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FOUND: So Many Rare Snakes
A new species of fishing snake (Photo: Omar Torres-Carvajal/Zookeys)Unless you're on Snake Island, it's relatively rare to spot a snake. But there's been a recent mini-boom in snake discovery. In...
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Golden Pigs, Jesus-Shaped Bread, and 5 Other Delightful European Christmas...
A Christmas market in Talinn, Estonia (Photo: Wikimedia)American Christmas has its own basic formula: Tree, ornaments, stockings by the fireplace, Santa Claus, presents, feast. (Plus, for observant...
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Ronda, Spain in Ronda, Spain
Looking like something out of the mind of J.R.R. Tolkien, the city of Ronda, Spain is perched high atop the two cliff faces of the El Tajo canyon as though a fissure opened and swallowed the interior...
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'There’s a County Mounty at the Pickle Park,' and More Creative Trucker Slang
A truck driver uses a CB radio at the National Museum of American History. (Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/flickr)"Smokey in the bush," says a fuzzy voice coming from a box on the dashboard. Any trucker...
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Fleeting Wonders: Cowboys Rescue A Drowning Arizona Deer Via Lasso
One of the anonymous hero cowboys nabbing the distressed deer. (Image: Arizona GameAndFish/Youtube)When a mule deer falls into a canal, he's usually done for. But this past weekend, one Arizona...
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Valle dei Mulini - Valley of the Mills in Sorrento, Italy
The “Valle dei Mulini” or "Valley of Mills" is a verdant grouping of modern ruins nestled at the bottom of a deep Italian crevasse. The deep crack in the rock which houses the crumbling buildings...
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The Story Behind the Famous Portrait of André the Giant Clutching a Beer Can
Andre the Giant holds a 12-oz can of Molsons beer. He is positioned next to the restaurant manager of the wrestler's own cafe. It was shot for a 1981 issue of Sports Ilustrated. (Photo: Sports...
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Quetzalcoatl’s Nest in Naucalpan, Mexico
Northwest of Mexico City the feathered Aztec serpent god Quetzalcoatl has been turned into a series of condos.Located among the lush natural ravines of Naucalpan, Mexico, Quetzalcoatl’s Nest is a...
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Tumblr's #Boneghazi Meme And the True History of Robbing Louisiana Graves
A (thankfully) dry day at Holt Cemetery, a rare New Orleans below-ground burial site. (Photo: Mark Gsothl/Flickr)Last week, a user in a private Facebook group for witches advertised some rare...
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Bucket of Blood Street in Holbrook, Arizona
Around the 1880's the town of Holbrook, Arizona was a wretched hive of scum and villainy where outlaws and cowboys could indulge their drinking, gambling, whoring, and general rakishness. Needless to...
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Tintic Standard Reduction Mill in Genola, Utah
Miles south of the Utah state capitol city of Salt Lake City on the outskirts of the small town of Goshen lie the remains of the Tintic Standard Reduction Mill, a nearly century old ore refinery that...
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The Science Behind Why Holiday Jingles Get Stuck In Our Heads
Trombone and carolers. (Photo: Chris Darling/flickr)When a song gets stuck in our head, the trigger could be anything. The scent of freshly baked holiday cookies. The sight of a Christmas tree glowing...
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Behold These Seasonally Confused Holiday Cards from the Victorian Era
A Christmas card design by Louis Prang, with a parade of musical frogs. (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons)In 1843, Sir Henry Cole, an English civil servant, created the first commercial Christmas card....
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Talking to the Visionary Who Made Santa a Business Man
A classroom of Santas-in-training at Tim Connaghan's Santa school. (Photo: Courtesy Tim Connaghan)The last person you expect to put you on hold is Santa, but then again, Santa is busy. Really busy. One...
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Sarcofagi of Carajía in Provincia de Ferreñafe, Peru
Staring down from a cliffside in Peruvian river gorge, the vertical Sarcophagi of Carajía (or Karijia) kept watch over the Utcabamba Valley for hundreds of years before researchers were able to climb...
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FOUND: Mysterious Gold Object in a Jerusalem Cemetery
The object in question (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Facebook)A few months back, a maintenance worker was in an old building in a Jerusalem cemetery and spotted an abandoned package in the...
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Fleeting Wonders: SpaceX Successfully Recycles A Rocket Booster
Launch, re-entry, and landing traces from last night's Falcon 9 victory. (Photo: SpaceX/Flickr)The Falcon 9 rocket, the star of Elon Musk's SpaceX endeavors, has taken its share of bruises, most...
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Object of Intrigue: Two-Wheeled Transport for Regency Dandies
Regency dandies drag-racing their draisines at the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1818. (Image: Wikipedia/Public domain)This holiday season, millennials will be unwrapping futuristic-looking hoverboards,...
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Searching for the Mystery Lights of Marfa, Texas
Tumbleweed rolling down N. Highland Ave, Marfa. The building in the far left is the historic Hotel Paisano, featured in the classic film Giant with James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. (All...
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Kiptopeke's Concrete Fleet in Cape Charles, Virginia
Standard street lights illuminate the fishing pier near Kiptopeke State Park at night. The eerie glow falls off into the dark water after a few hundred yards, but staring into the black long enough...
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