Weird The only man to never have seen a woman David Pescovitz

Kids Watch a martial artist throw a needle through a pane of glass Andrea James

video Beautiful film on a Buddhist ritual only 46 monks have completed Andrea James

beer Monks looking at beer Rob Beschizza

archaeology Skeleton of woman found wrapped in chains for a surprising reason Allan Rose Hill

photos How a 1937 hoax captured the imagination with giant grasshoppers Popkin

world news 5 incredible facts about monks who poison themselves for 1,000 days to become mummies Ellsworth Toohey

meditation Long-term meditation changes your poop David Pescovitz

booze Sales of caffeinated wine surge after Catholics denounce Protestant-themed marketing Thom Dunn

nog Confessing to hoarding the eggnog in February Elías Villoro

drugs Buddhist temple empty after monks test positive for meth David Pescovitz

chiang mai 500-year-old Buddhist pagoda in Thailand collapses after rain, revealing hidden treasures (video) Carla Sinclair

Dungeons & Dragons How to make a D&D Character Sheet for Neo from The Matrix Thom Dunn

B'omarr LEGO Star Wars new Jabba's Throne Room set, with current occupant Boba Fett Jason Weisberger

Low and Slow that is the Disco Real Gregorian monks singing the Halo theme is pretty insane Jason Weisberger

History Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn

alcohol 40% of Scottish inmates drank Buckie, a caffeinated wine made by monks, before they got arrested Thom Dunn

drugs Analyzing tooth tartar to learn about ancient drug use David Pescovitz

wine Why "traditional" wine is inherently bullshit Thom Dunn