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castles

This Russian Castle Is Actually a Kindergarten

Every enrolled kid can be a petite prince or princess.
Michael Waters July 7, 2017
underwater

The Yucatán's Hidden 'Underwater River'

There's something fascinating happening at Angelita Cenote.
Michael Waters July 6, 2017
video wonders

This 1959 'Anti-Bandit Bag' Promised to Scare Off Thieves—With Smoke

The design was not subtle.
Michael Waters July 5, 2017
beaches

There's a Secret Spanish Beach in the Middle of a Field

And sometimes it disappears.
Michael Waters July 3, 2017
art

This Artist's Deceptive Drawings Seem to Move Between Dimensions

It's 3D, it's 3D, it's 3D—no, wait, 2D!
Michael Waters June 28, 2017
RATS!
rats

Just a Rat Stealing Food From a Turtle, Which Is Trying to Steal It From Some Fish

Animals.
Eric Grundhauser June 27, 2017
Moving a giant tree is no easy feat.
trees

When You Have to Move an 800,000-Pound Sequoia

It isn't easy.
Eric Grundhauser June 27, 2017
animals

Local Condor Embraces the Argentinian Farmer Who Rescued It

The condor's name? Condorito.
Michael Waters June 27, 2017
cars

The 1930s 'Pedestrian Catcher' That Promised to End Jaywalking Deaths

Goodbye, car accidents!
Michael Waters June 23, 2017
video

A Japanese Diver's 25-Year Friendship With a Local Fish

Plus: a really adorable man-fish kiss.
Michael Waters June 21, 2017
Here there be monsters.
squid

Watch a Giant Squid Wrap Its Tentacles Around a Paddleboard

A rare glimpse of the legendary creature in action.
Eric Grundhauser June 20, 2017
radio

The 'Child Impersonator' Who Voiced a Whole Family of Young Characters

In the early 1900s, Harry Hemsley became an icon for his youthful mimicry.
Michael Waters June 20, 2017
animals

This Feline Boxing Match From 1894 Is a Precursor to the Cat Video

Thomas Edison knew his audience.
Michael Waters June 19, 2017
music

The Self-Playing Violins That Mastered Chopin

The robotic Phonoliszt-Violin was dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" in 1910.
Michael Waters June 14, 2017
bookstores

In 1964, You Could Buy Magazines From a Street Dalek

Your new favorite traveling bookseller.
Michael Waters June 12, 2017
video

A Pride Month Playlist, Brought to You by the Jazz Age

"You go and give your girl a kiss in the hall / But instead you find you're kissing her brother Paul."
Michael Waters June 9, 2017
radio

Listen to Radio on the Go With This Strange 1931 Hat

Its name? The Radio Hat.
Michael Waters June 8, 2017
Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibition
puppets

These 1950s Coffee Commercials Featured Violent 'Muppets' Prototypes

Buy Wilkins Coffee—or else.
Michael Waters June 6, 2017