Unlicensed Pikachu coin-operated rides have been showing up outside shops and malls across Asia and occasionally the U.S. for years — bootleg attractions with exaggerated facial features, wrong proportions, and… Read the rest of the article: These off-brand Pikachu rides are terrifying

On March 10, 2026, a powerful supercell thunderstorm in Kankakee, Illinois, produced extremely large hail. The stones were up to 5–6 inches in diameter (roughly the size of softballs). If… Read the rest of the article: 5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois

In this video, cake designer Ekaterina shows how to make lifelike ribbons of edible lace for a cake. The end results play tricks on the mind due to how intricate… Read the rest of the article: This edible lace bends like real fabric — but it's made from sugar

This unique animation process by artist Phillipa Rice is ingeniously clever. She uses what looks like a pigment-covered, kneaded eraser to make impressions of a plastic figurine's face. Then she… Read the rest of the article: Artist stamps a figurine's face 200 times to build one animation

These playful cat photos are from a 1990 book called Kittens on Vacation by photographer Shinjiro Sagara. The book features cats from countries all around the world, positioned as if… Read the rest of the article: A 1990 photo book placed real kittens at landmarks in 15 countries

The super bloom of flowers happening in Death Valley this year looks like a scene from a painting. After unusually generous winter rains, Death Valley National Park can erupt into… Read the rest of the article: Death Valley's 2026 super bloom turns the desert into a living painting

I can't get over how precious these lanky, adorably awkward, sandhill crane chicks are. Looking at these photos of sandhill crane chicks waddling around while keeping their balance was therapeutic.… Read the rest of the article: Adorably awkward sandhill crane chicks waddling around are the mood boost you need

In this prank video, two guys attempt the oldest trick in the book: one sits on the other's shoulders, they button up in a long trench coat, and walk up… Read the rest of the article: Classic "two people in a trench coat" prank scores two movie tickets for the price of one

Ping pong started in Victorian England as a parlor game played on dining tables with improvised paddles and a cork ball. It has since evolved into a fast-paced sport with… Read the rest of the article: Paddle Up: a tour of some of the world's quirkiest ping pong spots according to Atlas Obscura

Today's strollers may be lighter and more practical, but there's no doubt that these car-shaped baby carriages from the past are so much cooler. Getting pushed around in one of… Read the rest of the article: These vintage car-shaped baby carriages are cooler than any stroller today

I can't stop reading the stories on Reddit's r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix. Whether truth, fiction, or something in between, many of them read like lost Twilight Zone episodes. If you like paranormal and… Read the rest of the article: Reddit's glitch in the matrix Subreddit will mess with your reality

A massive sock monkey created by Emilia Evans-Munton has earned a spot in Guinness World Records as the largest sculpture of its kind. The 22-year-old artist built the enormous textile… Read the rest of the article: Giant sock monkey sculpture becomes world's largest soft toy artwork

In Rothsay, Minnesota, you can see the world's largest prairie chicken sculpture. This wonderful giant chicken stands 13 feet high, 18 feet long, and weighs a whopping 9,000 pounds. It… Read the rest of the article: The world's largest prairie chicken, explained

In these wonderful videos, artist Shoji Yamasaki performs alongside videos of objects left behind outdoors. He records himself moving his body and even wearing different outfits that imitate the object… Read the rest of the article: Artist performs alongside videos of litter dancing

Here are some compelling photos of what happens to shoes after they're left out in nature for a while. Long after a pair of sneakers has outlived its usefulness to… Read the rest of the article: Nature reclaims abandoned shoes in the woods

Anytime I sit down to watch a movie without an idea in mind, I end up browsing movies for way too long. By the time I've selected a movie, it's… Read the rest of the article: Find a movie to watch by mood, director, genre, or specific vibe

High above Oxford's Broad street, a seven-foot-tall bronze figure stands quietly on the roof of Blackwell's art and poster shop at Exeter College. The sculpture is part of Another Time… Read the rest of the article: A naked bronze man watches Oxford from a rooftop and most people never notice

Watch a lucky kitty get a head scratch with a dancing octopus toy. The octopus has plastic tentacles that move around in a way that tricks your eyes. The tentacles look… Read the rest of the article: Watch a blissed-out cat receive a head scratch from a trippy dancing octopus toy

This antique automaton is your nightmare fuel of the day. When you activate this machine, a small cat's body slowly crawls out from a cage. What makes it extra special… Read the rest of the article: This antique automaton is your nightmare fuel of the day

The Westminster Bridge in London is a famous road-and-foot bridge that crosses the river Thames. Most people notice its light green color, ornate Victorian lampposts, and the steady flow of… Read the rest of the article: Westminster Bridge's Victorian lampposts cast shadows you won't forget