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These guys aren't very bright.
animals

Some Turkeys, a Dead Cat, and a Lot of Turkey Experts

What's going on here?
Eric Grundhauser March 2, 2017
Probably not.
news

A Tolkien Truther From Colorado Says He's the Real King of England

He took out an ad in The Times of London to stake his claim.
Eric Grundhauser March 2, 2017
news

This Unborn Baby's Ultrasound Is Extremely Metal

The kid is throwing a sick set of devil horns.
Cara Giaimo March 2, 2017
Many minerals.
geology

Found: Hundreds of Minerals That Only Exist Because of Humans

Minerals are supposed to be "naturally occurring."
Sarah Laskow March 2, 2017
Goodbye Bubbles and Freddy.
schools

Schoolchildren in Scotland Gave Their Goldfish a Viking Funeral

They are in Valhalla now.
Eric Grundhauser March 1, 2017
A cockroach.
insects

A Guy in Austria Tried to Enter a Court Building With a Jar of Roaches

He was turned away.
Erik Shilling March 1, 2017
These tubes represent the oldest evidence for life on Earth.
aliens

Found: Fossil Evidence of the Oldest Life on Earth

It is 3.7 BILLION years old.
Sarah Laskow March 1, 2017
news

After a Heated Response, the City of Vancouver Is Reconsidering Its New Logo

"I can't imagine anyone getting [this logo] tattooed on their body," one designer fumed.
Cara Giaimo March 1, 2017
Not orichalcum.
islands

Found: 47 Lumps of Orichalcum, an Ancient Alloy Attributed to Atlantis

Orichalcum!
Sarah Laskow March 1, 2017
The Citgo sign may be in the sunset of its life.
signs

Boston's Beloved Citgo Sign Might Be Getting Priced Out of Its Home

This isn't the first time Bostonians have had to fight to keep it.
Eric Grundhauser February 28, 2017
television

How Judge Wapner Launched the Phenomenon of Court Shows on Modern TV

RIP Judge Wapner.
Ernie Smith February 28, 2017
The Devil's Kettle in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
news

Scientists Say They've Solved the Mystery of Devil's Kettle

For years, no one knew where a stream of water from the Brule River in Minnesota ended up.
Erik Shilling February 28, 2017
news

A Seattle Taco Truck Opened in the Middle of a Highway Traffic Jam

Stuck in an 8-hour gridlock, the Tacos El Tajin truck made the best of a bad situation.
Cara Giaimo February 28, 2017
The torcs found in the field.
news

Metal Detector Hobbyists Find Gold in a Field They Got Bored of 20 Years Earlier

The four pieces of jewelry date back to the Iron Age.
Sarah Laskow February 28, 2017
Real estate on the move.
architecture

St. Louis Paid to Move a Historic Three-Story Home Nearly a Mile

There's video.
Eric Grundhauser February 27, 2017
This map shows where human-ignited wildfires dominate.
maps

Humans Are Responsible for 84 Percent of Wildfires in the U.S.

Only in the mountainous west was lightning a more common cause, a new paper reports.
Sarah Laskow February 27, 2017
news

'Explosion' After a Chunk of Ice From a Jet Crashed Through This Couple's Home

They had been watching hockey.
Erik Shilling February 27, 2017
cars

After 40 Years, A Jeep Was Freed From Its Sandy Prison on Cape Cod

It was a little bit the worse for wear.
Cara Giaimo February 27, 2017