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Just a Beautiful and Dangerous Sulfur Fire

It's pretty, but looks like hell.

NASA's About to Get Very, Very Close to the 'Eye of Jupiter'

The Juno spacecraft will fly within 2,200 miles of the Great Red Spot.

Thousands of Surfers 'Paddled Out' to Honor a Legendary Wetsuit Pioneer

Jack O'Neill died on June 2.

A Professional Runner Outran Two Amateur (?) Bears

Don't try this at home. Or anywhere, for that matter.

Norway's Destroyed Penis Rock Rises Again

It was streamed live.

Arizona's (No Longer) Mysterious Monkey Farm

Some guys with drones inspired a day or two of wild speculation, though.

Found: Early, Awkward Video of Nirvana Playing in an Empty RadioShack

It was January 1988, and future stardom was all but assured.

A Brief Encounter With Some Angry Monkeys in Florida

It was caught on tape.

Highway Workers in Canada Keep Running Into Rattlesnakes

So far, no one has been bit.

This Very, Very Heavy Truck Is Too Much for Rhode Island

That's 280 tons, if you're counting.

Bear Bursts Into Eleven-Year-Old's Room Before Quickly Leaving

"There's a bear in my room."

The Remains of an Ancient 'Skull Cult' Have Been Found

A new discovery at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey sheds some light on what the structure's purpose might have been.

Found: A Prehistoric Stone Fish Trap

It's the first to be found in the Kodiak region.

A Stray Wallaby Stopped Trains and Confused People in the Netherlands

If you're missing a marsupial, authorities want to hear from you.

Why a River in France Turned Very, Very Red

It's so scientists can study karst.

A Rare, 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Hit the Netherlands

Scientists are excited.

Vandals Have Destroyed Norway's Most Phallic Rock

Trollpikken, for now, is no more.

The Body of Salvador Dalí Will Soon Be Exhumed

A woman claiming to be his daughter filed a paternity suit.

The Floating Masses of Fire Ants That Could Be in Tropical Storm Cindy's Wake

It's happened before.

The Stolen Human Toe Used to Make Cocktails Has Been Returned

The thief mailed the toe to a Canadian bar, along with an apology.

The Dispute Over a Time Capsule Found in a Confederate Statue

It will be a while before we know exactly what's inside.

Boaters Discover a Very Old Dugout Canoe Near a River in Louisiana

It was probably built by American Indians.

The Killer Whales Haunting Fishermen in the Bering Sea

"It's kind of like a primordial struggle," one fisherman said.

The Great Lizard Penis Fraud

Monitor lizard genitalia have been sold as Hatha Jodi, a tantric root thought to bring good luck.