Archaeologists in Quedlinburg, Germany were excavating the site of a 17th-century gallows when they unearthed more than a dozen graves. One of them was particularly unusual. The deceased was apparently… Read the rest of the article: Man buried with stones on his chest for a very creepy reason

Backyard astronomer Felix Schöfbänker has captured images of what are likely a new breed of spy satellites launched into orbit by the US National Reconnaissance Office. See below. "My images… Read the rest of the article: Amateur astronomer captures photos of secret spacecraft in orbit

Are you a compulsive video gamer who resents having to hit pause just to, y'know, eat? Boost Noodle is a new kind of ramen for players who "want to eat… Read the rest of the article: Caffeinated ramen in a squeeze tube for one-handed slurping while videogaming

A polar bear was spotted in a remote village on the northwest tip of Iceland, the first one seen in the country since 2016. Police shot and killed it. "It's… Read the rest of the article: First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016. Police shot and killed it.

Michael "Dumas" Demel enjoys looking at photos taken by his trail cameras in rural Dubina, Texas. "I have three different cameras at three different hunting areas – they catch coyote,… Read the rest of the article: Creepy creature captured on Texas trail camera could be Chupcabra

In what seems to be a trend, another zoo China is exhibiting dogs disguised as pandas. A visitor to the zoo in southern Guangdong province posted a video of the… Read the rest of the article: Chinese zoo paints dogs to look like pandas (video)

The Macomb County, Michigan sheriff's office received calls last week of an erratic driver on a busy freeway. Deputies Nicole Miron and Anthony Gross responded and found the pick-up truck… Read the rest of the article: Like an action movie, cop jumps from patrol car into truck to deal with erratic driver (video)

Former frontman of The Smiths, right wing whiner, and not-so-charming man Morrissey has said that while he agreed to an offer from promoter AEG Entertainment Group to stage a "lucrative" reunion… Read the rest of the article: The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on a 2025 reunion? "No."

Ohio teenager James Bond (real name) caught video of an alligator or some other strange beast swimming in the small lake of a public park in Beavercreek, Ohio just outside… Read the rest of the article: Teen captures video of mystery beast in a small Ohio lake

Tupperware, the company behind the iconic plastic food storage containers, is bankrupt. Tupperware's rise began in the 1940s when Earl Tupper, a chemist, invented a lightweight, airtight plastic container that… Read the rest of the article: Party is over for bankrupt Tupperware

Mathematicians have identified a new class of shapes that "tile space without using sharp corners." From bathroom floors to siding on buildings, it's common to cover areas without gaps by… Read the rest of the article: Scientists discover weird new kind of shape found in nature

"My next great adventure at 90 is dying," says legendary primatologist Jane Goodall in a recent Channel 4 interview. (Video below.) And the scientist is open to the possibility that… Read the rest of the article: Jane Goodall says she believes in the afterlife because of "experiences I've had"

There's a psychedelic Renaissance underway as psychoactive substances like psilocybin, DMT, and MDMA are making headway into the medical mainstream as tools for the treatment of depression, OCD, PTSD, substance… Read the rest of the article: Ancient psychedelic wisdom for modern medicine

An enraged river otter jumped onto a dock at Bremerton Marina in Washington and attacked a young child. The otter grabbed the kid and pulled them underwater as the child's… Read the rest of the article: River otter attacks child on dock and pulls them underwater

Liam Rader, 11, of San Diego has a side hustle slinging lemonade on a street corner near his home. He's been saving up for a dirt bike. Then the unthinkable… Read the rest of the article: Tragic scene as some jerk steals an 11-year-old's lemonade stand

Jessee Clauson and Camille Avarella were reviewing photos of their visit to the majestic Rocky Mountains when they spotted something very strange on the side of Longs Peak. A weird… Read the rest of the article: Freaky giant humanoid photographed climbing Rocky Mountains

As the sign says, many bags look alike, so passengers should tag every piece of checked luggage with their name and address Pittsburgh, PA police found an abandoned suitcase and backpack on… Read the rest of the article: Lost luggage: two huge suitcases packed with different drugs retrieved hundreds of miles apart

The 34th First Annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony took place at MIT last night, honoring scientific achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think." The winners included… Read the rest of the article: Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses

In the 1980 classic splatterpunk film Friday the 13th, the eerie musical motif that haunts the film's tense moments was as crucial to the atmosphere as the suspenseful plot itself.… Read the rest of the article: How the movie Jaws inspired the creepy Friday the 13th "ki ki ki, ma, ma, ma" sound effect

Ethnobotanists have long studied how Indigenous peoples use plant medicines in ways that are more advanced than Western science. Turns out, it isn't just native peoples who may hold secrets… Read the rest of the article: Drug-taking gorillas may hold secrets of future medicines