LOOK WHO'S CRAWLING
SOMETHING DOESN'T ADD UP
What Is The Real Coronavirus Toll in Each State?
Nationwide, 200,700 more people have died than usual from March 15 to July 25. That number is 54,000 higher than the official count of coronavirus deaths for that period.
YOU ALREADY KNOW
10 Genre TV Shows Where The First Season Was The Best Season
Television shows often take a bit of time to find their footing, only getting better with each passing season. Then there are the shows that peaked early. Like, really early.
MOSTLY A LONG PAUSE
Yakko Warner From 'Animaniacs' Sings 'The Nations of the World' But Only The Countries That Americans Can Travel To Without Restrictions
Matt Gardner updated the "Animaniacs" song "Nations of the World" to reflect all of the countries you can go to and there's a lot of long pauses.
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THE MOLE YOU KNOW
How A 'Mole Man' Dug A Series Of Tunnels Under His Home For Years In London Without Anyone Noticing
In 2006. it was discovered that William Lyttle had built an intricate network of tunnels below his house in Hackney, London.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ELLEN
How Ellen Will Try To Fix Her Scandal, According To Crisis PR Experts
There's a playbook for recovering from the kind of mess DeGeneres is in. Seasoned PR professionals told us how it works.
'I'M STAYING BY BLACK ASS AT HOME'
The NYPD Banged On A Black Lives Matter Organizer's Door, Shut Down His Street, Stayed For 5 Hours, Then Left
As dozens of NYPD officers stood guard outside Derrick Ingram's Hell's Kitchen building on Friday afternoon, the 28-year-old activist was pacing his apartment, eating cashews.
NSFW
Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion's Music Video For 'WAP' Is An Over-The-Top NSFW Romp
Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion deliver a music video chock-full of T&A, and an incomprehensible Kylie Jenner cameo.
WATER YOU SCARED OF?
I Once Lived For Danger. Night Surfing Scared Me Straight
In 2001, the TV show "Jackass" was canceled. It only took me 19 more years to stop doing dumb shit.
ZIPPITY ZAP
The Quest To Liberate $300,000 Of Bitcoin From An Old Zip File
The story of a guy who wouldn't let a few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between him and his cryptocurrency.
TICKS ALL BOXES
The Reasons Why Fake Rolex Watches Are Accurate To The Finest Detail
It's really hard to tell the difference between a real Rolex and a fake Rolex these days. Here are the reasons why.
CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON GOOD LUCK
Seabird Poop Is Worth More Than $1 Billion Annually
Scientists put a price tag on guano's global benefits, which range from agricultural fertilizer to coral reef enricher.
WELCOME TO PURGATORY
This 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Maze Takes Trillions Of Years To Complete
The maze will take simulated park guests park 6.6 * 10 ^ 19,758 years to complete. That is a very long time.
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RUMOR HAS IT
Reading Martha Stewart's Lips
Did my mother ruin Martha Stewart's marriage?" Now I needed to know. After all, I'd used the line often enough at cocktail parties down the years, when people still had cocktail parties: "My mother ruined Martha Stewart's marriage."
BRILLIANT
Guy Has A Trick That Always Fools His Dog Into Eating His Food
Nitro never thinks his food is ever good enough, so his owner uses this hilarious trick to fool him into thinking it's delicious.
WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR THE GUY WHO DID THIS
This Worst-Case Climate Scenario Might Be The Most Realistic
With news every day of environmental protections being stripped away, hotter summers, more powerful storms and biodiversity in crisis, are we doomed?
JUST WINGING IT
The Man Who Sued Red Bull For Not Growing Wings
The story of a $13 million lawsuit against the energy drink's famous slogan.
THE GENESIS OF A FAN
Two Gen Zers Listen To Phil Collins's 'In the Air Tonight' For The First Time And Get Their Minds Blown
21-year-old YouTubers Tim and Fred Williams weren't ready for Phil Collins's next level drum solo.
WAIT, WHAT
Why You Should Think Twice About Showering
In "Clean: The New Science of Skin," James Hamblin seeks to upend some popular wisdom about personal cleanliness.
THAT OTTER DO IT
Otter Jumps Onto Boat, Escapes From Killer Whale In The Nick Of Time
An otter fleeing from an orca hopped onto a boat with only seconds to spare.
ALL IN
The iOS-Ification Of The Mac Is Almost Complete
After more than a month of using macOS Big Sur, which is now available for anyone to install as a public beta, I've experienced a new phenomenon: I now find myself trying to swipe on my MacBook screen as if it will respond to my touch.
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AFTERLIFE FINDS A WAY
I Don't Understand Why Everyone Hates 'Jurassic Park III'
You're all WRONG.
RING THE ALARM
Saxophonists Base An Entire Song Off Of A Car Alarm
A band from Pittsburgh take the Too Many Zooz's Car Alarm Challenge to new heights.
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER
How Herpes Became A Sexual Boogeyman (2019)
It's not a serious health threat. The CDC doesn't even recommend regular testing. So how did herpes get so aggressively feared?
