Toothfully Ferocious Fish Has 555 Rapidly Regrowing Teeth
If humans lost and regrew teeth at the same rate, we'd be losing one per day!
Places
China's Sea of Crimson: The Panjin Red Beach
Thanks to the unique flora of the Panjin Red beach in China, the plants turn from green to a deep red!
Places
Italy’s Altamura Man Reveals The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever Found
Between 187,000 and 128,000 years ago, a Neanderthal got stuck in a cave and died.
Vintage & Historical
Painless Parker: The Man Who Turned Dentistry Into a Traveling Show
Parker numbed their mouth with a cocaine solution before extracting a rotten tooth. The band’s blaring music distracted the patient and, should they scream, drowned out their wails.
Science & Technology
Toyota Takes On Tiny Town With Mini Mirai
The 1:10 scale Toyota Mirai includes a hydrogen fuel cell power source, which it used to speed around a miniaturized village in England.
Places
Newly Uncovered Room Gives Intimate Look At Slave Life in Pompeii
Archaeologists recently uncovered an immaculately preserved slave chamber in a Roman villa, a true window into the ancient world.
Places
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by the Numbers
Ronald McDonald has appeared as a float 17 times, sporting size 200 XXXXXXXL-wide shoes!
People
Salvador Dalí’s Dream State: A Door to Creativity
Even world-renowned artists struggle with inspiration, but the sleep “sweet spot” can help.
Places
Traveling Trash Can Makes Its Way From Myrtle to Mayo
A wayward trash can barreled through a 3,500-mile journey from Myrtle Beach to County Mayo, Ireland.
Animals
The Hamster That Trades Cryptocurrencies... And Profits
Based on the hamster’s choice of tunnels, specific cryptocurrencies get bought and sold.
Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!