence

If You Live in the Ocean, Odds Are You're Glowing Right Now

Bioluminescence is the lingua franca of life in the seas, both shallow and deep.
Samir S. Patel April 12, 2017
Putter enjoys vanilla.
news

A North Carolina Squirrel Eats Tiny Ice Cream Cones Every Day

The habit began last summer.
Eric Grundhauser April 12, 2017
The spot in the ceiling where the computers were found.
prisons

Homemade Computers Found Hidden in a Prison Ceiling

Some inmates went on an "illegal surfing spree."
Erik Shilling April 12, 2017
A police photo of the suspect suspension.
cars

Found: A Car With a Suspension Made of Logs and Chicken Wire

Police were not happy with the driver.
Erik Shilling April 12, 2017
The sun shines through the Box Tunnel on April 9th, 2017.
tunnels

Railway Engineers in England Just Solved a Sunny, 175-Year-Old Mystery

The creator of the Box Tunnel built in a secret birthday present for himself.
Cara Giaimo April 12, 2017
Please don't take my feathers.
animals

Ancient Puebloans Probably Had Farms for Macaw Feathers

Some archaeologists recently studied a lot of old bird bones.
Eric Grundhauser April 11, 2017
Carved and painted ostrich egg showing Greek soldiers.
museums

When Ostrich Eggshells Were Luxury Goods

Be careful when you collect them.
Samir S. Patel April 11, 2017
A python (not this one) got addicted to meth.
prisons

The Prison Rehab Where a Meth-Addicted Python Got Clean

Wombats, turtles, and kookaburras, among other creatures, are also welcome.
Erik Shilling April 11, 2017
arctic circle

Siberia Has Installed Its First 'Exploding Pingo Detector'

The sensor will warn scientists about methane-filled hills on the tundra.
Cara Giaimo April 11, 2017
Yikes!
news

Found: A 13,000-Year-Old Dental Filling Made of Bitumen

Yuck.
Sarah Laskow April 11, 2017