That Time a Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. for Exercise
Skip the gym and dig underground tunnels instead!
Pop Culture
When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
The heavyweight boxer was a confessed Beatles fan!
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Dive into a rabbit hole by searching for a specific topic.
Places
Upside-down Lightning In Oklahoma Most Powerful Ever Recorded
Scientists are still figuring out why lightning sometimes flows up instead of down.
Animals
Idaho Relocated Beavers by Parachuting Them From Planes
The Idaho Fish and Game once dropped beavers out of a plane!
Science & Technology
Astronomers Plan to Go Magnet Fishing for Meteorite
If successful, retrieving the space stone would mark the first human contact with a material larger than dust from beyond our star system.
Places
Billions of Fireflies Synchronize in a Rare, Dazzling Light Show
Friday night lights like you've never seen.
Vintage & Historical
Debunking the “Curse of the Pharaohs”
Despite the hype, Egyptian mummy curses are shockingly rare and downright bland.
Animals
Immortal Jellyfish: The Secret To Cheating Death?
Imagine being able to revert to a younger version of yourself whenever you get stressed.
Places
Fantasy Forest Discovered Inside 630-Foot-Deep Sinkhole
The average sinkhole runs 11 feet under the Earth’s surface. This forest-filled crater in China was about 57 times that!
Animals
Dead Spiders Transformed Into Reanimated Necrobots
Move over, Frankenstein! Scientists use puffs of air to turn dead spiders into creepy claw machines.
Animals
Cat Food-Inspired Restaurant To Open In New York
If your mouth has ever watered during a Fancy Feast commercial, this might be for you.
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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!