body orifaces Woman smuggled a loaded gun hidden in her vagina into jail and kept it in her cell for a week Mark Frauenfelder

History Nixon gave Cyprus a piece of the moon. Then a coup made it disappear. Ellsworth Toohey

Science This neurological condition makes people deny their own limbs Ellsworth Toohey

animals Tortoise rearranges furniture like a tiny interior designer Popkin

politics TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave Séamus Bellamy

ever rest Everest's most famous body finally has a name Jason Weisberger

Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger

Sea Squirts Man accused of stealing Sea Scouts' boat probably doesn't get his old boat back Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets The only thing hotter than summer? A $15 Sam's Club membership when it's usually $60. Boing Boing's Shop

law Killer dies of heart attack while disposing of victim's body Rob Beschizza

anxiety Propranolol doesn't kill public speaking dread — it just stops your body from becoming a shaky mess Ellsworth Toohey

Just one name Elon Musk demands one name of someone killed by aid cuts, gets a list Jason Weisberger

Science Suspected brain cancer turns out to be pork tapeworm infestation Rob Beschizza

mistakes Hitler baby photo in school yearbook Rob Beschizza

Tanzania Man lives with a knife blade in his chest for 8 years Séamus Bellamy

Science Dissolving crust on dead lithium batteries allows restoration to 95% original capacity Rob Beschizza

Weird New Jersey has a road called Shades of Death and residents grease the sign to stop theft Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Leica's SL3-P loses the dot, gets 8K open-gate video Rob Beschizza

Games GTA 6 is officially an $80 game — here's what you get Grant St. Clair

AI Companies discover AI is expensive when employees actually use it Jason Weisberger