The Largest Egg, From the Largest Bird
One elephant bird egg is equivalent to about 160 chicken eggs.
Vintage & Historical
The Curious Skull Binding Rituals of New Britain
Newborn heads were bound just after birth.
Animals
This Ivory Cricket Cage Belonged to a Prized Fighter
Cricket fighters were given the best food, the best homes, and even the best females.
Vintage & Historical
A Pocket Guide to Sumatran Magic
Some of these ritual books contained recipes for malevolent curry.
Vintage & Historical
100-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Eggs
These eggs once belonged to a therizinosaurus—the "scythe lizard."
Vintage & Historical
Preserved Sailor Skin With Tattoos
The dried skin bears the tattoos of a 1930's sailor.
Vintage & Historical
The Door Gun: The Most Deadly Kind of Alarm
Invited guests and owners were injured more often than thieves.
Vintage & Historical
This Space Survival Kit Has Everything a Stranded Cosmonaut Needs
Cosmonauts had to be prepared being stranded in the Siberian wilderness.
Art & Fashion
Wearing Dresses Made of Ocean Plastic Underwater
By 2050 there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish.
Places
The Most Dangerous Festival in the World: Onbashira
Participants try to ride a 10-ton log down a steep hill.
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Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, just in case we ever find life on other plants.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!