Foodies Flood to Waterlogged Thai Restaurant
Thailand’s riverside Chaopraya Antique Café is taking dining to new depths after months of storms transformed its deck into a dive-in experience.
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When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
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Strumming Up Facts About John Lennon
In celebration of what would have been Lennon's 81st birthday, we're sharing some fun, quirky, and downright unbelievable facts about one of music's most legendary personalities.
Animals
Freaky Three-Eyed Dinosaur Shrimp Emerge from Arizona Desert
Visitors at Arizona's Wupatki National Monument were in for a spooky surprise this week when torrential rain summoned hundreds of creepy three-eyed critters from the great beyond.
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Cinematic Views From the World's Tallest Outdoor Elevator
Tourists can get to the top of the mountain in under two minutes!
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Edward Mordrake, the Two-Faced Hoax
The Voldemort-esque parasitic twin is fearsome, but fake.
Science & Technology
The Physics-Defying State Of Matter Known As Time Crystals
Remember when you sat through science class and learned about the basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas? Well, it turns out there's way more, including the sci-fi–sounding "time crystals."
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The Disney Roller Coaster That Doubles As Medical Treatment
To effectively test the coaster’s capabilities, researchers made a 3D model of a kidney and filled it with urine and real kidney stones.
Places
Taxi Graveyard Garden Used to Feed Bangkok Drivers
A car park in Thailand is in full bloom after a taxi company transformed its fleet into a community garden to help feed drivers put out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Can You Solve Cain’s Jawbone: The (Nearly) Impossible Literary Puzzle?
There are 32 million possible combinations!
Animals
Blood in the Water: The Real-Life Shark Attacks That Inspired Jaws
Two weeks, five attacks, and four deaths transformed sharks into a symbol of terror.
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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!