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underwater week

The Retro-Futuristic Undersea Habitats of Jacques Rougerie

This visionary architect has been building fantastical habitats under the sea since the '70s.
July 22, 2016
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police

An Abandoned, Saddled Horse Was Found in a British Forest

Nothing, of course, creepy about this.
July 22, 2016
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politics

Help Us Smell the Nation's Political Conventions

We all know what people are saying about the DNC and the RNC, but what are they smelling?
July 21, 2016
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underwater week

The People Who Suffer From Thalassophobia, or Fear of the Sea

We talk to a hypnotist about curing the phobia about what lies beneath the water's edge.
July 21, 2016
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drugs

A 51-Foot Joint Will Be in Philly for the Democratic National Convention

It's the work of some activists.
July 21, 2016
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australia

This Australian School Has Banned Clapping

It can get loud.
July 20, 2016
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police

Police Find Marijuana, Give Facebook Instructions on How Its Owner Can Retrieve It

As the Republican National Convention rages on, police in one Cleveland suburb have some jokes.
July 19, 2016
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world record

A Homemade Speedboat Has Held the Deadly Water Speed Record Since 1978

Ultra-fast boating is a dangerous game.
July 19, 2016
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airports

A Centuries-Old Man-Made Cave Is Being Demolished to Make Way for an Airport

Some anthropologists, though, are trying to digitize it.
July 18, 2016
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games

If You Love Pokémon Go, Thank This 15-Year-Old Alternate Reality Game

Replaying The Beast, the groundbreaking game from the movie A.I.
July 15, 2016
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farms

Why Farming Was Probably Invented Many Times by Independent Humans

We evolve.
July 15, 2016
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pokemon

People Are Going to Staten Island Museums Again Thanks to Pokémon Go

This is positive.
July 14, 2016
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funicular

14 Amazing, Gravity-Defying Funiculars

Without these slanted trains, we'd have to climb hills using our legs.
July 13, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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food

Rangers Seize Hundreds of Pounds of Mushrooms at Crater Lake

They were poached.
July 13, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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french fries

Why is Utah So Crazy About Fry Sauce?

Fry sauce is what truly defines the Beehive State.
July 12, 2016
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trees

The 'Tree of Knowledge' in Sydney Is Secretly Being Cut Down

RIP.
July 12, 2016
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death

Would You Like To Be Buried In A Giant Eco-Egg?

Capsula Mundi wants to make human burial green.
July 8, 2016
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mansions

There's a Battle in Long Island Over a Copyrighted Mansion

A pair of couples are going to court.
July 8, 2016
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bridges

This Bridge That We Said Might Collapse Won't Collapse, Swedish Authorities Say

People are a bit worried.
July 7, 2016
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earthquakes

City Workers Accidentally Dismantle a Secret Earthquake Science Landmark

A street corner in California had been a seismologist pilgrimage site for decades.
July 6, 2016
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space exploration

Another Spacecraft Is Headed For The Spacecraft Cemetery in the Pacific

Goodbye, Progress.
July 5, 2016
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medicine

The Man-Made Gut Stones Once Used to Thwart Assassination Attempts

Gilded Goa Stones couldn't cure poison, but they sure were beautiful.
July 5, 2016
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feature

The Strange Perils of Running a Novelty Item Empire

Top-secret torpedoes and government agents get involved.
July 1, 2016
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boats

Grunge Band Shows Up for Christening of Research Boat Called SoundGuardian

The '90s were good.
July 1, 2016