Roadside Attractions A look at the 'world's largest' small town Rusty Blazenhoff

cycling An American pedicab driver in Oslo found that being nicer to drunk passengers fixed everything Ellsworth Toohey

disasters 46 swimmers hospitalized after piranha attack in Argentina Séamus Bellamy

tourons American gets stuck in giant German vagina, rescued by 22 baffled firefighters Jason Weisberger

Japan sends military as deadly bear attacks claim 12 lives in 6 months Ellsworth Toohey

crime How to avoid scams and yakuza in Tokyo's Kabukicho neighborhood Ellsworth Toohey

crime Thieves execute a Labubu heist Jason Weisberger

travel This Big Lebowski-themed bar in Reykjavik is the tourist trap you'll love Séamus Bellamy

Games Gorgeous maps of classic Fighting Fantasy gamebooks Rob Beschizza

rip Tourist who fell into volcano on Saturday found dead Carla Sinclair

search and rescue Tourist is trapped inside volcano after hiking guide "abandoned" her (video) Carla Sinclair

crime YouTubers attacked by Paris scammers after exposing rigged cups and ball game (video) Mark Frauenfelder

wild creatures Montana grizzly bear "explodes" out of trap and nearly destroys a man's camera (video) Carla Sinclair

News Coal mine tour features real rescue Jason Weisberger

maritime disasters The Japanese passenger who survived the Titanic but faced unbearable shaming at home Mister Dobo

Nature Survivalist answers survival questions from Twitter Popkin

road trips 2,000 travelers stranded on California's Highway 1 after another chunk fell into the ocean Carla Sinclair

yosemite Ahead of a huge storm, Yosemite Park Service tells tourists: GTFO Jason Weisberger

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werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin