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London Coolness Levels Require Immediate Investigation

Remote Scottish Islands Briefly Ran The Entire Viking Violence Industry

Judith Jesch traces the story of the Scottish archipelago across the Viking Age, as seen through the Old Norse Saga of the Earls of Orkney

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Jane Austen's Twenties Were Apparently A Whole Thing

In the second episode of a four-part series on Austen's life and writing, Dr Lizzie Rogers and Lauren Good chart the author’s tumultuous twenties

Ikea Retires The Ashtray, Humanity Adapts

Texas Settles Welder-Fireworks Rivalry Once And For All

Unnamed Force Announces Imminent Universal Cleanliness

13 Heroes Honored For Heroic File-Related Heroism

Legendary Playwright Marks Victory With Radio Drama, Still Legendary

Macrophages Filmed Doing Absolutely Unhinged Things To Cancer

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250-Year Wait Ends, Revolutionary War Soldiers Declared No Longer Missing

Crab Achieves Internet Immortality Through Democratic Editing Process

Industry Somehow Needs 26 Times More Money Than It Has

J.P. Morgan ran the numbers on the AI buildout: to clear a 10% return on current capital expenditure, the sector needs to generate roughly $650 billion a year in revenue. The actual run-rate is about $25 billion. The five biggest hyperscalers — Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft,…

Obscure Saint Assigned Christmas Chimney Duty At Last Minute

Journalist Covering Nuclear Spy Ranch Now Also Has Brain Zaps

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, a veteran journalist who spent years investigating Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch compound in New Mexico — including ties to surveillance of nearby U.S. nuclear weapons labs and the disappearances of American scientists — says on Substack that she has been…

Police Confirm Yorkies Now Equally Important To Justice System

Millennials Ordered To Prove Childhood Happened

Test your knowledge with the best ’90s trivia questions for millennials, featuring nostalgic TV shows, toys, music, movies, and pop culture.

America Somehow Sits Out The Biggest Tourist Year In History

Eighty million more people traveled internationally in 2025 than the year before. But they weren't coming to the United States. CNN's analysis of the tourism collapse : roughly 4 million fewer international visitors and $14 billion in lost spending — a 5.5% drop. Read the rest…

Attic Marmot Situation More Common Than Previously Understood

CBS Maintains Spiritual Custody Of One Stephen Colbert

Fark Researcher Identified Via Traditional Duke-Sucks Protocol

Three People Await The Internet's Most Dangerous Decision

Six Cars Quietly Winning America's Least Wanted Competition

These six top the list for most common cars stolen across the country.

Russia's Finest Compartment Leaking Again, Surprisingly

The very premium air leak in the very best Russian part of the International Space Station is back! It may well be that, much like the Little Green Men in Crimea, it's been there waiting to cause trouble all along. If you're not a space person, let us bring you up to speed. Read…

Colbert Quietly Downsizes Career Between Two Major Gigs

On July 1, 2015, shortly before taking over "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert unexpectedly spent an hour at midnight guest-hosting a public access television show in Monroe, Michigan, "Only in Monroe." Matt Solomon, at LateNighter , explains: "There's all this pressure on…

Sea Lions Invent Sport, Fish Involuntarily Participate

Sea lions are the adorable dogs of the ocean, but lacking balls to play with, they play with the next best thing — fish that turn into balls when threatened. Puffer fish inflate into a ball when frightened, much to the delight of sea lions, who use them in a game that has been…

Turtle Forgot To Look Like A Turtle

An albino softshell turtle looks more like a rare Pokémon than a real animal. Its pale body, leathery shell, and long snorkel-like nose make it seem like a fantasy creature. I had no clue that turtles could look this way, and I'm delighted to find out that they do. Read the rest…

Firefighters Enjoy Front Row Seats To Neighborhood Emergency

Newborn Aardvark Arrives From Undisclosed Planet

Baby aardvarks look like little aliens. Their long snouts seem almost too big for their bodies, and their hairlessness makes them oddly endearing. The newborn one in this video will melt your heart. The sound they make is even more surprising than their appearance. Read the rest…