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mystery

'Missing' Sailors From the USS Turner May Have Been Buried After All

More than 70 years after the destroyer sank, the Department of Defense is officially looking for them.
February 13, 2017
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hearts week

The Original Seed Pod That May Have Inspired the Heart Shape

This historical botanical theory has its roots in ancient contraceptive practices.
February 13, 2017
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fleeting wonders

The World's Tallest Sandcastle Has Been Completed in India

It's 48 feet high.
February 10, 2017
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trucks

A Sheep Head Truck Spill Closed a Road in New Zealand

It was offal.
February 10, 2017
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hawaii

Hawaii's 'Lava Fire Hose' Is Back at It Again

It's been spurting candy-colored lava for over a month.
February 9, 2017
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escape routes

A 1902 Panther Escape Becomes Political

Ido Michaeli's new tapestry, "Black Panther Got Loose From the Bronx Zoo," brings allegory to a zoo breakout.
February 9, 2017
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pools

An Illinois Man Wants to Build the World's Deepest Swimming Pool

It would be used for underwater physical therapy.
February 8, 2017
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immigration

The Mystery of the World's Least American Cactus

How did Rhipsalis baccifera cross the ocean?
February 8, 2017
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refugees

The Little-Known Passport That Protected 450,000 Refugees

Between 1922 and 1938, the "Nansen Passport" allowed stateless people to make a new life.
February 7, 2017
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trucks

A Massive Syrup Spill Gums Up a Vermont Highway

What a waffle mess.
February 7, 2017
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fungus

There's a Lot of Mold Infesting the Mark Twain Museum in Connecticut

It's attached to his old house.
February 6, 2017
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schools

How to Learn Geography With Your Hands

For the past couple of centuries, tactile maps—geographic aids for the blind—have been as beautiful as they are effective.
February 3, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Someone Is Driving Around With Too Many (?) Copies of 'Speed' on Their Dashboard

Pop quiz, hotshot.
February 3, 2017
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founding fathers

Were Colonial Men Obsessed With Their Calves?

The difficulty of substantiating—and quashing—a historical rumor.
February 2, 2017
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youth

A Portland Teen's Pet Snake Got Stuck in Her Earlobe

She had to go to the ER.
February 2, 2017
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holidays

Punxsutawney Phil's Greatest Hits

The famous groundhog has gone through some weird times.
February 2, 2017
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combat

Watch Two Guys in China Duel With Fireworks

Welcome to the Year of the Fire Rooster.
February 1, 2017
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bunnies

Feral Bunnies Are Taking Over Las Vegas

They've overrun yards, state parks, and even a mental health care facility—and no one knows what to do with them.
February 1, 2017
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airplanes

What Happens When 80 Falcons Fly Coach

They were probably on their way to a hunting trip.
January 31, 2017
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columns

The Lovable Syrian Brown Bear Who Fought For His (Adoptive) Country

January 30, 2017
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fleeting wonders

French Cornfields Are Full of Cannibal Hamsters

A limited diet has made the cute creatures desperate.
January 30, 2017
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trucks

A Truck Full of Puppies Crashed in New York State

The puppies are fine.
January 27, 2017
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villains week

How the Quintessential Villain's Melody Snuck Into the Popular Consciousness

The "Mysterioso Pizzicato" should never have gotten as far as it did.
January 27, 2017
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trash

You Can No Longer Release Balloons in Atlantic City

Everything dies, baby, that's a fact.
January 26, 2017