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Video Of The Day: Watch A 17-Foot Python Swallow An Entire Kangaroo Whole

When this Australian couple stepped out of their camper, they probably didn't expect to see a 17-foot python eating a kangaroo whole.

By Nickolaus Hines • Feb 21, 2016

Video Of The Day: Watch A 17-Foot Python Swallow An Entire Kangaroo Whole

When this Australian couple stepped out of their camper, they probably didn't expect to see a 17-foot python eating a kangaroo whole.

By Nickolaus Hines • February 21, 2016

Can Donor Hearts Transplant Memories?

Discover one of the weirder theories to be made about what the heart can do in this examination of organ transplant memories.

By Abby Norman • Feb 19, 2016

Can Donor Hearts Transplant Memories?

Discover one of the weirder theories to be made about what the heart can do in this examination of organ transplant memories.

By Abby Norman • February 19, 2016

Why We Need This Cannon That Shoots Salmon Hundreds Of Feet Through The Air

Salmon sometimes have trouble getting over today's manmade dams. Whooshh Innovations' salmon cannon can provide an interesting solution.

By Nickolaus Hines • Feb 18, 2016

Why We Need This Cannon That Shoots Salmon Hundreds Of Feet Through The Air

Salmon sometimes have trouble getting over today's manmade dams. Whooshh Innovations' salmon cannon can provide an interesting solution.

By Nickolaus Hines • February 18, 2016

Why We Fell For The 800-Year-Old Cell Phone Hoax — And Why We’ll Keep Falling

Last December, the Internet was abuzz with a story claiming that archaeologists in Austria had unearthed what looked like an 800-year-old cell phone with cuneiform script on its “buttons.” As you’d guess, amateur conspiracy theorists from around the web — not to mention a bevy of at least moderately respectable...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 18, 2016

Why We Fell For The 800-Year-Old Cell Phone Hoax — And Why We’ll Keep Falling

Last December, the Internet was abuzz with a story claiming that archaeologists in Austria had unearthed what looked like an 800-year-old cell phone with cuneiform script on its “buttons.” As you’d guess, amateur conspiracy theorists from around the web — not to mention a bevy of at least moderately respectable...

By All That's Interesting • February 18, 2016

Five Hauntingly Beautiful Places Reclaimed By Nature — All A Stone’s Throw From New York City

With moss carpeting the floors and vines slithering up the walls, these abandoned structures are some of the most hauntingly beautiful places reclaimed by nature.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 18, 2016

Five Hauntingly Beautiful Places Reclaimed By Nature — All A Stone’s Throw From New York City

With moss carpeting the floors and vines slithering up the walls, these abandoned structures are some of the most hauntingly beautiful places reclaimed by nature.

By All That's Interesting • February 18, 2016

Photo Of The Day: The True Story Behind That Picture Of Teddy Roosevelt Riding A Moose

Here's the unexpected tale of exactly how and why future U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt ended up riding that moose through a lake.

By Nickolaus Hines • Feb 17, 2016

Photo Of The Day: The True Story Behind That Picture Of Teddy Roosevelt Riding A Moose

Here's the unexpected tale of exactly how and why future U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt ended up riding that moose through a lake.

By Nickolaus Hines • February 17, 2016

23 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

Did you know that Americans spend $700 million a year on V-Day gifts for their pets? Read on for more strange Valentine's Day facts.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 14, 2016

23 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

Did you know that Americans spend $700 million a year on V-Day gifts for their pets? Read on for more strange Valentine's Day facts.

By Erin Kelly • February 14, 2016

23 Retro-Futuristic NASA Posters That Imagine The Next Golden Age Of Space Travel

From hot-air balloons on Jupiter to nightlife on a planet with no star, these images are truly out of this world.

By John Kuroski • Feb 12, 2016

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23 Retro-Futuristic NASA Posters That Imagine The Next Golden Age Of Space Travel

From hot-air balloons on Jupiter to nightlife on a planet with no star, these images are truly out of this world.

By John Kuroski • February 12, 2016

See The Giant Tree Lobster And Hear Its Incredible Story

See photos and hear the unlikely survival tale of the giant tree lobster insect, somehow the most romantic creature ever to terrify humankind.

By John Kuroski • Feb 11, 2016

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See The Giant Tree Lobster And Hear Its Incredible Story

See photos and hear the unlikely survival tale of the giant tree lobster insect, somehow the most romantic creature ever to terrify humankind.

By John Kuroski • February 11, 2016

Zaqistan, The “Country” You’ve Never Heard Of That Exists In The Middle Of Utah

Angered at then-President Bush's foreign policy in Iraq, one artist decided to buy a plot of land on eBay...and found his own country called Zaqistan.

By Teresa Cantero • Feb 11, 2016

Zaqistan, The “Country” You’ve Never Heard Of That Exists In The Middle Of Utah

Angered at then-President Bush's foreign policy in Iraq, one artist decided to buy a plot of land on eBay...and found his own country called Zaqistan.

By Teresa Cantero • February 11, 2016