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hoaxes John Titor, the internet's most famous time traveler, vanished in 2001 Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1681, a mystery attacker who vanished instantly terrorized London Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Clicks Communicator brings back the physical keyboard for $500 Séamus Bellamy

ugly DHS chief does happy dance after Iran exits World Cup Jason Weisberger

gloating Grandpa Pudding Brains celebrates Supreme Court permission to be mean Jason Weisberger

wikipedia Wiki Spy lets you explore 43,815 cut-out Wikipedia objects Popkin

music Vulfpeck gamed Spotify with a silent album and funded a free concert tour Ellsworth Toohey

History The dentist who convinced FDR to bomb Japan with bats Gail Sherman

politics Scammer impersonates Marco Rubio, demands $300 in Bitcoin Grant St. Clair

AI Xbox raises console prices by up to $150 starting August Grant St. Clair

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

politics CDC buried this COVID vaccine study, so scientists published it anyway Séamus Bellamy

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

movies The Criterion Collection's Stanley Kubrick set is coming for your wallet Séamus Bellamy

Delightful Creatures Venice residents add coyotes to the coexistence curriculum Jason Weisberger

Comics MAD hits 600 issues; still, thankfully, hilariously juvenile Ruben Bolling

History The turnspit dog was bred to run on a wheel and roast meat, then went extinct Ellsworth Toohey