I bet you didn’t know that sword swallowing had an important role in modern medicine.

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Who needs an Apple Watch when you can have a watch with a real ant colony inside?

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Once upon a time there were some fairy tales that were way, way darker and more bleak than you thought they were.

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The great Steve “You’re out of your element, Donny” Buscemi recently did an AMA on Reddit. Here are some of the highlights.

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You probably shop in these stores all of the time, so you might as well know the origins of seven famous department stores.

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NASA wants to try to create a moon for the moon.

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Thank you, Science: There is now a way to cook rice that cuts its calories way down.

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When it’s time for pizza, it’s time for pizza—even if you work up in a cell tower.