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This Replacement Head for a Jesus Statue in Canada Seems a Little Off

Art is crazy.
Erik Shilling October 20, 2016
A pilot whale.
islands

The ‘Silent Poison’ That Might Stop This Massive Annual Whale Slaughter

It's been a tradition in the Faroe Islands for over a millennium.
Erik Shilling October 19, 2016
Very subtle.
crime

This Guy Allegedly Tried To Steal a Venetian Blind By Stuffing It Into His Coat

The surveillance photo is good.
Erik Shilling October 18, 2016
The 2009 Gävle Goat, which made it to December 23rd.
news

Gävle Goat Copycat Goes Up In Iceland

Everyone's favorite doomed goat has gone international.
Cara Giaimo October 18, 2016
"Indian Summer on the Hudson River," around where the phrase originated
news

Let's Choose a New Name for 'Indian Summer'

There are many excellent options.
Sarah Laskow October 18, 2016
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867.
31 days of halloween

The Persistent Problem of Trying to Rig Elections with Dead People

Zombie voters just aren't efficient.
Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow October 17, 2016
politics

The Complaints the FCC Got After Castration Was Brought Up on Fox News

It's been a long year.
JPat Brown October 12, 2016
space exploration

Can Asgardia Become The First Space Nation?

Or build a giant asteroid shield?
Eric Grundhauser October 12, 2016
politics

What 'Locker Room Vulgarity' Meant in the 1984 Presidential Campaign

Different times.
Erik Shilling October 11, 2016
news

A Brief History of the Evolution of Locker Room Talk

It used to mostly be about golf.
Sarah Laskow October 11, 2016
politics

The Arcane Rules That Would Kick In If Trump Drops Out

If.
Erik Shilling October 8, 2016
politics

Why Presidential Debates Are Consistently Held at Obscure Colleges

Norwood—I mean, Longwood University—anyone?
Erik Shilling October 7, 2016
food

Found: A 1,600-Year-Old Oven With Food Still Inside

Yum?
Sarah Laskow October 7, 2016
We are sinners all.
news

Scottish Police Arrest Road-Crossing Chicken

It's all our fault.
Cara Giaimo October 7, 2016
news

Clown Hysteria Has Spread to Australia

The fad has gone international.
Eric Grundhauser October 7, 2016
robots

Dallas Police Release Training Materials for Its Now Infamous Bomb Robot

They probably hadn't previously considered weaponizing it.
Matthew Guariglia October 6, 2016
animals

Bat Poop Has Turned These African Cave Crocodiles Orange

It's not a bad look.
Eric Grundhauser October 6, 2016
maps

The Definitive Map of America’s Creepy Clown Epidemic

Our interactive map tracks clown sightings, threats, and scares.
Erik Shilling October 6, 2016