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Hospital Worker Arrested for Bringing Human Remains Home and Eating Them

They say you shouldn’t bring your work home with you. That is, unless you’re allegedly a cannibal with a passion for collecting human body parts...

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Man Tears Retinas After Using Massage Gun on His Face

Look, I get the desire to call a man stupid because he seriously injured himself while using a massage gun on his eyes. I get it, I do. But I also...

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Man Rescued From Campground Toilet After Falling In While Trying to Save Sunglasses

If your glasses fall into one of those outdoor toilets that’s really just an elaborate deep hole in the ground filled with human waste, just let...

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A DoorDash Delivery Robot Wandered Into an Active SWAT Scene and Refused to Leave

Even as autonomous robots have encroached on human life, worming their way into our day-to-day routines, taking jobs, and somehow avoiding the level...

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Scientists Developed an Ultra-Black Car Paint That Absorbs 99.9% of Light and Looks Like a Hole in Reality

If you’re in the market for a new kind of black paint that makes everything you coat it in look like an inky void from the great beyond that has...

22.06.2026 8

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Scientists Just Discovered a New Walking Shark, and It Has a Very Fitting Nickname

At the risk of instilling a fresh new Jaws-like fear of sharks in you, a team of researchers, publishing their findings in the Journal of the Ocean...

22.06.2026 10

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Scientists Finally Figured Out How a Venus Flytrap Slams Shut on Its Prey

There aren’t many plants kids would name as their favorite. It’s probably a pretty short list that includes classics like roses, Christmas trees,...

21.06.2026 10

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A Woman With Alzheimer’s Spoke in Full Sentences After Taking Psilocybin, Case Study Says

Psilocybin spent years as a maligned substance, better known for counterculture trips and moral panics. But its image has undergone a makeover in...

21.06.2026 10

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Ozempic-Style Drugs May Weaken the Link Between Impulsivity and Violence, New Study Finds

GLP-1 drugs help people lose weight. They help manage diabetes. Researchers found evidence that they may reduce the risk of heart disease, kidney...

21.06.2026 10

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Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Weed Gives You the Munchies

We’ve been joking about it for decades, but there is actual scientific grounding for the munchies, the seemingly bottomless pit of hunger that can...

20.06.2026 5

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Scientists Finally Know Why Mosquitoes Always Bite Certain People

As a person whom mosquitoes seem to find absolutely delicious, I’ve always wondered what it is about me that they prefer over everyone else I’m...

20.06.2026 10

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Neanderthal Babies May Have Been More Human Than We Realized, New Study Reveals

We’ve learned so much about Neanderthals in the past year. We have to be living through some kind of Neanderthal knowledge Golden age. Not sure what...

20.06.2026 10

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There’s an Unfathomably Huge Network of Fungi Lurking Beneath the Earth

Deep beneath your feet, there is a vast, sprawling, unfathomably huge network of fungi that, when laid end to end, would extend for a mind-boggling 68...

19.06.2026 2

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Scientists Just Discovered Why a Species of Butterfly Is One of the Longest-Living Creatures on Earth

A butterfly living in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America that seems to have figured out how to live way longer than it should....

19.06.2026 2

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Scottish Soccer Fans Are Putting Traffic Cones on Boston Statues. Here’s Why.

Yesterday, I wrote all about how Scottish soccer fans seem to be depleting Boston’s beer supply as they’ve swarmed the city to support their...

19.06.2026 4

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Japan’s Biggest Ice Cream Makers Raided Over Alleged Price-Fixing Before Brutal Summer Heat

It’s hot out there. As we approach summer, you’re going to need plenty of water to stay hydrated and maybe the occasional ice cream to cool down...

19.06.2026 2

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‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It’: Boston Scrambles to Get More Beer as Scottish World Cup Tourists Drink It Dry

When soccer (or football, if you don’t want to get yelled at) fans arrive in your town for a World Cup match, you had better have your hotels ready...

19.06.2026 10

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Ohio Gives Up On Robot Cop After 10 Months of Failing to Arrest a Single Person

While some may fear that the rise of AI and the sudden advancement of robotics are going to propel us toward a future where RoboCop-like law...

19.06.2026 10

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Scientists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Victims of the Plague

When we think of the plague (also known by its equally hardcore name, the Black Death), we think of it wiping out a huge chunk of Europe in the 14th...

18.06.2026 2

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Pizza Hut Sold to Private Equity Firm and Other Company for $2.7 Billion

Pizza Hut, once the crown jewel of junk food for at least two generations of Americans, is being sold off by parent company Yum Brands in a $2.7...

18.06.2026 3

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Florida Couple Agrees to Raise Baby Who Isn’t Biologically Theirs After IVF Mix-Up

Have you ever picked up a fast-food order from a drive-through, forgotten to check the bag, and then discovered at home that they completely screwed...

18.06.2026 3

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Can Masturbating Before Bed Help You Fall Asleep Faster?

Having trouble getting to sleep? Is stress keeping you awake at night? Have melatonin gummies and magnesium supplements failed you? According to new...

18.06.2026 3

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Schools Are Bringing Back Pen and Paper, and Students Are Thriving

The noise around the vast damage technology causes in schools is growing louder. What once seemed like a revolutionary idea, changing how American...

17.06.2026 4

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New UFO Files Just Dropped, and They Include a Giant Flying Potato

A new batch of UFO files has been released by the U.S. federal government. As usual, they don’t feel as impactful as they should. Back when the...

17.06.2026 10

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Turns Out Rich People Didn’t Really Want a Handbag Made of T. Rex Leather

Back in April 2025, a team of bioengineers in the UK used collagen harvested from the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex to create a lab-grown...

