Cool Finds

Not the world's fastest mite, but a related species from the same Family.

This Obscure Species of Mite Is the Fastest Animal on Earth

The mite just defeated the previous record-holder, the Australian tiger beetle

A photo of the Earth taken from lunar orbit in 1966, recovered by the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project. See the full image here

Engineers Are Rescuing Some of the First Photos Ever Taken from Lunar Orbit

The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project is rebuilding the equipment needed to see these stunning photos

Women Fought in the Civil War Disguised As Men (And So Do Today's Re-enactors)

Some women dressed up as their husbands, or even fought alongside them

How Fast Can You Print Out a Building?

A company in China says it can print out 10 buildings a day

Some of America’s Nuclear Arsenal Is So Old It Still Runs on 8-Inch Floppies

The technology backing America's nuclear arsenal is showing its age

Engineers Are Constructing a Giant Steel Lid to Contain Chernobyl’s Radioactive Core

The arch-shaped lid will protect against radioactive dust should Chernobyl's decaying facilities collapse

Convenience Stores Are Killing Hotel Minibars

Once found in many hotels, minibars are slowly being phased out

This Seal Tried to Steal Another Seal's Baby Before It Was Fully Born

Nature is not a nice place

A bowl of shark fin soup, which is sometimes made with meat from protected species of sharks

People Caught Eating Rare Animals in China Might Soon Face Jail Time

Eating endangered species was never kosher, but now legitimate punishments can finally be dished out for this crime

Campbell's by Andy Warhol

It Took Three Years to Restore 23 Pieces of Art Andy Warhol Made on a Computer in the 1980s

Trapped in an obsolete computer format, these works are finally seeing the digital light of day

These Look Like Ordinary Bikes, But If You Steal One, You Will Definitely Get Caught

From San Francisco to Wisconsin, bait bike are two-wheeled victims in disguise

A wolf-dog (left) and a mastiff.

New Hampshire Has Too Many Wolf-Dogs

Are they domesticated pets or wild animals?

No more selfies required with a vacation photographer

People Are Hiring Professional Photographers for Their Vacations

Professional photo shoots aren’t just for weddings anymore

Part of the centuries old depiction from the Japanese art scroll He-Gassen

Anthropologists Are Afraid to Ask About Farting

Why are farts so universally reviled?

The Freezing Winter Forced New York's Rats To a New Food Source: Trees

This past winter was particularly hard on the animals

A fragment of the meteorite that tore through the Earth above Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February 2013.

The Earth Is Pummeled By Asteroids All the Time; That They're Not Causing Damage Is Just Luck

Most asteroids explode high up in the air or crash into the ocean, but some don't

Pistols equipped with silencers, confiscated from drug dealers.

Sales of Gun Silencers Have Shot Up Nearly 37 Percent Last Year

Proponents argue that they make firearms safer; others say it's just the opposite

Not Robertson's bread, nor his hands

America's Best Bread Recipe Is 38 Pages Long

Simple ingredients and lots of patience combined make this bread rise to the top

Sewer cover in Los Angeles

L.A. Needs Water, And for a Century, the "Mother Ditch" Supplied It

Built in 1781, the "Mother Ditch" supplied water to the early city

Elvis back stage after a show at the New Frontier Hotel

Elvis’ First Big Vegas Show Was a Total Flop

Playing to the middle-aged crowd at the New Frontier Hotel, Elvis' first Vegas show didn't go over so well

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