Vivianite is the most goth crystal on Earth. This beautiful mineral forms in places rich in decaying organic matter, such as ancient graves, old bones, peat bogs, and even submerged… Read the rest of the article: Vivianite may be the most goth crystal on Earth with its eerie glow and graveyard origins

Someone took a smartphone photo at the exact moment their phone died, creating a compelling glitch that was shared by @beams.archive. The photo, of a garden, is split into two parts.… Read the rest of the article: This phone died mid-shot and made a weirdly beautiful photo

This video shows a recent incident in Austria where a passenger aircraft struck a paraglider. The plane clips the paraglider but not the person below it, sending her spiraling through… Read the rest of the article: Austrian plane clips paraglider mid-air; emergency chute saves pilot

Watching Myroslava Boikiv paint chickens is like a magic trick in watercolor. She drops a blob of pigment on wet paper and lets it puddle wherever it wants. Once the… Read the rest of the article: Satisfying watercolor chickens come to life in Myroslava Boikiv's playful painting process

This video of an AirAsia flight landing at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport has been making the rounds. It's one of those clips that instantly made my palms sweat with anxiety.… Read the rest of the article: Viral video: AirAsia jet battling crosswinds during landing at Taiwan airport

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.… Read the rest of the article: Albino softshell turtle looks like a real-life Pokémon

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… Read the rest of the article: Baby aardvarks look like tiny aliens

These were the bizarre carpeted bathrooms of the 1970s. People put shag carpet around bathtubs, toilets, and sinks because it was considered luxurious and cozy at the time. Some bathrooms… Read the rest of the article: Shag carpet around the toilet — the 1970s were something else

From the Lost Found Art personal collection, these amazing wooden pipes span the 19th century and across continents, each one turning a simple pipe into something part tool, part talisman.… Read the rest of the article: Why are these antique pipes shaped like human hands?

This collection of photos shows the magical tree experiments of Axel Erlandson. A bean farmer by trade, Erlandson noticed how two sycamore trees naturally grew together and began experimenting, training… Read the rest of the article: This guy bent 70 trees into ladders and bird cages

Deep in the Alaskan wilderness near Talkeetna sits a mysterious, leaning tower of stacked cabins that people have compared to something out of a children's storybook. Known online as the… Read the rest of the article: Alaska's "Dr. Seuss House" is a stacked-cabin tower deep in the woods

Watch legendary rock and urban climber Alain Robert (often called "The French Spider-Man") casually stop to rest his arms in the middle of a climb at age 60 while in… Read the rest of the article: French Spider-Man rests mid-cliff at 60, no harness needed

During the postcard boom of the early 20th century, people became fascinated with humorous "giant crop" images showing absurdly oversized produce and animals. Advances in printing and lower mailing costs… Read the rest of the article: Giant crop postcards turned oversize produce into folk art

Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama, is what happens when lost luggage doesn't get reunited with its owner. After airlines try and fail to return missing bags, the contents end… Read the rest of the article: The thrift store that exists because airlines lose your bags

Victorian hair jewelry, like the ones in these photos, was one of those old traditions that feels both beautiful and maybe a little eerie today. At the time, though, it was considered… Read the rest of the article: Victorian hair jewelry: bracelets and rings woven from the dead

The whimsical and erotic puzzles of William Accorsi capture the free-spirited vibe of 1960s and '70s folk art. His sculptural puzzles are playful and colorful, with tiny details that make… Read the rest of the article: Erotic wooden puzzles from 1960s spark joy

The old clown photos in TASCHEN's The Circus. 1870s–1950s are incredible. A lot of the clowns look more fantastical than funny, with smeared makeup, giant costumes, and intense expressions. Some… Read the rest of the article: Vintage clown photos capture old circus culture

This photo from the early 20th century shows what a hair loss treatment called the Thermocap looked like. This pseudoscientific gem was marketed towards men who were balding. The device… Read the rest of the article: Early 1900s Thermocap hair loss device looks like sci-fi medical tech gone wrong

This fascinating video shows an original World War II–era US Army C-Ration can from the 1940s being opened today, in 2026. Its preserved contents are revealed after roughly 80 years,… Read the rest of the article: Opening 80-year-Old WWII US Army C-Ration can with original chocolate, coffee, biscuits, and jam inside

An artist and mom has found the funniest possible way to engage with Pokémon: by drawing them without ever seeing them. PokéMum creates her own versions of Pokémon based only… Read the rest of the article: What happens when an artist draws Pokémon without ever seeing them