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  • Popkin
    12:07 pm Tue, Jun 23, 2026
    Tame crow hands the brush back and demands more grooming Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock.com

    This video shows a tame crow perched on a person's lap in a workshop, getting its feathers brushed. When the person puts the brush down, the crow calmly demands more… Read the rest of the article: Tame crow hands the brush back and demands more grooming

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  • Popkin
    11:38 am Fri, Jun 19, 2026
    Man supercharges a child's pink ride-on car, sends it flying New Africa/shutterstock.com

    A dude who goes by Marketplace Builds on Instagram uploaded this hilarious video of a pink toy car that has been hacked to go much faster than normal. This is… Read the rest of the article: Man supercharges a child's pink ride-on car, sends it flying

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  • Popkin
    11:35 am Fri, Jun 19, 2026
    Lemur makes an alarming sound when communicating By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

    The Indri is the largest living lemur and one of the most distinctive primates in Madagascar. It lives only in the eastern rainforests of the island and is known for… Read the rest of the article: Lemur makes an alarming sound when communicating

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  • Popkin
    11:31 am Fri, Jun 19, 2026
    Nebraska supercell near Lorenzo looked almost too perfect to be real Image: Dudarev Mikhail / shutterstock.com

    This powerful storm rolled through near Lorenzo, Nebraska, on June 7th, 2026. It ended up being one of those rare setups that looks almost unreal on camera. It started building… Read the rest of the article: Nebraska supercell near Lorenzo looked almost too perfect to be real

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  • Popkin
    1:19 pm Thu, Jun 18, 2026
    Cow chewing grass through a fish-eye lens becomes strangely addictive cctm / shutterstock.com

    Watching a cow eat grass probably sounds boring, but this video proves that it can be made into something fabulous. Thanks to the right angle and sounds, this cow video… Read the rest of the article: Cow chewing grass through a fish-eye lens becomes strangely addictive

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  • Popkin
    1:18 pm Thu, Jun 18, 2026
    Chicago storm hurls rooftop pool chairs into Lincoln Park traffic New York storms. Photo: Colin Dewar / Shutterstock

    Severe storms in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood sent several pool chairs flying off a high-rise balcony and into the traffic below. The video of the incident shows the lightweight lounge… Read the rest of the article: Chicago storm hurls rooftop pool chairs into Lincoln Park traffic

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  • Popkin
    1:16 pm Thu, Jun 18, 2026
    Honeybee curls up inside closing flower in timelapse video Image: Trofimov Denis/Shutterstock

    This sweet video shows a honeybee curled up inside of a flower bed. The timelapse shows the bee wrapped around the inner part of the flower, as the petals slowly… Read the rest of the article: Honeybee curls up inside closing flower in timelapse video

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  • Popkin
    10:48 am Wed, Jun 17, 2026
    Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show image: cynoclub/Shutterstock

    A ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet in Izmir, Turkey, was nearing its tragic conclusion when an uninvited cast member wandered onstage and quietly took over the production. This mischievous… Read the rest of the article: Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show

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  • Popkin
    9:57 am Tue, Jun 16, 2026
    San Francisco's wind phone lets visitors talk to lost loved ones Image: TaraPatta / shutterstock.com

    Not every phone is meant to connect two living people. At San Francisco's Sunset Dunes, a bright blue phone booth gives visitors a chance to speak the words they never… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco's wind phone lets visitors talk to lost loved ones

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  • Popkin
    9:55 am Tue, Jun 16, 2026
    Video shows a rain curtain splitting a street into two worlds Image: Nikki Zalewski / shutterstock.com

    A video of this weird-looking phenomenon shows a person standing at the razor-thin boundary between clear skies and a rain shower. A distinct curtain of rain advances across the street… Read the rest of the article: Video shows a rain curtain splitting a street into two worlds

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  • Popkin
    11:31 am Thu, Jun 11, 2026
    Estonian supermarket built around a 10,000-year-old Ice Age boulder Giant Rock, the largest freestanding boulder in the United States, located in Landers, California. It covers 5,800 sq feet and is seven stories high. (Kate Brogdon/shutterstock.com)

