Japan Japanese group wears hilarious "mundane" Halloween costumes over flashy ones Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology A company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude in one month Ellsworth Toohey

art Erotic wooden puzzles from 1960s spark joy Popkin

Science In 1997, NOAA recorded a sound louder than any known animal Ellsworth Toohey

art This mask has a Pinocchio nose with bouncing colored balls on the end Popkin

Science Study finds infrasound the likely horror in hauntings Rob Beschizza

Science Amazing animal facts that will wow your friends, courtesy of Natural Habitat Shorts Jennifer Sandlin

art This beautifully beaded art brings bodega snacks to life Popkin

Science Counting sheep to fall asleep traces back to at least the 12th century Ellsworth Toohey

books Woman who wrote book on grief after husband's death convicted of his murder Rob Beschizza

Technology A retired geneticist built an online museum of electrical plugs Ellsworth Toohey

film Wooly Story is a whimsical stop-motion short from 1964 that brings yarn to life Popkin

Dance Dance Revolution Congressman demands a federal probe into 13 minutes of televised twerking Jason Weisberger

neuroscience Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets This Shark FlexBreeze Indoor & Outdoor fan is 56% off Boing Boing's Shop

History Vermont's tilted "witch windows" were supposedly designed to stop witches Ellsworth Toohey

History The 1990s panic over "phantom social workers" trying to abduct children Ellsworth Toohey

politics Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro treated for chronic hiccups Rob Beschizza

Technology Russian passport photocopies look like analog horror nightmares Ellsworth Toohey

Comic Books Hobtown Mystery Stories returns with another perfectly unsettling slice of small-town high weirdness Gareth Branwyn