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linguistics

What’s A Woggin? A Bird, a Word, and a Linguistic Mystery

Whalers wrote about woggins all the time. What in the world were they?
October 26, 2016
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crime and punishment

Man Dressed As Tree Arrested

A man dressed himself as a tree.
October 25, 2016
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crosses

A Massive Celtic Cross Is Secretly Growing in an Irish Forest

It's been in the works for awhile.
October 24, 2016
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rats

The U.S. Has Hired Rats To Combat Wildlife Trafficking

It's the latest coup for the talented African Pouched Rat, which is already busy sniffing out land mines and tuberculosis.
October 24, 2016
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teens

The Greatest Teen Job in the World Might Be Reopening Italian Catacombs

La Paraza Cooperative is bringing Naples' ancient catacombs back to life—and revitalizing their city in the process.
October 24, 2016
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relationships

The Strange World of Political Handshakes

They date back to ancient Babylonia.
October 21, 2016
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smells

Mapping the (Mostly) Sweet Scents of America's Candy Factories

Sniff or treat!
October 21, 2016
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31 days of halloween

The Goose Who Wore Nikes, and the Mystery of Who Murdered Him

The Nebraska celebrity bird delighted all—until he was brutally killed.
October 19, 2016
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fleeting wonders

Gävle Goat Copycat Goes Up In Iceland

Everyone's favorite doomed goat has gone international.
October 18, 2016
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prank

Digging Through the Archives of Scarfolk, the Internet's Creepiest Fake Town

Haunted TV shows, surveillance owls, liver-based children's toys—nothing is too weird for Scarfolk.
October 17, 2016
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lazarus week

The Civilized Black Bears of Asheville, North Carolina

The burgeoning hipster city has hundreds of ursine residents.
October 14, 2016
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lazarus week

A Graphic Guide to Species That Defied Expectations By Being Alive

These "Lazarus species" weren't extinct—they were just hiding.
October 13, 2016
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lazarus week

The Great Scandinavian Musk Ox War

For decades, Sweden and Norway have been arguing over musk oxen citizenship.
October 12, 2016
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blimps

Australia's Newest Beach Safety Tool is a Shark-Spotting Blimp

It's cheaper than a drone.
October 10, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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breakfast

The 1970s Monster Cereal That Caused a Pink Poop Panic

"Franken Berry Stool" was a common childhood ailment.
October 10, 2016
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lazarus week

The Woman Who Survived the Lowest Body Temperature Ever

How a Swedish skier was basically frozen—but lived.
October 10, 2016
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mathematics

Why It's Impossible to Know a Coastline's True Length

Measuring around bodies of water is a mathematically impossible task.
October 7, 2016
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police

Scottish Police Arrest Road-Crossing Chicken

It's all our fault.
October 7, 2016
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roads

A Highway in Austria Was Terrorized by Drunk Birds

The starlings got wasted off fermented berries, and then hit the streets.
October 6, 2016
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cats

The World's Fluffiest Wildcats Are Getting Their Own Park

A Pallas's cat preserve has been declared in Siberia.
October 5, 2016
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protest

Blood-Red Fountains Haunt Commuters In Zurich

They've been dyed to raise awareness about menstruation.
October 4, 2016
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cars

Are You Boston's Least Bad Driver?

A new city initiative aims to figure out which Masshole is the least dangerous.
October 3, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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halloween

The 1980s Crime Ring That Poisoned Japan's Candy And Never Got Caught

The "Mystery Man with 21 Faces" mocked the police ruthlessly and stocked Japan's supermarkets with cyanide-filled candy. To this day, no one knows who they were.
October 3, 2016
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extreme sports

America's Least Likely Ultramarathoner Is Also One Of Its Best

Over her 23-year career, Suprabha Beckjord raced enough miles to circle the globe twice.
October 3, 2016