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Trucks Have Been Blocking Bike Lanes in New York City Since 1899
Fifth Avenue at night, 1899. (Image: Charles W Jefferys/Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library) Bike lanes are pretty clearly not parking spaces, but, as any city cyclist knows, cars...
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Blood-Red Fountains Haunt Commuters In Zurich
A tinted fountain in Zurich. (Photo: Aktivistin.ch/Twitter)It's that time of the month. Yesterday morning, those making their way to work and school in Zurich were greeted by a strange sight—the...
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Police in Utah Recommend Against Shooting Random Clowns
No, not even this creep. (Photo: Graeme Maclean/CC BY 2.0)Police in Orem, Utah would like to make it clear that neither they, nor you, can legally shoot random clowns. With the increasing number of...
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The Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies—While Alive
Danjōgaran, a temple on Mount Kōya in Japan. (Photo: V663highland/CC BY-SA 3.0)The Japanese climate is not exactly conducive to mummification. There are no peat bogs, no arid deserts, and no alpine...
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How I Found the 4 Hardest-to-Find Bookstores in the World
Un Regard Moderne in Paris. (All illustrations by Bob Eckstein)For the past two years I have been looking for and illustrating the world’s greatest bookstores, for my latest book. My selections were...
View ArticleWatch This Guy Review Halloween-Themed Sushi, Hot Chocolate, and More
It's October and local grocery stores are well-stocked with Halloween candy, some that are specially made for the fall holiday. Like sushi body part gummies.Spot, who posts all kinds of review videos...
View ArticleWas the Exploded SpaceX Rocket the Victim of a Rival's Sabotage?
When a SpaceX rocket exploded on the launch pad in early September, the initial speculation about the disaster was that it was a simple accident. Building rockets and going to space is incredibly hard,...
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This Beautiful Art Nouveau Telescope Can Be Yours
A modern-day replica of the Porter Garden Telescope. (All photos courtesy of Russ Schleipman)You know what a backyard telescope looks like. A sleek metal cylinder pointed to the heavens. An eyepiece at...
View ArticleThe Longest-Married Man in the World Has Died
A man who was one half of what is believed to be the longest-married couple in the UK dies aged 110 https://t.co/pR2ysVZiDCpic.twitter.com/MsMsyQGX6u— BBC News England (@BBCEngland) October 4,...
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In the 1900s, Being a 'Cigarette Fiend' Was a Legitimate Defense for Murder
A postcard from 1917 showing a "Cigarette Fiend", in a spell from "Madame Nicotine". (Photo: Public Domain)At the dawn of the 20th century, the United States fell victim to an incredibly dangerous...
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Photos of the World's Most Interesting Cabins, Shacks and Hideaways
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, access to a remote, cozy cabin becomes an appealing prospect—especially when the cabins are the architectural wonders that are found in the new book The...
View ArticleMeet the Newest Entrant in the Pantheon of 'Real Mermaids'
On Facebook, Paul Jones announced a gruesome find. "Today at Great Yarmouth we found what looks like a dead Mermaid washed up on the beach," he wrote. Great Yarmouth is on the eastern coast of England,...
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Well-Preserved, 2,500-Year-Old Marijuana Found at Chinese Tomb
This is considerably more fresh than what was found. (Photo: Arne Hückelheim/CC BY-SA 3.0)Archaeologists in northwest China have discovered a shroud made of cannabis plants in an ancient grave, adding...
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What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars?
Mars Direct concept art. (Image: Doctorheredoctor)It’s entirely possible that someone alive today on Earth will be the first person to die on Mars. The private company Mars One expects that, after a...
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The World's Fluffiest Wildcats Are Getting Their Own Park
Hello, Pallas's cat! (Photo: kuzmina maria/shutterstock.com)If you're not familiar with the Pallas's cat, it's time you got introduced. This guy is housecat-sized, with soulful yellow eyes and more...
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Human Eyes Might Not Notice a Good Forgery, But Computers Could
Claude Monet's San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, painted in 1908. (Photo: Public Domain)On any given day in a lab in New Jersey, a humming machine traces the lines of a hand-drawn image: a woman’s face...
View ArticleWatch a Cursed Japanese Kleenex Ad
In 1986, Kleenex released this commercial in Japan. It's a simple, almost minimalistic premise: a woman in white and an ogre child sit on a pile of hay and enjoy their Kleenex brand tissues while the...
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The 'Great British Bake Off' of the 1600s Would Have Been All Alphabet Cookies
Alphabet cookies were all the rage in 17th century England. (Photo: Family Business/shutterstock.com)Today, a baker might show off their skills with cronuts, which take three days to prepare correctly,...
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Meet Spring-Heeled Jack, the Leaping Devil That Terrorized Victorian England
Spring-Heeled Jack strikes again! (Photo: Guise/Public Domain)In Victorian England, the scariest boogeyman was a fire-breathing devil-man who could jump unnaturally high. Some said he was demon, while...
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Yeast Rescued From 220-Year-Old Shipwreck, Put to Work Making Beer
Beer from the deep. (Photo: Mike Nash/Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Sydney Cove collection)In 1796, the Sydney Cove sailed from India with a cargo of goodies, including tea, tobacco, and, most...
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