mysteries Mysterious box of dynamite triggers evacuation in Knoxville Rob Beschizza

History 1936 exposé: How Chicago's charity rackets worked Ellsworth Toohey

American Heart Association adds Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" to growing repertoire of hands-only CPR songs Jennifer Sandlin

oregon Happy Exploding Whale Day! Rob Beschizza

corruption Government cuts internet to all 5,000 residents of island after construction protests Gail Sherman

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whales Florence celebrates the 54th Exploding Whale day Jason Weisberger

taxidermy Museum refuses DNA test on suspiciously large "pet" frog Popkin

california Venusian time machine: the strange tale of California's "Giant Rock" Mark Frauenfelder

barbies The monumental birth of Black Barbie Allan Rose Hill

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treasure Treasure hunter dug 130-feet-deep hole in his kitchen seeking pot of gold but fell to his death David Pescovitz

video games Jack Black to star in Minecraft movie Rob Beschizza

News Happy "Oregon exploded a whale" day Jason Weisberger

law Oklahoma judge arrested after opening fire while driving and intentionally crashing car into another Rob Beschizza

books Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Oni Press team up for new anti-censorship initiative and fundraiser party Thom Dunn

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