The Dance Plague That Struck Strasbourg
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When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
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The largest crystals in the world, some weigh in excess of 50 tons!
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The Humble Beginnings of Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber® was constructed from a 1930s Graflex camera flash tube, complete with glued-on button and circuitry additions.
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The Great Government Free Cheese Movement
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Could ‘The Last of Us’ Fungus Apocalypse Happen in Real Life?
It's time we address the fungus in the room.
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The Dark Secret That Forced Walter Rothschild To Sell His Bird Collection
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How Jim Thorpe Went From Olympic Athlete To Quaint Pennsylvanian Town
Jim Thorpe was one of the most successful all-around American athletes of the 20th century.
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Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster
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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!