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mines

Thousands of Sticks of Dynamite Discovered in a Philippines Mine

If you're going to abandon your mine, please take your dynamite with you.
August 15, 2016
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cats

Batman, a Four-Eared Cat, Has Found a Home

It's not Wayne Manor, but still, not bad for a mutant.
August 12, 2016
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shipwrecks

Shifting Sands in Britain Reveal a 100-Year-Old Shipwreck

The SS Hjordis will not stay buried.
August 11, 2016
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rivals week

How Cuba's Greatest Cartoonist Fled From Castro and Created 'Spy vs. Spy'

One day a Cuban illustrator walked unannounced into the MAD Magazine offices, and the rest is history.
August 11, 2016
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paul bunyan

A Massive Blue Ox in Minnesota Was Felled By A Thunderstorm

Not even Babe could withstand the power of nature.
August 10, 2016
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rivals week

8 Roadside Attractions Vying to Be the World's Biggest

Is that really Earth's largest lobster?
August 9, 2016
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nasa

NASA Refuses To Return Apollo 11 Bag They Accidentally Auctioned Off

Space whoops!
August 9, 2016
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temples

Tomb and Skeleton Unearthed, Offering New Evidence of the Ancient Snake Dynasty

Archaeology is exciting.
August 8, 2016
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bears

Game Wardens Seized A Fully-Stuffed Polar Bear From An Oklahoma Airport

It had been killed legally.
August 5, 2016
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forgotten digital wonders

It's a Mystery Who's Running One of the Oldest Multi-Player Online Fantasy Games

After 20 years, The Realm still has its charms.
August 5, 2016
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marie curie

Marie Curie Got Her Start At a Secret University For Women

The controversial Flying University.
August 4, 2016
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trucks

There Was a 'Shocking and Unprecedented' Paint Spill on Indiana's Toll Road

Hold on.
August 4, 2016
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television

Gravity Falls' Final Mystery Has Been Solved

In an undisclosed location.
August 3, 2016
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color

8 Colorful Cities that Look Like They Were Designed by Crayola

See the world in a whole new light through these vibrant locales.
August 2, 2016
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pokemon

Los Angeles Tops List of American Cities with the Rarest Pokémon

The study wasn't terribly scientific, though.
August 2, 2016
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bears

Check Out This Panda-Themed Train Just Unveiled in China

The subway that looks like it could be fueled by bamboo.
August 1, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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massachusetts

The 'Betty Crocker House' Is For Sale

It was built in 1681.
July 29, 2016
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the exit interview

The Pitfalls of Publishing a Video Game Magazine in 1982

The former editor of 'Video Games Player' on the mag's smutty heritage and his arcade ignorance.
July 29, 2016
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science

Check Out This New Fleshy Metamaterial for Prostheses, Smiles

Thanks, geometry!
July 28, 2016
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manhattan project

The Experimental Nuclear Reactor Secretly Built Under the University of Chicago

Chicago Pile-1, the first reactor to reach criticality, was built under a football field.
July 27, 2016
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music

Over 400 Vintage Boomboxes Are Up For Sale

It's one of the world's largest collections.
July 27, 2016
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sharks

Beach-Goers Write 'Beware Shark' Into Massachusetts Beach as Warning

"Beware shark."
July 26, 2016
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shot towers

10 Dark Towers That Once Made The World's Bullets

Shot towers might be mostly obsolete, they still make for lovely landmarks.
July 26, 2016
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mystery

A Stranger (Apparently) Left a Crocodile in This Teen's Bathroom

It's mouth was tied shut, though.
July 25, 2016