australia Watch an adorable brushtail possum named Raisin cleaning himself Jennifer Sandlin

travel Kissing rock is a romantic seaside spot in Pacific Grove, California Popkin

photography World's oldest UFO photo may depict something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

websites Javascript Kaleidoscope Rob Beschizza

art The Public and Private Life of Animals satirized the late Victorian world Popkin

Watch these thrilling, brutal, nail-biting moments from the year in, um, table tennis Allan Rose Hill

special effects Watch 1907's "The Doll's Revenge" — the first cannibal killer doll film in cinema history Ellsworth Toohey

ghosts Mysterious floating orb and ghostly activity caught on security cam inside bar after closing time (video) Allan Rose Hill

travel The Grimbsy Beach Cottages are works of art Popkin

crime FBI busts $44M publishing scam that preyed on aspiring authors Ellsworth Toohey

trains How far can a train get you in Europe in 8 hours? Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Bad writing becomes an art form in annual contest for world's worst prose Ellsworth Toohey

History 18 million weird old books are waiting for you in this free online archive Ellsworth Toohey

olympics The 1904 Olympics Marathon gold medalist won while hallucinating on rat poison and brandy Ellsworth Toohey

Food IHOP server fired after 13 years service for buying pancakes for hungry person Rob Beschizza

art The Theme Park Preservation Society's fantastic and clever Disney theme park designs Ruben Bolling

books Seth's pocket-sized ghost stories are bringing Victorian chills back for Christmas Mark Frauenfelder

biology We may have already killed life on Mars Thom Dunn

gadgets Ruined 1993 Thinkpad tablet lovingly restored Rob Beschizza