vegetables Weirdly wonderful: the love postcards that time forgot Popkin

Weird Grow freaky fruit in the shape of people's faces David Pescovitz

fruits This is a titty fruit. Please don't eat (or suckle) it Mark Frauenfelder

Food Post office evacuated and workers treated for durian exposure David Pescovitz

animation Revealing the innards of fruits and vegetables with stop-motion animation David Pescovitz

Food An edible "second skin" to preserve fruits and vegetables David Pescovitz

politics New blue paint under Reflecting Pool already peeling Rob Beschizza

Food Farmer digs up yam shaped like a human hand in China Popkin

adorable animals Banana-obsessed beaver makes brilliant ASMR Jennifer Sandlin

youtube Making giant grapes for no other reason than hubris Grant St. Clair

Food These Tiny Bananas Look Like They Came From a Dollhouse Orchard Popkin

Even Grok thinks RFK Jr.'s diet is a bad idea Jason Weisberger

animals Watch birds enjoy a woodland charcuterie board  Popkin

adorable animals This snack-hungry house goat is my new favorite internet animal! Jennifer Sandlin

australia Psst…. don't tell this adorable lil' tree kangaroo that he's got avocado all over his snout Jennifer Sandlin

archaeology "Open arse" — medieval Europe's rotting fruit delicacy found in Roman toilet Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Government shutdown spells trouble for travelers: Here's how Babbel could help Boing Boing's Shop

politics Xbox console price increased (yes, really, again) Grant St. Clair

surgery Tiny robot hands perform delicate stitches on single corn kernel (video) Popkin