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China's Space Station Is Orbiting Earth on an Uncontrolled Path of Destruction

Farewell, Tiangong-1.

September 20, 2016

Samoans Thought This Very Rare Hail Storm Was a Hoax

It's only the second in recorded history.

September 20, 2016

Man Forges Boarding Passes, Lives in Airport Lounges for 18 Days

It was a luxurious vacation.

September 19, 2016

Why You’ll Never Be Able to Block a Presidential Alert

It will always go through.

September 19, 2016

How America’s First Popular Comic Shaped the 19th Century Newspaper Wars

It also gave us dialogue bubbles.

September 16, 2016

The Mystery of Van Gogh's Final Breakdown Will Probably Never Be Solved

Though we now think it was some kind of repeated "psychosis."

September 16, 2016

The World's Oldest Man is About to Have a Belated Bar Mitzvah

World War I prevented the first one.

September 15, 2016

There's a Big Sperm Shortage in New Zealand

The country hasn't made it easy to donate.

September 15, 2016

There Are Rivers of Blood Flowing in Bangladesh

It's the run-off from animal slaughter.

September 14, 2016

Check Out This Massive Moon Balloon Terrorizing Streets in China

No one was hurt, apparently.

September 14, 2016

6 New Entries Added to Oxford English Dictionary in Honor of Roald Dahl

Scrumdiddlyumptious.

September 13, 2016

Why Thousands of Catalytic Converters Are Stolen from Cars Each Year

They contain valuable metals, among other things.

September 13, 2016

The New York Cosmos Are American Soccer’s Past. Are They Its Future?

A team that was once the most glamorous in the world is making its comeback.

September 13, 2016

Pizza Vending Machines Are Now Operational in Florida

Pizza in two minutes.

September 12, 2016

Driver Jailed After Calling Police to Ask Them to Stop Following Him

They did not stop.

September 12, 2016

A Chinese Billionaire is Likely Behind a Huge Aluminum Stockpile in the Mexican Desert

Almost six percent of the world's supply.

September 9, 2016

Watch a Mysterious Video of a Truck Driving Through an Interstate Flood

At one point, another truck flies by.

September 9, 2016

A 'Holy Grail' for Botanists Has Been Found in California

For decades, these wildflowers were thought to be extinct.

September 8, 2016

India's Richest Man Offers Free Cellular Data Service to Millions

September 6, 2016

This Dog Fell Overboard and Was Rescued After Swimming Six Miles to Shore

September 2, 2016

Swedish Government Boards Achieve Gender Parity After 28 Years of Work

Solid work, Sweden.

September 2, 2016

Amateur Archaeologists Uncover 'Sharp' Bronze Age Sword in Denmark

September 1, 2016

This 84-Year-Old Retiree Wants 'the Internet' to See a Massive Mushroom He Found

Don Smith is proud.

September 1, 2016

The Haphazard History of the U.S. Open's Best and Worst Venues, Soon to Be Rubble

They date to the 1964 World's Fair.

August 31, 2016