17.06.2026 10

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Your Cat May Not Be the Tiny Stress Reliever You Think It Is

The common wisdom was that if you were stressed out, spending some time with a beloved pet might do you some good. A few belly rubs, head scratches,...

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Famously Ugly Goblin Sharks Filmed Alive in Their Deep-Sea Habitat for the First Time

One of the ugliest creatures on the planet has, unfortunately, been filmed in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time. It’s an incredible...

16.06.2026 2

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Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Legendary Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway is a sight to behold. It doesn’t make sense. How can the Earth produce something so geometrically...

16.06.2026 2

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Turns Out, Yes, Coworkers Will Notice If You’re Riding a Roller Coaster During a Zoom Meeting

Roller coasters are having a bit of a viral moment. Just recently, I wrote about a guy who was banned from all Six Flags parks after eating Chicken...

16.06.2026 10

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Antarctica Just Experienced a Winter Heatwave Unlike Anything Scientists Have Seen Before

Not to be alarmist or anything, but things are heating up in Antarctica, and I don’t mean things are getting exciting. They’re getting literally...

15.06.2026 10

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Southern California Faults Hit a 1,000-Year Stress Peak. Is a Megaquake Next?

Californians have been worried about “the Big One” for decades. That one massive, apocalyptic earthquake that will rip the state to shreds. While...

14.06.2026 8

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Scientists Just Discovered Ancient Squirrels Were Way More Metal Than You Think

One of my favorite old-school ways to call someone crazy is saying they’re “nuttier than squirrel shit.” It’s crude, whimsical, and feels like...

14.06.2026 4

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Archaeologists Found a 7,000-Year-Old Mass Grave Filled With 77 Headless Skeletons

Finding just one skeleton with a severed head is disconcerting. Finding 77 of them in the same hole, all dating back about 7,000 years, is enough to...

14.06.2026 3

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How to Tell If Your Dog Is Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed, According to Science

Some mysteries have plagued humanity since we first climbed down from the trees. Questions like: What is the meaning of life? And, perhaps more...

14.06.2026 5

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Scientists May Have Found a Way to Mimic Sleep in the Brain Without Actually Sleeping. Here’s How.

Sleep is great, but you know what’s even better? Not sleeping. Sometimes it feels like a glaring design flaw that we have to power down for six to...

14.06.2026 10

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Ancient Scottish Woman Found Buried With Her Brain Scooped Out And Her Bones Sharpened

Nearly 20 years ago, researchers found the remains of an Iron Age woman in Scotland. Just recently, scientists using a bevy of new-school technology...

14.06.2026 10

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Scientists Just Discovered the Secret Behind One of Nature’s Smartest Brainless Organisms

For a thing without a brain, there’s a particular type of slime mold out there that is especially intelligent. According to research detailed by...

13.06.2026 4

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Scientists Discovered Something Strange About People’s Walking Habits. Do You Do This Too?

Whatever you call the act of moving against the natural flow of a clock’s hands—counterclockwise or anticlockwise—there’s a decent chance you...

13.06.2026 7

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Your Smartphone May Be Killing Your Sex Life, Researchers Say

Birth rates have been plummeting all around the world for quite some time now, and researchers think they might have an explanation: smartphones. Not...

13.06.2026 10

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The Strange Case of Elias Thorne, the Imaginary Man AI Chatbots Are Obsessed With

No matter the company, AI chatbots were raving about the same guy named Elias Thorne. He must be pretty fascinating. And he is, at least on paper....

13.06.2026 10

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Ever Wondered What a Deadly Flying Squirrel With Velociraptor Claws Would Look Like? Science Has Your Answer.

The velociraptor had a four-winged cousin that, according to the artist rendering released with news of its discovery, looks like a bizarre hybrid...

13.06.2026 10

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Scientists Discovered a Continent-Sized Megastructure Hiding Deep Beneath Antarctica

Buried way underneath Antarctica’s ice, researchers have found an enormous, continent-sized network of basins we never knew were there until now....

13.06.2026 10

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A Major Difference Between Neanderthals and Ancient Humans? Chowing Down on Maggots.

We’re living through a golden age of archaeological discovery about our distant cousins, the Neanderthals. We’ve recently learned they were much...

13.06.2026 10

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Scientists Captured the First-Ever Photos of a Mysterious Island Fox, and It’s Pretty Adorable

It makes sense that we don’t know every creature at the bottom of the ocean. Getting there is expensive and extremely dangerous. But when it comes...

13.06.2026 10

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Before Humans, England Belonged to Horrifying Scorpions the Size of Dogs. Here’s What They Looked Like.

If you’ve ever found yourself playing Fallout: New Vegas and thanking your lucky stars that you don’t live in a world infested with gigantic...

13.06.2026 10

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Your Brain Gets Strangely Good at This When You’re Hungry

I can’t help but think of cartoons when it comes to the machinations of the human imagination when a person is hungry. I think of the classic image...

13.06.2026 10

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Scientists Recreated Nuclear Fallout in a Lab. Here’s What Happened Next.

Nobody wants a nuclear event to occur, other than those prepper weirdos who secretly need one to happen to justify the small fortune they spent on a...

13.06.2026 10

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Scientists Found a Massive Whale Graveyard That’s Been Filling Up for 5 Million Years

A team of researchers recently found out what happens to a whale carcass sitting at the bottom of the ocean for 15 years. Now, according to findings...

12.06.2026 10

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Millennials and Gen X Are Getting Stumped by Pill Bottles

Age really does a number on your ability to perform even the most basic tasks, some of which become increasingly necessary as you get older. For...

12.06.2026 10

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Florida Man Arrested for Burglary On the Way to Court for Prior Burglary Charge

They say if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Some people just have an undeniable passion and can’t help but indulge...

11.06.2026 3

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