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Prison Food Graffiti

In a Handful of Prisons, Inmates Are Being Trained in the Restaurant Business

Real-world experience is hard to come by behind bars, but some charities and prisons are working to change that

This Paper Chameleon Robot Is Surprisingly Lifelike

At first glance, you might mistake this chameleon for the real thing. But this little green lady is made out of paper and gears.

This Aerial Footage of Reindeer Herds Is Weirdly Hypnotic

Go on, take a minute to watch these aerial shots of reindeer herding in action

These Apps Could Triple Your Reading Speed

They show you words one-by-one, at incredible speeds—up to 1,000 words per minute

You are getting sleeeeeepyyyyy.

Can You Hypnotize a Chicken?

Well, sort of—you can scare it into a catatonic state

Polovtsian Statue

Eastern Europe's Anthropomorphic Stelae Have Been Neglected for Years

Across the steppes of eastern Europe, anthropomorphic stone stelae have dotted the landscape for centuries

The next Van Gogh in another universe.

Chance, Not Skill, Makes Art Popular

In a slightly different universe, perhaps Salieri would be considered a greater genius than Mozart

How Your Body Tells You "That's Enough Hot Sauce"

We have the answers to your burning chili pepper questions

Cheese

The Oldest Cheese in the World Was Found on Chinese Mummies

A strange substance found on the neck and chest of mummies in China is the world's oldest cheese

Da Poke Shack in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the best restaurant in America according to Yelp reviews.

The Best Restaurant in America Is in a Condominium Complex in Hawaii

The wildly popular restaurant review site, Yelp, has issued its first top 100 list of the best restaurants in the United States

Eight Million Tons of Illegal E-Waste Is Smuggled Into China Each Year

Despite the health and environmental issues, a thriving black market makes China the world's biggest e-waste importer

The Wine Industry Thinks It's Getting Us Drunk Too Quickly

As a fix, wine scientists are searching for a wild yeast species that will produce less alcoholic beverages

Crowdfunding Science Just Got More Fun: You Can Name And Track Your Own Wild Shark

If you help science, science will help you adopt a shark

Bison Cave Painting From Altamira

Spain's Prehistoric Cave Paintings Open to the Public for the First Time in Twelve Years

Today, five people were selected at random to visit the cave at Altamira for the first time in 12 years

Forget Driverless Cars, These People Want to Make Driverless Cargo Ships

While drone ships aren’t around the corner, they’re probably coming soon enough to keep ship workers up at night

V-J Day in Times Square, New York City.

That Time the U.S. Government Made All Bars in America Close At Midnight

In 1945, the government gave America a nationwide curfew for the first and last time

Ukraine's Independence Square February 23

Ukrainian Protesters Are Already Establishing a Museum for Maidan Artifacts

Less than a week after the uprising in the Ukraine, some groups are already documenting the historic moment

North Korea from Space

That Dark Spot? It's North Korea

In images taken on the International Space Station, the country of North Korea is barely visible at all

St Martin's In the Fields William Logsdail

See London in Double Vision—How It Looks Today And How Artists Saw It Years Ago

These pictures of modern London streets mashed up with old artwork are a sight to see

See the Last 40 Years of Cell Phones in One Animation

While the next big iPhone announcement might not blow you away, we’ve come pretty far since 1974

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