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unusual and peculiar colleges The College of Extraordinary Experiences transforms you in the most mind-blowing way Ferdinando Buscema

Weird Video showing a time when two porta-potties went airborne in Colorado on a windy day Popkin

Technology Explainer: Hawk Tuah Girl's crypto token crashes, wiping out $500 million in 24 hours Ellsworth Toohey

medicine UPDATED: If your surgery runs long, Anthem will stop paying for the anesthesia Allan Rose Hill

A Gaudi Muass Sein I tried, and failed, to solve the mystery of the Tyrolean tongue choir Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment More "More Cowbell" Jason Weisberger

Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey

art Why Richard Scarry chose animals over humans in his revolutionary children's books Mark Frauenfelder

heart attacks After 3 Michigan hunters drop dead in a week, a doctor gives some advice Carla Sinclair

Japan Unusual Gashapons from Tokyo: Hilarious and Weird Capsule Toys You Won't Believe Popkin

Environment The slender-billed curlew is extinct Ruben Bolling

happiness vs a living wage Bhutan's "Gross National Happiness" backfires as 9% of its population flees Carla Sinclair

Food Here's a guide to picking the best potato variety for mashing, baking, or frying Mark Frauenfelder

fun Shake-a-face toy: a vintage way to create random facial expressions Popkin

Comics Ben Katchor's comics were too weird for NPR's listeners Bob Knetzger

delightful creatures Doggo excited to see vacuum cleaner for one hilarious reason — and her human can't stop laughing about it (video) Carla Sinclair

These mind-blowing 60s singles predated punk rock's sound by a decade Mark Frauenfelder

photography Unusual vintage snapshots featuring questionable question marks Allan Rose Hill

Science "Demonic" 666 found in massive palindromic prime number Mark Frauenfelder