space exploration
China's Space Station Is Orbiting Earth on an Uncontrolled Path of Destruction
Farewell, Tiangong-1.
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Stories
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islands
Samoans Thought This Very Rare Hail Storm Was a Hoax
It's only the second in recorded history.
news
Man Forges Boarding Passes, Lives in Airport Lounges for 18 Days
It was a luxurious vacation.
news
Why You’ll Never Be Able to Block a Presidential Alert
It will always go through.
comic books
How America’s First Popular Comic Shaped the 19th Century Newspaper Wars
It also gave us dialogue bubbles.
art
The Mystery of Van Gogh's Final Breakdown Will Probably Never Be Solved
Though we now think it was some kind of repeated "psychosis."
news
The World's Oldest Man is About to Have a Belated Bar Mitzvah
World War I prevented the first one.
news
There's a Big Sperm Shortage in New Zealand
The country hasn't made it easy to donate.
animals
There Are Rivers of Blood Flowing in Bangladesh
It's the run-off from animal slaughter.
festivals
Check Out This Massive Moon Balloon Terrorizing Streets in China
No one was hurt, apparently.
literature
6 New Entries Added to Oxford English Dictionary in Honor of Roald Dahl
Scrumdiddlyumptious.
cars
Why Thousands of Catalytic Converters Are Stolen from Cars Each Year
They contain valuable metals, among other things.
sports
The New York Cosmos Are American Soccer’s Past. Are They Its Future?
A team that was once the most glamorous in the world is making its comeback.
news
Pizza Vending Machines Are Now Operational in Florida
Pizza in two minutes.
cars
Driver Jailed After Calling Police to Ask Them to Stop Following Him
They did not stop.
deserts
A Chinese Billionaire is Likely Behind a Huge Aluminum Stockpile in the Mexican Desert
Almost six percent of the world's supply.
floods
Watch a Mysterious Video of a Truck Driving Through an Interstate Flood
At one point, another truck flies by.
news
A 'Holy Grail' for Botanists Has Been Found in California
For decades, these wildflowers were thought to be extinct.
telephones
India's Richest Man Offers Free Cellular Data Service to Millions
For now.
politics
Swedish Government Boards Achieve Gender Parity After 28 Years of Work
Solid work, Sweden.
ancient
Amateur Archaeologists Uncover 'Sharp' Bronze Age Sword in Denmark
Well done.
nature
This 84-Year-Old Retiree Wants 'the Internet' to See a Massive Mushroom He Found
Don Smith is proud.
sports
The Haphazard History of the U.S. Open's Best and Worst Venues, Soon to Be Rubble
They date to the 1964 World's Fair.
