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The Town Built On Asbestos (Population: 3)
Wittenoom has no electricity, or running water, and was stricken from Australian maps back in 2007. So why do three holdouts still call the contaminated land home?
A Museum Small Enough to Fit on Your Desk
Stegosaurus bone, mammoth meat, and the Berlin Wall: Keep an entire museum right on your desk.
Beet Juice Can Reduce Altitude Sickness
High levels of nitrate in the juice help normalize blood vessel function.
11 Toasty Facts About Quiznos
The sandwich chain has struggled recently, but there are still plenty of quirky facts from their 30 year history.
What Hägar the Horrible and the Chiquita Banana Girl Have in Common
… Featuring a catchy 1944 cartoon starring the one-and-only Ms. Banana.
How Taco Emoji—and Hittite Hieroglyphs—Get to Your Screen
Remember when there was all that internet racket about the taco emoji? The trending hashtag, the t-shirts, the campaigns—it was a global initiative, and it worked. And we were happy, for awhile ... at least until we realized that there was no eyeroll emoj
Are Squat Toilets Better for Your Health?
Proponents of squatting say seated pooping is hazardous to your health.
13 Fascinating Little Facts about Liechtenstein
It's one of the smallest countries in the world, but it's not short on compelling qualities.
11 Fragrant Facts About Trash
One man’s trash is another man’s fun fact.
11 Scientific Reasons Why Being in Nature is Relaxing
Soil can be good for your serotonin levels.
Nearly One-Third of Cacti Are at Risk of Becoming Extinct
One major threat? Collectors and horticulturists harvest the wild plants and sell them illegally.
Read Oliver Sacks’s Academic Work for Free
A selection of the neuroscientist’s papers will become available December 1.
Go Ahead, Eat Your Nail Polish
Chronic nail biters beware.
Fossils Reveal How and When Giraffe Necks Grew Long
The giraffe's neck evolved in two stages, millions of years apart.
16 Fascinating Facts About Training Day
Denzel Washington played against type, and won an Oscar for his efforts.
7 Presidential Facts About William Henry Harrison
Learn more about our ninth president, William Henry Harrison.
11 Spunky Facts About the Maltese
Learn more about one of the world's oldest lap dogs.
Scientists Successfully Create Brain-to-Brain Link
Through a brain-to-brain interface, subjects guessed accurately 72 percent of the time.