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A 'Black Moon' is Coming

Forget the blue moon.
Eric Grundhauser September 27, 2016
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Watch What Designers in the 1930s Thought We Would Wear in the 21st Century

A future without headlight accessories is no future at all.
Mariana Zapata September 26, 2016
ancient

How Did These Ancient Roman Coins End Up in Japan?

They date to the 4th century.
Erik Shilling September 26, 2016
nazis

Hitler Probably Spent WWII High on Cocaine and Oxycodone

How the Nazis waged war with the help of illegal drugs.
Erik Shilling September 26, 2016
A bull musk ox, possibly out looking for love.
animals

A Rare, Lonely, Amorous Musk Ox Is Stinking Up a Small Swedish Town

There are only eleven musk oxen in the whole country, and none of them are anywhere near this guy.
Cara Giaimo September 26, 2016
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An Australian State Has Banned Mooning

Pressed ham is off the menu.
Eric Grundhauser September 26, 2016
tunnel

Found: A Centuries-Old Network of Hidden Underground Tunnels

Old British town has very old tunnels.
Sarah Laskow September 26, 2016
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Toddler Pulled Alive From Siberian Forest After 3 Days

He subsisted on candy.
Erik Shilling September 23, 2016
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The Year Hundreds of Bombs Went Off in New York City

Why bombing New York City wasn’t always so rare.
Erik Shilling September 23, 2016
Good luck, kids.
schools

Children in Spain are Going on a Homework Strike

To be fair, it was their parents' idea.
Cara Giaimo September 23, 2016
satanic worship

Satanic Temple Opens International Headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts

A city known, of course, for witches.
Eric Grundhauser September 23, 2016
murder

The Mysterious Decapitation of Two Bison at a Spanish Reserve

Sauron, the dominant male bull of the herd, was found without his head.
Sarah Laskow September 23, 2016
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USB Drives Are Being Mysteriously Left in Australian Mailboxes

It's a little ominous.
Erik Shilling September 22, 2016
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parks

The Historic Battle Over This Denver Park That Was a Center of the Chicano Movement

For starters, take a look at its name.
Denverite September 22, 2016
biblical

Found: the Oldest Version Ever of Leviticus

From the time of Jesus.
Erik Shilling September 22, 2016
A reconstructed mammoth from the Museum of British Columbia.
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A Record Amount of Mammoth Bones Was Unearthed in Siberia

A wooly mammoth graveyard contains piles of bones from two different sizes of mammoth.
Cara Giaimo September 22, 2016
statues

Someone Keeps Stealing Joan of Arc's Sword in D.C.

Is it a clue to a sprawling historic conspiracy?
Eric Grundhauser September 22, 2016
lenin

After Over 20 Years Overlooking the East Village, Lenin Comes Down

An 18-foot-tall statue of Vladimir Lenin was removed.
Sarah Laskow September 22, 2016