GET THE BILL
Bill Gates On COVID: Most US Tests Are 'Completely Garbage'
The techie-turned-philanthropist on vaccines, Trump and why social media is "a poisoned chalice."
AWWWW
Woman Pulls Off Reverse Military Homecoming Surprise, Surprises Her Son At Wedding Celebration
The groom, who is currently in service, wasn't expecting his mother to be there for his wedding celebration, but she surprised him.
'I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK'
The Wedge Issue That's Dividing Trumpworld
A group of social conservatives wants the president to embrace anti-transgender issues to reverse his sagging poll numbers. Some Trump advisers think it's political suicide.
WALK THE WALK
Guy Pulls Off Stunningly Realistic Portrayal Pretending He's Walking In A Video Game
Everything from the graphics to the guy's movement to the camerawork is perfect.
PAWNS IN A GAME
College-Educated Professionals Are Capitalism's Useful Idiots
How I got co-opted into helping the rich prevail at the expense of everybody else.
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE
The Greatest Upsets Of 2020 So Far
House primary upsets ranked, from Cori Bush to Marie Newman.
STEAMPUNK
Here's Some Extraordinarily Well-Preserved Footage From 1902 Taken From A 'Flying' Suspended Train In Germany
The Museum of Modern Art has a video of "stunning visual clarity and quality" of a German "flying" train from 1902.
STAYIN' ALIVE
Guy Tests Out Whether Survival Gear You Can Purchase On Amazon Actually Works
Tyler tests out items you'd put in a survival kit you can purchase on Amazon and sees whether they're worth your money.
SWAN SONG
The Week's Best Memes, Ranked
This week, we've got Jonathan Swan's Donald Trump interview reaction, what we're secretly listening to on our headphones, What prevents you from doing this and Reese Witherspoon 2020 mood calendar.
FEELING DINO-SORE
Just Let This Lizard Be A Dinosaur
Five months after scientists announced they had discovered the world's tiniest dinosaur, named Oculudentavis, they've divulged that the dinosaur was in fact a lizard. This demotion is cruel and unnecessary.
JAYWATCH
Someone Made A Supercut Of Characters From Movies Cringing At Jay Leno Making Jokes About Them
Buck LePard observed that there's a surprisingly amount of movies that utilize Jay Leno making jokes about the main characters, much to their chagrin.
'I WAS SCARED SH*TLESS'
'I Don't Think Anyone Grows Up Wanting To Be A Prison Guard'
A corrections officer reflects on 15 years of working among incarcerated people.
EVERYTHING'S BETTER WITH MATRIX CAMERAS
Guy Rigs Up Stunt Bike Tricks With High-Speed Cameras In 4K, And The Results Are Spectacular
Here's what a wheelie, stoppie and wheel hop stunt looks like when shot with extremely high speed cameras.
HEARTBREAKING
My Sister And I Are The Victims. Our Brother Is The Predator
After graduating from Babson College in 2017, I spent two years tending to the litigation that ultimately landed my brother in prison.
WITHOUT PRINCIPAL
Two Students Say They Were Suspended From Their Georgia High School For Posting Photos Of Crowded Hallways
The images of students packed together in hallways went viral on Twitter as the school faces scrutiny from staff and students.
WE'LL WEATHER IT
Why 2020's Hurricane Forecast Went From Bad To Worse
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) now expects "an extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season, bumped up from "above normal."
IT'S A BLESSING AND A CURSE
Guy Who Accurately Predicted Every Presidential Election Since 1984 Reveals Who He Thinks Will Win In 2020
Allan Lichtman has a frighteningly accurate model of 13 "keys" of determining who will win the US presidential election. Here's who he thinks will win in 2020.
DANGEROUS CHEMISTRY
The Tragic Physics Of The Deadly Explosion In Beirut
A blast injury specialist explores the chemistry — and history — of explosions like the one captured in videos that swept across the world.
WAIT FOR IT
Man Narrowly Avoids Bolt Of Lightning Striking A Tree In His Front Yard In Shocking Footage Caught On Camera
Justin Howard was watching a storm from his front yard when a lightning bolt crashed into his 50-foot pine tree.
ANIMATED RESPONSE
In The Summer Of 2008, We Got A 'Star Wars' Movie You Probably Don't Remember
No film in George Lucas' cinematic empire is more disposable or forgotten than "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which was little more than a feature-length tie-in to a TV series he was developing. But it helped hook a new generation on the never-ending franchise.
HARROWING
This Is The Closest Footage Taken Near The Beirut Explosion
Somewhat miraculously, the couple in the video suffered injuries but survived the explosion.
IN THEIR DEFENSE
Have The Jacksonville Jaguars Backslid To Being The NFL's Worst Team Again?
Just two seasons ago, Jacksonville was one quarter of football away from making the Super Bowl.
BOMB AWAY
Scuba Divers Hunt Around Riverbed, Accidentally Find An Old Bomb
Sometimes you have to sift through a lot of trash underwater before you stumble onto the dangerous explosive one day.
TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK
Trump Issues Executive Orders Banning US Transactions With WeChat And TikTok In 45 Days
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders banning U.S. transactions with Chinese tech firms Tencent and ByteDance.