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A Bunch of Stoned Sheep Might Have Rampaged Through This Village

Reefer madness.

Archaeologists in Greece Think They Found Aristotle's Tomb

The philosopher died over 2,300 years ago.

They Found a WWII-Era Submarine With Bodies in It Off the Coast of Sardinia

The HMS P311 had vanished.

Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Going to Be Fornicating More

This isn't necessarily good.

The 3,800-Year-Old Mummy of a Middle Kingdom Noblewoman Has Been Found

Lady Sattjeni's family were elites on Elephantine, an Egyptian isle on the Nile.

A 5,000-Year-Old Beer Recipe from China Has Just Been Unveiled

The "Indiana Jones" of beer says it's legit.

The World's Longest and Deepest Tunnel to Open in Switzerland

It's a big deal.

Watch a Drunk Man in a Zoo Enclosure Trying to Shake a Lion's Hand

Do not do this.

Mars Will Soon Be the Closest It's Been to Earth in 11 Years

You can get a pretty good look.

India Launches Its First Space Shuttle

The country edges toward manned missions.

Auschwitz Inmate's Gold Ring Found in Mug with False Bottom

It had stayed hidden for 70 years.

This Burger King in Finland Has a Sauna in It

It's important to be healthy.

India Just Recorded Its Highest Temperature Ever

Dangerously hot.

Former London Mayor Wins Poetry Contest with Goat Sex Limerick

It's about free speech.

This Secret Tunnel Could Solve the Mysteries of an Ancient Mexican Civilization

Not much is known about Teotihuacán.

For 4 Days, Portugal Ran on Renewable Energy Alone

It was just happenstance.

This Guy Tried to Grow Food on 'Martian' Soil and Was Surprised When It Worked

It wasn't Matt Damon.

The World's Smallest Porpoises Might Soon Be Extinct

Just a handful are left.

Scientists Just Discovered a New Vulnerability in HIV

The hunt for a vaccine is heating up.

We Now Have Evidence of a Mega-Asteroid Strike from 3.5 Billion Years ago

It was a rock several miles wide.

The Facial Recognition App That Could End Public Anonymity in Russia

Things are getting weird.

The International Space Station Has Completed Its 100,000th Orbit of Earth

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The Ben Franklin Statue In Boston Just Took a Bad Fall

It's getting on in years.

Over Half of Fish Caught Off New Zealand Are Not in Official Records

It's a lot of fish.