    While shopping for groceries in Estonia, customers at the Viimsi Shopping Center in the town of Haabneeme can come face-to-face with a piece of ancient history: this gigantic Ice Age… Read the rest of the article: Estonian supermarket built around a 10,000-year-old Ice Age boulder

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  • Popkin
    11:09 am Thu, Jun 11, 2026
    These 1996 Hawaii lava photos look like a horror movie set Wirestock Creators/shutterstock.com

    In 1996, photographer Laszlo Kestay documented a lava field in Hawaii that later earned the nickname "Gates of Hell." At first glance, it doesn't look like a landscape so much… Read the rest of the article: These 1996 Hawaii lava photos look like a horror movie set

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  • Popkin
    9:33 am Thu, Jun 11, 2026
    Puss caterpillar is one of North America's most venomous insects A puss caterpillar in Arenal Volano National Park in Costa Rica (Adriana Margarita Larios Arellano/shutterstock.com)

    Not all fluff is friendly, and there's nobody better than Megalopyge opercularis, or Puss Caterpillar, to teach us that lesson. This caterpillar looks almost unreal at first glance. It's covered… Read the rest of the article: Puss caterpillar is one of North America's most venomous insects

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  • Popkin
    2:14 pm Mon, Jun 8, 2026
    Can you convince yourself these stick figures aren't moving?

    This optical illusion is melting my brain. The stick figures aren't climbing and descending a staircase, yet my eyes are telling me otherwise. I can usually see through an optical… Read the rest of the article: Can you convince yourself these stick figures aren't moving?

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  • Popkin
    2:11 pm Mon, Jun 8, 2026
    Dan Bowers makes tiny found-object sculptures for his wife New Africa/shutterstock.com

    Dan Bowers creates enchanting sculptures from found objects for his wife. He shared photos of the mini artworks in this video on his Instagram page. The video is captioned "I… Read the rest of the article: Dan Bowers makes tiny found-object sculptures for his wife

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  • Popkin
    2:06 pm Mon, Jun 8, 2026
    Danish cemetery has a grave dated 1996–2064, for a time traveler vyasphoto/shutterstock.com

    Today I came across this grave from the future, here on Atlas Obscura. The headstone identifies its occupant as Andreas Morgenrødt, described not only by name but also by the… Read the rest of the article: Danish cemetery has a grave dated 1996–2064, for a time traveler

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  • Popkin
    9:38 am Wed, Jun 3, 2026
    Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways Slope Point , New Zealand (kavram/shutterstock.com)

    At Slope Point, the southernmost tip of New Zealand's South Island, the wind has become a sculptor. The trees here don't grow straight toward the sky. They all lean in… Read the rest of the article: Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways

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  • Popkin
    9:25 am Wed, Jun 3, 2026
    This playful online rave is the perfect party for homebodies

    On Hallucinate, you can drop into a massive, free online rave as a customizable avatar you can dress up and style. The site's pixelated aesthetic gives the whole experience a… Read the rest of the article: This playful online rave is the perfect party for homebodies

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  • Popkin
    10:36 am Tue, Jun 2, 2026
    Watch a caterpillar enjoy a tiny playground built just for bugs image: darkdiamond67/shutterstock.com

    Watch a caterpillar go down a tiny slide. This adorable playset was gifted to the lucky little larva by an artist who runs a page called Little Bug Creations, and… Read the rest of the article: Watch a caterpillar enjoy a tiny playground built just for bugs

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  • Popkin
    10:31 am Tue, Jun 2, 2026
    Meet Betsy, the 30-foot spiny lobster guarding the Florida Keys Betsy the Giant Lobster, 40 foot fiberglass lobster sculpture protects the entrance to the Florida Keys. (Paul Juser/shutterstock.com)

    America's love of giant roadside attractions has produced many strange sights, but few are as fierce as Betsy, a colossal spiny lobster in Islamorada, Florida. You can see Betsy in… Read the rest of the article: Meet Betsy, the 30-foot spiny lobster guarding the Florida Keys

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