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Beach-Goers Write 'Beware Shark' Into Massachusetts Beach as Warning

"Beware shark."

Eric Grundhauser July 26, 2016

Dutch Men and Latvian Women Are the Tallest in the World

It's not a competition.

Erik Shilling July 26, 2016

Gridlock madness on Philly's I-95.

Secret Service Rules Are Causing Traffic Jams in Philadelphia

Trucks over five tons aren't allowed along a nine-exit stretch.

Cara Giaimo July 26, 2016

Found: Nodes in an Anonymity-Protecting Network That Are Actually Spying on Users

Tor is used for anonymity, so it's a problem if parts of it are collecting data.

Sarah Laskow July 26, 2016

The First Democratic Convention on Live TV Was the Last Not to be Air-Conditioned

In Philadelphia in 1948, it got hot.

Erik Shilling July 25, 2016

Google Just Accurately Simulated a Molecule With Quantum Computing

Erik Shilling July 25, 2016

Found: Evidence That Cat-Sized 'Rat-Kangaroos' Once Hopped the Earth

Related: What exactly is a bettong?

Sarah Laskow July 25, 2016

The tortoise after his daring escape.

Brave Tortoise Escaping Deadly Sand Fire Fled 'as Quickly as He Could'

Here's at least one happy ending.

Cara Giaimo July 25, 2016

A Stranger (Apparently) Left a Crocodile in This Teen's Bathroom

It's mouth was tied shut, though.

Eric Grundhauser July 25, 2016

Arizona City Buys Man's House for $4 Million, Lets Him Live Rent-Free for the Rest of His Life

Scottsdale wanted the home for its proximity to a nature preserve, an increasingly common conservation strategy.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 24, 2016

Finally, Russia Lifts the Ban on a WWII Donald Duck Cartoon

The satirical angle of the film—which depicts Donald Duck as a Nazi—was initially overlooked by the courts.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 24, 2016

The CIA's Declassified Guide to What Women Want

Women, apparently, are "intimidated by the secretive, aloof image of the CIA.”

JPat Brown July 22, 2016

Raccoons Are Eating Pets and Terrorizing a Harlem Block

Casualties so far include a turtle and a fish.

Erik Shilling July 22, 2016

The Mystery of the 'Beast of Dartmoor' Has (Apparently) Been Solved

Big cats had been spotted in the English park for three decades—but no one knew why.

Erik Shilling July 22, 2016

An Abandoned, Saddled Horse Was Found in a British Forest

Nothing, of course, creepy about this.

Eric Grundhauser July 22, 2016

Snooty is ready to party.

The World's Oldest Known Manatee Turns 68 This Weekend

Happy birthday, Snooty.

Cara Giaimo July 22, 2016

Found: A Giant Viking Axe

This axe meant business.

Sarah Laskow July 22, 2016

Tampons Could Soon Be Free For All Women in Sydney

It's a first for an Australian city.

Erik Shilling July 21, 2016