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CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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The FOIA Request That the CIA Didn't Touch for Six Years

Get it together, CIA.
JPat Brown December 28, 2016
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A Freak Storm Created a Bunch of Rare Waterfalls on Australia's Uluru

It doesn't rain much there.
Erik Shilling December 28, 2016
An ordinary nutcracker that probably won't explode.
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Found: A Hand Grenade Disguised as a Nutcracker

A man in Shaanxi had been using it to crack nuts for decades.
Cara Giaimo December 28, 2016
A typical limusaurus.
dinosaurs

FOUND: A Dinosaur That Shed Its Teeth and Grew a Beak

The mouths of these dog-sized T-Rex relatives changed with their diets.
Eric Grundhauser December 27, 2016
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Watch a Guy Hit 240 Consecutive Green Lights in New York City

It appears to be a record.
Erik Shilling December 23, 2016
A statue of the Roman emperor Augustus in the center of Augsburg.
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WWII Bomb Discovery Sparks Christmas Evacuation

54,000 residents of Augsburg will have to leave their homes on Christmas Day.
Cara Giaimo December 23, 2016
There could be a garden just beneath the waters.
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Found, Underwater: One of Canada's Earliest Gardens

It's around 3,800 years old.
Eric Grundhauser December 23, 2016
Look at those guys playing hard to get.
robots

Students Have Built A Coconut-Harvesting Robot

No job is safe from automation.
Cara Giaimo December 22, 2016
news

Found: A Glimpse of the World Under Antarctica's Ice

It's surprisingly warm down there.
Sarah Laskow December 22, 2016
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This Meteorologist Keeps Standing in Front of East Iceland and People Are Upset

Weather is important.
Erik Shilling December 21, 2016
Chocolate is supposed to be good.
food

This Chocolate Festival in Scotland Went Very Wrong in a Lot of Ways

Organizers cancelled after the first day.
Cara Giaimo December 21, 2016
nature

Found: An Egg With No Yolk

Otherwise known as a "fart egg."
Sarah Laskow December 21, 2016
monsters

Found: A Lot of Terrifying Creatures From the Deep Sea, Thanks to This Russian Fisherman

Here is your nightmare fuel, forever.
Sarah Laskow December 20, 2016
art

There's A Secret Underground Art Gallery In Canada Dedicated To One Bulldog

The Hall of Zsu Zsi pays tribute to a beloved art world pet.
Cara Giaimo December 20, 2016
games

Found: The Original Ad for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo was getting ready to bring its gaming system to the U.S.
Sarah Laskow December 20, 2016
Some vents at the Mariana Trench.
animals

Whales Are Likely Behind the Mysterious Sound Coming from the Mariana Trench

Minke whales, in particular.
Erik Shilling December 19, 2016
Product like this puts you on top.
crime and punishment

Illicit Teen Snack Tycoon Got a Suspension, And, Eventually, a Scholarship

Peril and, then, praise.
Cara Giaimo December 19, 2016
A newly discovered photo believed to show Grynszpan survived World War II.
holocaust

Found: A Photo That Might Prove This Famous Jewish Assassin Survived the Holocaust

His actions were used to justify Kristallnacht.
Sarah Laskow December 19, 2016