Food It's not just you. Brussels Sprouts were gross in the 90s Thom Dunn

So much for peace love and ice cream Ben & Jerry's was always political — but now its CEO is fired for it, says lawsuit Carla Sinclair

cute New England Aquarium opens penguin retirement home Gail Sherman

Boing Boing Gadgets Banish cat boredom for just $27 with this interactive kitty toy Boing Boing's Shop

torture ICE tortures and hospitalizes legal United States resident Jason Weisberger

china Restaurant offers to compensate 4,000 diners after teenagers caught peeing in the hotpot broth Allan Rose Hill

Funny Penalized footballer shreds his yellow card—with a tiny shredder Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Critically endangered mountain tapir celebrates his 26th birthday Jennifer Sandlin

health Blue tongue, blank stare: slushies are basically kiddie knockout drops Ellsworth Toohey

misinformation Spite turns normal people into horse-paste-eating conspiracy addicts, says study Ellsworth Toohey

Happy Mutants We found the most delightfully unhinged restaurant in the southwest Jennifer Sandlin

books McAtlas documents, analyzes, and celebrates the international multiformity of McDonald's Ruben Bolling

I'll only have what she's having Silly lovebird snubs food bowl — only wants what's in bunny's mouth (video) Carla Sinclair

animals Sassy chameleon goes full diva with mind-blowing color changes Popkin

Cooking How to Sous Vide wieners with a condom Thom Dunn

pets Massive "megalodon" goldfish found swimming in state park Allan Rose Hill

adorable animals The sound of horses crunching carrots is so satisfying! Jennifer Sandlin

The hellish heat from Mount Vesuvius's eruption turned this victim's brain to glass Allan Rose Hill

Community Little Free Library celebrates its 200,000th book-sharing box Jennifer Sandlin

Science Tea brewing process filters 15% of water lead, new research shows Ellsworth Toohey