Cool Finds

Voynich Manuscript

Is One of the Weirdest Books on the Planet Actually a Hoax?

This small book has puzzled scholars for decades and remains a mystery

This Winter Was Hard on Animals, Too

As tough as it was on humans, it may have been even harder on the animals who don’t get to curl up in front of the fire

"Hey Neil I found something!" - Buzz Aldrin, maybe.

The First Meal Eaten on the Moon Was Bacon

Bacon has a long history in the American space program

Andy Warhol Probably Never Said His Celebrated "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" Line

In the interest of branding, however, it doesn't matter who said it, only that it worked

States Don't Have to Disclose Where They Obtain Lethal Injection Drugs

First Missouri and now Texas has refused to disclose the origins of lethal injection drugs used in recent executions

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This Rare Footage Shows Two Live 15-Foot-Long Oarfish Swimming in the Ocean

Two very shy oarfish were seen swimming near the shoreline in Mexico

The "Tibetan Book of Buddhist Proportions" Show Exactly How to Draw the Buddha

Representations of the Buddha are highly particular

Combat Juggling Is Your New Favorite Sport, Now That You Know It Exists

The premise of combat juggling is pretty simple: juggle three items, and try to get your opponent to drop his three

Christmas Island Red Crab

Christmas Island Is 63 Percent National Parkland...And Has More Crabs Than People

This nature's paradise is hard to get to, but is home to a fascinating phenomenon

Parties, work, and honeymoons, all on a bike.

People Use Bike Shares to Get to Work And Parties

Now is probably a good time to say that biking while drunk is never a good idea

Bison

Bison Running Away From Earthquakes? Not So Fast

A video of bison running through Yellowstone sparked speculation that they were running away from an earthquake. They weren't

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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

Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

Virtual Reality Could Change the Way We Travel

Innovations in virtual reality could change how we travel

Pyongyang Marathon

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

Tourists Outside King Tut's Tomb

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

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Watch How Tuesday's Tsunami Waves Moved From Chile All the Way to Australia

A computer model shows how the tsunami crossed the Pacific

Coral

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

Tibetan protesters in Nepal.

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

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