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

World's Fair The 1964 World's Fair opened 50 years ago today Ethan Gilsdorf

Entertainment Disney World's "Carousel of Progress" now to include progress Ruben Bolling

art A piece of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase is going to auction Ellsworth Toohey

wildfires Loni, India has the world's most polluted air by far Séamus Bellamy

youtube Watch an ASMR groomer battle an enormous, stubborn cat Grant St. Clair

Entertainment DinoLand U.S.A., R.I.P. Ruben Bolling

Entertainment Tulsa's glowing plant gallery draws fans from across the country Lee Keeler

music Fortnite's newest Icon is the world's biggest virtual band Grant St. Clair

Games Don't want your Switch 2 bricked? Move to Europe Grant St. Clair

Science Unfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year Gail Sherman

youtube Google's AI-generated Super Bowl ad is no gouda, and gets a secret re-edit Thom Dunn

Science China fusion breakthrough: Artificial sun burns for record 17 minutes Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment A deep, deep dive into the history of Disney's animatronics Ruben Bolling

Charles and Ray Eames Meet Eliot Noyes, a midcentury design master Bob Knetzger

opera Is "Flüfferdämmerung" the first Furry opera? Thom Dunn

News Royal Mail's Dungeons & Dragons stamps: geek culture goes postal (and I went broke) Ellsworth Toohey

adorable doggos 8-year-old Pekingese, "Wild Thang" wins World's Ugliest Dog after five tries Jennifer Sandlin

sculpture The Garbage Goat sculpture is the world's most amusing trashcan Popkin