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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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months ago
A solitary smash, phantom mates, and a six-character scrawl

A solitary smash, phantom mates, and a six-character scrawl

A German food tech drove alone into a trench, swore four unknowns rode along, and jotted…

3 months ago
The 300-Meter Banana Airship Project That Got Funded And Forgotten

The 300-Meter Banana Airship Project That Got Funded And Forgotten

A 300-meter banana was supposed to float over Texas, and government money actually paid for it.…

3 months ago
Kemp Rewrote Elvis Songs For Chainsaw Hero, Broke Hand, Won Edinburgh Prizes

Kemp Rewrote Elvis Songs For Chainsaw Hero, Broke Hand, Won Edinburgh Prizes

An English comic rewrote Elvis songs to tell a horror movie plot, broke his hand on…

3 months ago