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Why Your Brain Wants To Bite Adorable Things Without Harm

Why Your Brain Wants To Bite Adorable Things Without Harm

About half of adults feel a sudden urge to bite something adorable, and I’m done pretending…

6 days ago
Sewer Gas Scare: The Hoax That Spooked America

Sewer Gas Scare: The Hoax That Spooked America

The US went full moral panic over kids inhaling fermented poop, and it turns out the…

1 week ago
Phantom Explosions At Bedtime Are A Real And Harmless Condition

Phantom Explosions At Bedtime Are A Real And Harmless Condition

You’re lying in bed, eyes closed, and your brain suddenly detonates like a firework display, but…

1 week ago
Penguin Major General: The Rank That Breaks Reality

Penguin Major General: The Rank That Breaks Reality

A king penguin is now a major general in a real military, and honestly, that sounds…

1 week ago
Oxford Held a 550-Year Grudge Against One Man

Oxford Held a 550-Year Grudge Against One Man

Oxford made graduates swear a 550-year grudge against one specific man, and I cannot get over…

1 week ago
The Military Once Planned To Spray Love Pheromones On Troops

The Military Once Planned To Spray Love Pheromones On Troops

Wait, the American military actually drafted a plan to spray sex pheromones over enemy troops? I…

1 week ago
Science Says Cow Tipping Is Impossible, And The Physics Prove It

Science Says Cow Tipping Is Impossible, And The Physics Prove It

People swear they used to knock sleeping cows off their feet for laughs, and science says…

1 week ago
When Medieval Judges Gave Defense Lawyers To Farm Animals

When Medieval Judges Gave Defense Lawyers To Farm Animals

A rat faced a church court for destroying crops, and the verdict included professional lawyers representing…

1 week ago
Flaming Balls And Snowy Streets: The Sport That Actually Exists

Flaming Balls And Snowy Streets: The Sport That Actually Exists

Indigenous Mexicans invented a sport where players chase a flaming wooden ball through the streets to…

2 weeks ago
Clocking in at over 60 tons, this colossal iron rock came to rest on a specific Namibian property and hasn't budged sinc

Clocking in at over 60 tons, this colossal iron rock came to rest on a specific Namibian property and hasn’t budged since impact.

Due to its massive size, the object has simply stayed exactly where it originally crashed. You…

2 weeks ago