Journeys to Every Country in the World: Part 2 – Graham Hughes
He traveled the world without flying.
Vintage & Historical
Come Along for an Alligator Ride
Would you let your child ride a full-grown 400-pound alligator?
Animals
Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
Woodpeckers can peck up to 20 times per second!
Food
The Caesar Salad Is Not an American Creation
How prohibition dodgers in Tijuana helped make the salad a success.
Science & Technology
Black Holes Are Neither Black, Nor Holes; So What Are They?
Black holes aren't holes that are black.
Vintage & Historical
Pele's Curse: The Hawaiian Goddess Punishes Thieves
Each year, the Hawaiian post office receives thousands of pounds of mail with people begging Pele to forgive them.
Places
Living With the Dead in the Manila North Cemetery
The residents say that the cemetery is safer than the slums of the city, not to mention much quieter.
People
The Lucha Libre Silent Serial Killer You’ve Never Heard Of: La Dama Del Silencio
By day she wore the pink butterfly mask of a lucha libre wrestler.
Places
The Confusion in Denver at the Capitol Building’s Mile High Steps
Ready to get a mile high?
Places
The Vancouver Police Museum Has Its Own Morgue
They call it an arresting experience.
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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!