cars 5 cars used by Biden's Secret Service caught fire soon after they were dropped off at Hertz (video) Carla Sinclair

fires A large fire in New Jersey burned a business that sells fire extinguishers Carla Sinclair

weird accidents A fire truck on its way to a burning house crashes into building, leaving two huge holes Carla Sinclair

Funny Why you more likely to die around your birthday Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Want to feel like Dr. Who? You'll want these digital night vision binoculars Boing Boing's Shop

accidents Two kayakers die in same Texas lake just 10 days apart Carla Sinclair

memes Collection of Demon Core memes Rob Beschizza

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

77-year-old man from Florida's The Villages busted with $1,800 worth of erection pills Rob Beschizza

pride What if Geico's gecko was a bi leather daddy? Rusty Blazenhoff

fire Wind turbine makes a smoke spiral while burning Popkin

music Listen to this strange and compelling mix of field recordings, cut-ups, and sound art David Pescovitz

batman I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

uk The Tories' failed £1.2m social smear ads reveal callouses on our attention's tender spots Cory Doctorow

snow Hand stuck to freezing metal? Urinate on it. David Pescovitz

corruption India's deadly exam-rigging scandal: murder, corruption, suicide and scapegoats Cory Doctorow

offworld Why do deer run into traffic, anyway? Leigh Alexander

The woman who shoots ghosts Don Jolly