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That Whole Japanese Eyeball Licking Thing Never Really Happened
Never fear. We are not next to suffer from the eyeball licking craze, because that craze never actually existed
Watch This Mosquito’s Mouth Wriggle Around in Search of Blood
It's easy to think of a mosquito's mouth as a needle, lancing your flesh to find a drink. But that's not the whole story
These 1,397 Asteroids Are Pretty Darn Close to Earth, But NASA’s Not Worried
Nearly every potential impact event in the next century qualifies as having "no likely consequences"
Costa Rica Is Going to Close Its Zoos And Release the Animals Into the Wild
But if Costa Rica expects its zoo animals to survive life outside of captivity for long, some very careful planning and preparation is in order
Could Usain Bolt Lose This Race?
Bolt has accepted Farah's challenge, and the two will race for charity. What Bolt might not realize is that this might be a race he could actually lose
How to Survive the Shark Attack That Is Never Going to Happen To You
No, seriously, you are not going to be attacked by a shark
A 16-Ton Ball of Lard Was Just Found in a London Sewer
Don't flush cooking grease, okay?
These People Build Real, Life-Sized, WALL-E Robots
Forget stuffed animal replicas or little plastic figurines, this team just made a real, life-sized Wall-E Robot
Why Are Norway’s Moose Balding?
Moose are some of the most majestic creatures around, and now they're going bald
Science Confirms: People Making Embarrassing Purchases Add Other Items to Their Cart
You don't need a magazine or soda, but they serve to drown out the embarrassment you feel over your intended purchase
When Life Knocks You Down, It Takes About Two Years to Get Back Up
It can take years to recover from a big loss, like being fired or having a marriage fall apart
Miss Leslie’s 1864 Advice to Ladies: Never Say Slump, Stoop Or Mayhap
This book will advise women on everything from "conduct in the street" to "deportment at a hotel" to "incorrect words" to "obligations to gentlemen"
In 1916, Georgia Tech Beat Cumberland College, 222 to 0
The story of the game is a bit more delicious than just an insane beat down. It involves revenge, baseball, clerical errors and thousands of dollars
Web Scammers Are Trying to Scare You Into Paying Fines for Illegal Downloads
Computer criminals freeze your computer and pose as FBI agents demanding a ransom for all of your illegal downloads
The Brains of People With Walking Corpse Syndrome Might Actually Be Shutting Down
People with Walking Corps Syndrome, also called Cotard's syndrome, feel as though they are dead
Meet the Man Who Trains Thailand’s Elephant Orchestra
Though the band is broken up, the sounds of the elephants will never grow old
Japanese Traders Believe Showings of Studio Ghibli Movies Augur Terrible Job Numbers
When beloved films like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke or My Neighbor Totoro air on television, the traders know to gear up for a loss
This Strange Suit Simulates the Weight of Old Age
The Age Explorer gives an idea of what it's like to age
Why Can’t Accident Victims Remember What Happened to Them?
Memory blanks, flashbacks and an eventual distortion of the traumatic event are all normal reactions to experiencing a disaster
Sail-Powered Ships Are Making a Comeback
New pressures have engineers turning to old ideas, and Rolls-Royce is working on a sailing ship
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