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lawns

The Biggest Event in Endurance Lawnmower Racing Happened Last Weekend

For the annual "12 Hour Endurance Race," dedicated athletes drove all night on a twisting, muddy track.
August 15, 2017
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horticulture

The Hunt for a Missing Canadian Lily

The pioneering horticulturist Isabella Preston bred the George C. Creelman lily in 1916. At some point in the 1940s, it seems to have vanished.
August 14, 2017
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belltowers

Big Ben Is Taking 4 Years Off

The famed clock will hush up for a while to facilitate repairs.
August 14, 2017
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marketing

Spain's Bright Blue 'Smurf Village' Is Being Forced to De-Smurf

Magic can't save you from royalties disputes.
August 11, 2017
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trucks

A Frozen Pizza Spill Shut Down a Slice of an Arkansas Interstate

When pizza's on a highway / you can eat pizza anytime.
August 10, 2017
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eclipse madness

Get Free Eclipse Glasses at Your Local Library

They're giving away millions of them!
August 9, 2017
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eclipse madness

How an 1892 'Trip to the Moon' Changed How We Think About Space

New York theatergoers traversed the cosmos via Carnegie Hall.
August 9, 2017
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lost

Lost: A Beloved Stuffed Animal Named 'Sleepy Dog'

The dog, which went missing during a family vacation to Toronto, has set off an international manhunt.
August 9, 2017
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linguistics

Lessons From a Victorian-Era Cat Dictionary

"Purrieu," "ptlee-bl," and other vital feline vocabulary words.
August 8, 2017
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bicycles

Utrecht Just Wheeled Out the World's Biggest Bike Parking Garage

The structure will hold 12,500 bicycles—and some cyclists fear it's still not big enough.
August 8, 2017
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toys

The 'World's Largest Bounce House' Is Touring America

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair.
August 7, 2017
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fleeting wonders

The Notorious B.I.G.'s Childhood Basketball Courts Have Been Renamed in His Honor

The change has been in the works for years.
August 4, 2017
Gastro Obscura
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hot dogs

How Far Do Roller-Grill Hot Dogs Travel?

And if we just let 'em run, how far might they go?
August 3, 2017
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cats

Demolition Has Been Stopped at This Vacant NYC Building Because It's Filled With Cats

After humans cleared out of the apartment complex, about 40 felines moved in.
August 3, 2017
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education

The Crow Who Never Learned to Fly, and Then Taught Herself

And what she can teach us in turn.
August 2, 2017
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feats

This Speedo-Clad Environmentalist Is Swimming Through the Melting Arctic

Endurance athlete Lewis Pugh is braving subzero water to draw attention to the effects of climate change.
August 2, 2017
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waterfalls

An Ill-Timed Sewage Release Turned the Water Around Niagara Falls Black

"It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie," one spectator said.
August 1, 2017
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fleeting wonders

The World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Just Opened in Switzerland

It's not for the faint of heart.
July 31, 2017
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cows

Is This Massive Chrome Cow Statue Too Scary for the Toronto Suburbs?

Some of its neighbors think so.
July 28, 2017
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extreme sports

How Geologists Are Minding Preikestolen's Gap

The stunning ancient cliff has a crack through it, and it might be getting bigger.
July 27, 2017
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science museums

Oregon Made (Probably) the World's Biggest Baking-Soda-and-Vinegar Volcano

It was the fizz heard 'round the world.
July 26, 2017
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trucks

Truck Full of Dough Rises Ahead of Schedule

Interstate 5 in Washington suffered the sticky consequences.
July 25, 2017
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feats

A D.C. Man Fell Into a Trash Chute Because of His Phone

It can happen to the best of us.
July 24, 2017
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bears

Hungry Polar Bears in Norway Have Resorted to Sucking Eggs

Svalbard's ursine residents can't find much other food.
July 24, 2017