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animals Honeybee curls up inside closing flower in timelapse video Popkin

Science The Vatican has run an astronomical observatory since 1774 Ellsworth Toohey

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Food The toast sandwich is a piece of toast between two slices of untoasted bread Ellsworth Toohey

1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey

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

politics Saul Goodman returns to celebrate America's 250th Grant St. Clair

Science The thought experiment that says you can't die (from your own perspective) Ellsworth Toohey

History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft Office 2024 is $105 for life—that's less than one year of 365 Boing Boing's Shop

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History The spy who ate live animals, documents, and possibly a toddler Ellsworth Toohey

garden Tomatoes do not need to die on the vine for flavor Jason Weisberger

movies The Social Reckoning trailer Rob Beschizza

aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza