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New Thought-Controlled Implant Requires No Brain Surgery
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Rare Whale Birth Witnessed by California Coast Tourists
Guests on a whale-watching safari enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime ocean-going experience.
Vintage & Historical
The “Wicked” Bible
One typo ruined two careers, scandalized Europe, and led to a mass-scale book purge.
Animals
The Secret to Glass Frog Transparency Revealed
The “invisible” amphibians hide in plain sight by concealing red blood cells in their liver.
Science & Technology
Researchers Develop Self-Administered, Painless Tattoos
Do-it-yourself ink has never been easier!
People
Colorado 8-Year-Old Becomes Youngest To Ski 7 Continents
From Asia to Antarctica, Maddock Lipp has skied it all!
Vintage & Historical
Earth's Missing Continent That Took 375 Years to Find
Zealandia hid in plain sight for centuries before its discovery!
Vintage & Historical
Was Egyptian Mummification Really About Preserving Bodies?
It’s time to put the final nail in this ancient legend’s coffin... or, rather, sarcophagus.
Vintage & Historical
Emperor’s Top-Secret Assassination Letter Finally Decoded
After five centuries, a murder plot lost to history has re-emerged.
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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!