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We Uncovered the Hidden Patterns in Clinton and Trump's Most Common Phrases

Linguists dissected over 100,000 words from their speeches.
Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow July 21, 2016
A VHS tape without a home.
news

The World's Last VCRs Will Be Produced In Japan This Month

Goodbye, old friend.
Cara Giaimo July 21, 2016
maps

Found: The Exact Location of All the Pokémon in Pokémon Go

A map shows the real-time location of every one.
Sarah Laskow July 21, 2016
politics

A 51-Foot Joint Will Be in Philly for the Democratic National Convention

It's the work of some activists.
Eric Grundhauser July 21, 2016
bears

285,000 People Urge a Chinese Park to Free the 'World's Saddest Polar Bear'

Pizza deserves to be happy.
Erik Shilling July 20, 2016
schools

This Australian School Has Banned Clapping

It can get loud.
Eric Grundhauser July 20, 2016
mines

Pokémon Go Players Urged to Stop Walking Into Minefields

Be safe out there.
Erik Shilling July 20, 2016
shipwrecks

Found: A WWII Tank Left Underwater Since a U-Boat Attack in 1945

It was hauled out of the water during a Russian military exercise.
Sarah Laskow July 20, 2016
The Warrington Seal basks for the cameras.
news

A Cute Seal Is Living In an Inland British River

Youths keep throwing rocks at her.
Cara Giaimo July 20, 2016
science

Mystery of Why Turtles Have Shells Solved After 8-Year-Old Finds Fossil

They weren't, initially, for protection.
Erik Shilling July 19, 2016
drugs

Police Find Marijuana, Give Facebook Instructions on How Its Owner Can Retrieve It

As the Republican National Convention rages on, police in one Cleveland suburb have some jokes.
Eric Grundhauser July 19, 2016
libraries

The Library of Congress is in the Midst of a Cyberattack

Websites are down.
Erik Shilling July 19, 2016
Photoshop or phytoplankton?
news

For Two Weeks, The Beaches Of South Jersey Looked Tropical

It was all thanks to a giant phytoplankton bloom.
Cara Giaimo July 19, 2016
news

Found: Vessels That Let Your Immune System Control Your Personality

The brain and lymph system are connected after all.
Sarah Laskow July 19, 2016
news

There Are Significantly More Pots of Gold to be Found in Ireland Now

Four more gold zones were just discovered in the country.
Erik Shilling July 18, 2016
politics

The Minor Farce that Unfolded the First Time the Republicans Came to Cleveland

Let's go back to 1924.
Erik Shilling July 18, 2016
Wally heads reluctantly out to sea once more.
animals

The Same Dead Whale Keeps Washing Up In California

Get a hint, Wally.
Cara Giaimo July 18, 2016
caves

A Centuries-Old Man-Made Cave Is Being Demolished to Make Way for an Airport

Some anthropologists, though, are trying to digitize it.
Eric Grundhauser July 18, 2016