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No, You Won't Get Warts From Touching a Toad

But you will get them by not wearing flip-flops in a gym shower.

Watch a 40-Ton Whale Jump Completely Out of the Water

The behavior is called breaching.

Watch How Jigsaw Puzzles are Made

Some are cut with literal jigsaws, but the new hotness is LASERS.

The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2016.

Here’s What a Rocket Launch Looks Like from Space

Satellites above Kazakhstan captured exhilarating time-lapse images of a Soyuz rocket taking flight.

Inside the Clandestine World of Chameleon Ranching

"In our free time, we don't go out drinking. We go out herping," says one member of a Florida herpetological society.

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Scientists Put a GIF Inside Living Bacteria

The ultimate goal: turning our cells into microscopic video cameras.

Watch Conservationists Disassemble World's Largest Known Celtic Coin Hoard

Experts spent three years dismantling the pile of 70,000 coins piece by piece.

The Reason Some Frogs Grow Extra Legs

The culprit is parasites, not pollution.

Meet the Workers Risking Their Lives to Rebuild the Great Wall of China

Since 2005, workers have carried out grueling—and often, life-threatening—physical labor to see the World Wonder restored to tiptop shape.

Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959). Model of St. Mark’s Tower. Unbuilt project. New York, New York. 1927-31. Painted wood. 53 x 16 x 16″ (134.6 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm)

See How MoMA Saved a 90-Year-Old Model Built by Frank Lloyd Wright

Had the building come to fruition, it would have been one of New York City's first glass skyscrapers.

Watch a Rare Video of Nirvana Rocking Out at Radio Shack in 1988

Before Nirvana hit it big, the band gave a rousing performance at their local Radio Shack. In 1988, the band played a set at the electronics store's Aberdeen, Washington outpost, shredding in front of the audio/video section.

Meet the Man Cloning Ancient Redwood Trees

Reforestation promises to bring back old-growth trees...very slowly.

Watch This Supercut of 150 Memorable Title Drops From Film History

From <em>Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</em> to <em>Dude, Where's My Car?</em>, these films couldn't resist mentioning their respective titles in dialogue.

Watch Weevils Invade California Palm Trees

The South American palm weevil is eating palms' hearts out.

Watch These Japanese Elementary Schoolers Set a Guinness World Record for Jump Rope

The school just edged out the previous record, which belonged to their rivals.

This Scuba Diver Has Been Visiting the Same Fish for 30 Years

Arakawa has been visiting Yoriko, an Asian sheepshead wrasse—called a kobudai in Japan—in the waters of Hasama Underwater Park.

Behold the Floppotron, a Computer Hardware Orchestra

Who knew floppy drives and scanners could rock so hard?

Watch This 1962 British Car Show

Including a Mini Cooper built with transparent panels.

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Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?

Your morning cup o' joe can give you more than just a caffeine buzz.

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Watch Nellie, the British School Computer of 1969

In 1969, one school computer filled multiple rooms, broke down constantly, and was brilliant.

This Tiny Toy Could Be the World's Smallest Rubik's Cube

British puzzle maker Tony Fisher's itty-bitty creation is less than a centimeter wide.

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80 Totally Awesome Facts About the '80s

The 1980s were a magical time that gave birth to so many things that have become commonplace in our lives, including personal computers, 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movies, and two-pound cell phones.

Can You Solve the Pirate Riddle?

These logical pirates will divide their booty based on a "yarr"/nay vote.

Watch This "Impossible Object" Dovetail Cube Puzzle

How can you make a cube with dovetails on four sides? Think outside the box....

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