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Using only her tail, this dog plays guitar better than most humans
02/02/2025

Using only her tail, this dog plays guitar better than most humans

I’m currently putting together a musical supergroup—but it’s very niche, so you might not understand. It consists solely of dogs

Crabeater seal teeth look like hand-carved art pieces
02/02/2025

Crabeater seal teeth look like hand-carved art pieces

Crabeater seals have some seriously cool teeth. In this video, you can see how their teeth stand out from other animals. Their teeth look like puzzle pieces, with multiple rounded…

From the Pig Town Boys to the Green Avenue Stompers: A 1954 map of New York City street gangs
02/02/2025

From the Pig Town Boys to the Green Avenue Stompers: A 1954 map of New York City street gangs

In his Washington Post newsletter "How to Read This Chart," Philip Bump presents a map of New York City street gangs from a 1954 article in The New York Daily…

Is this America's last Leaning Tower of Pizza?
02/02/2025

Is this America's last Leaning Tower of Pizza?

The Leaning Tower of Pizza [U.S. Library of Congress] was among the gems found in John Margolies' Photographs of Roadside America, but the building in his famous photo no longer…

HillmanTok University is "a virtual community celebrating Black culture and creativity"
02/02/2025

HillmanTok University is "a virtual community celebrating Black culture and creativity"

Here's a wonderful thing currently happening in the midst of all of the terror, destruction, and chaos happening all around us: HillmanTok University. The collection of college-level courses, named after…

New York City's hottest takes found interviewing strangers on the subway
02/02/2025

New York City's hottest takes found interviewing strangers on the subway

Look out, New York commuters - Eric Andre isn't the only comedian you have to look out for on the subway anymore.

Goat served at coffee shop drive-thru
02/01/2025

Goat served at coffee shop drive-thru

I'm officially jealous of Avani Reyes, who works at Dunkin' and, through some absolutely extraordinary luck, recently got to feed a donut to a goat named Jenny. Just look at Jenny…

Meet Petunia, a baby beaver who will brighten your day
02/01/2025

Meet Petunia, a baby beaver who will brighten your day

This baby beaver named Petunia is too precious for this world. She looks like a character from a storybook. I love the way it looks like she is waiting patiently…

Microscopic images from Arthur E. Smith's 1909 "Nature Through Microscope and Camera ()
02/01/2025

Microscopic images from Arthur E. Smith's 1909 "Nature Through Microscope and Camera ()

These microscopic images from Nature Through Microscope and Camera (1909), by Arthur E Smith, look more like abstract works of horror-art than photographs of real things. I always love seeing…

Fan trailer imagines Fallout game set in China
02/01/2025

Fan trailer imagines Fallout game set in China

If we as a species are truly destined for nuclear annihilation, I hope it's at least as cool as Fallout. Although the TV series is still going strong and contentious…

Goya drew a nun frightened by a guitar-playing ghost
02/01/2025

Goya drew a nun frightened by a guitar-playing ghost

A nun frightened by a ghost playing a guitar is a drawing (1812-20) by Goya, on page 65 of the "Images of Spain" album. It's currently at the Metropolitan Museum…

The original Sims games are back after years of unavailability
02/01/2025

The original Sims games are back after years of unavailability

The Sims has long been a titan of casual gaming, amassing a dedicated audience of fans from all around the globe. While The Sims 4 has supposedly been the definitive…

Cardboard sled chaos at Grand Haven Winterfest 2025
02/01/2025

Cardboard sled chaos at Grand Haven Winterfest 2025

Here's some footage from the cardboard sled race at Grand Haven Winterfest 2025. Watch participants sled (and crash!) down a steep hill in their DIY sleds. Cardboard cats, tractors, boats,…

Owner claims painting found in garage is a Van Gogh
02/01/2025

Owner claims painting found in garage is a Van Gogh

The 18-inch tall canvas (below) was found in a garage and once assumed to be of little value. But it has now been attributed by experts to Dutch painter Vincent…

At least 6 feared dead in Philadelphia plane crash
02/01/2025

At least 6 feared dead in Philadelphia plane crash

At least six people were aboard a plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Philadelphia, setting fire to several houses nearly 3 miles from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The small jet…

Watch these thrilling, brutal, nail-biting moments from the year in, um, table tennis
02/01/2025

Watch these thrilling, brutal, nail-biting moments from the year in, um, table tennis

Below is nine and a half minutes of table tennis madness from 2024. If ping pong isn't your racket, you may be surprised to know that it started in the…

Auction: Einstein's famous tongue photo with his own handwritten funny caption
01/31/2025

Auction: Einstein's famous tongue photo with his own handwritten funny caption

On March 14, 1951, Albert Einstein was leaving his birthday party at the Princeton Club when United Press International photographer Arthur Sasse yelled for the physicist to smile. Einstein impishly…

Rationalist death cult implicated in deadly shoot-out with border guards and other killings
01/31/2025

Rationalist death cult implicated in deadly shoot-out with border guards and other killings

A border guard and a detained motorist were killed last week in a shootout near the Canadian border. A brief frisson of right-wing interest evaporated after it turned out the…

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