Cool Finds
This Skydiver Was Almost Hit by a Meteorite in Mid-Air
No one's ever filmed a meteorite in dark flight
The Majority of Web Traffic Comes From Robots
While humans may be very good at surfing the internet, this is yet another thing that robots do better
Virtual Reality Could Change the Way We Travel
Innovations in virtual reality could change how we travel
Want to Run a Marathon in North Korea? Here's Your Chance
For the first time, the Mangyongdae Prize Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea, is open to amateurs
Egypt Building a Fake Version of King Tut's Tomb for Tourists
The original tomb is being damaged by constant visitors, so authorities are building another
Watch How Tuesday's Tsunami Waves Moved From Chile All the Way to Australia
A computer model shows how the tsunami crossed the Pacific
Watch This Hypnotic Time Lapse Video of Coral
Corals are animals, rooted to the ocean floor but capable of some hypnotically beautiful movement, as this time lapse video shows
Once 2,000 Tibetan Refugees Came to Nepal Each Year; Now It's Fewer Than 200. Why?
Nepal is caving to pressure from China to ostracize and persecute Tibetans
Sometimes Scientists Just Need to Be Left Alone
Proponents for alone time—Isaac Newton, included—think silence can be a precondition for a great breakthrough
Children Have to Worry About Identity Theft, Too
The rate of identity theft is five times higher among children than among adults
The Hunt For Giant Easter Eggs Across New York City Is On
Not just any eggs—260 egg-shaped sculptures that range from ornate to modern
Ground Up Mummies Were Once an Ingredient in Paint
In 1964, the manufacturer who made Mummy Brown reportedly ran out of mummies to grind up
Science Rewrites the Death of America’s Shortest-Serving President
William Henry Harrison may have died of typhoid fever
America’s Favorite Sport Used to Be… Competitive Walking
Pedestrianism was popular in the late 19th century
The Prescription for Rheumatism Used to Be to Sit Inside a Rotting Whale for 30 Hours
The treatment's efficacy, however, remains questionable
This Hospital Door Handle Doubles As a Hand Sanitizer
This way, infections don't spread as easily—and no one has to remember to Purel their hands
This Mummy Had an Angel Tattooed on Her Leg
A 1,300 year old Egyptian mummy was found to have the tattoo of an angel on her inner thigh
No One Wants to Admit They're Ugly, Which Makes It Hard to Fight Beauty Bias
Nobody wants to join the ugly lobby, but that might be what we need to battle "lookism"
Even Caves Need a Spring Cleaning
Volunteers removed two tons of detritus from Lehman Cave in Great Basin National Park
Here’s How Tourism Worked in the 1860s
One of the only constants: Paris is popular.
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