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Kite Incident

2025-07-28 07:00:00

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Kite Incident

Detectives say the key to tracking down the source of the kites was a large wall map covered in thumbtacks and string. 'It's the first time that method has ever actually worked,' said a spokesperson.

Detectives say the key to tracking down the source of the kites was a large wall map covered in thumbtacks and string. 'It's the first time that method has ever actually worked,' said a spokesperson.

Geologic Periods

2025-07-25 07:00:00

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Geologic Periods

Geologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about.

Geologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about.

Flettner Rotor

2025-07-23 07:00:00

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Flettner Rotor

"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."

iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21 07:00:00

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iNaturalist Animals and Plants

Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.

Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.

Replication Crisis

2025-07-18 07:00:00

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Replication Crisis

Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.

Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.

Echo Chamber

2025-07-16 07:00:00

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Echo Chamber

This is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition.

Unsolved Physics Problems

2025-07-14 07:00:00

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Unsolved Physics Problems

'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

Building a Fire

2025-07-11 07:00:00

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Building a Fire

That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

Fix This Sign

2025-07-09 07:00:00

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Fix This Sign

We're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes.

We're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes.

Geology Murder

2025-07-07 07:00:00

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Geology Murder

After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound.

After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound.