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rats

Pizza Rat's 2-Day Journey from Viral Video to Sexy Halloween Costume

October 8, 2015
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fraud

Zzyzx, California, Or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in American History

September 24, 2015
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time

Why Can’t We Get Rid of the 7-Day Week?

September 17, 2015
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tennis

Why Doesn’t Tennis Have a Single Professional League?

September 11, 2015
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music

Breathing While Saxophone Playing Should Be An Olympic Sport

September 3, 2015
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film

How Movie Titles Get Lost in Translation

September 2, 2015
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california

From Pony Express to Amazon Drone: The Strange History of Delivering Packages

August 27, 2015
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cards

The High Stakes History of Card Counting (And Its Uncertain Future)

August 20, 2015
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animals

Is A Squirrel Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader?

August 13, 2015
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Investigation: Do Bears Get Drunk Off Rotting Fruit?

August 6, 2015
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new york city

New Yorkers Have Been Illicitly Cracking Open Fire Hydrants For Centuries

July 30, 2015
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escape week

The Strangely Successful History of People Mailing Themselves in Boxes

July 24, 2015
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Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

July 16, 2015
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How A Pub’s T-Shirt Became A Status Symbol For Millionaires And Presidents

July 9, 2015
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Dish Blight: The Ruins of Satellite TV Are All Around

July 2, 2015
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animal islands

The Elaborate Case for Where the Best Birds in the World Live

June 25, 2015
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linguistics

I Made a Linguistics Professor Listen to a Blink-182 Song and Analyze the Accent

June 18, 2015
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malls

The Battle For The Crown Of America's Best Shopping Mall

June 10, 2015
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Surprise! You're Having a Virgin Animal Birth

June 9, 2015
Gastro Obscura
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pizza

The Greek-Canadian Origins of the Hawaiian Pizza

This controversial pie came from Ontario, not Oahu.
June 4, 2015
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animals

Why Thousands of New Animal Species Are Still Discovered Each Year

June 1, 2015
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The World's Only Monument To A Horrible Destructive Pest Is In Alabama

May 29, 2015
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deserts

Hell Will Freeze Over Before We Agree on the World's Hottest Place

May 27, 2015
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Minnesota: Land Of 10,000 Dessert Salads

May 22, 2015