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Welcome to the age of terrifying glass sky pools. You’re so biased about your biases. Preventing book theft in Medieval Times (evidently this was a big concern). Here is an article about a barfing machine. So much 19th Century magician…

It’s been, like, SO long since we were hanging in the trees. Everyone loves a good historical archaeology hoax. Behold the world’s youngest master penman (not going to lie here, I was very disappointed they were not a child). Important…

Due to technical difficulties MC will be back tomorrow bright and early, but in the meantime enjoy some book covers from the British Library.

I’m sure you already read this but just in case, hey guess what Amazon is still the worst! Soviet movie posters forever. News update: squid eyes are weird! Let’s all explore the Great Tower of London that could have been.…

Contrary to previous reports, TODAY is Friday. Sky Ladder is your explosives based art for the day. Christina Broom’s soldiers and suffragettes. Let’s all take a moment for the larger Pacific striped octopus. Cracking the mystery of hair ice. And…

If you didn’t hear already, the universe is definitely (slowly) dying. Where is the bearded president we were promised? It’s a Friday and the internet was kind of slow yesterday so here’s a story about a Finnish bear and wolf…

What is up with all this terrifying spider news this week? Here come the Zero-G leafy greens. Let’s all take a trip to the mysterious Alaskan Dr Seuss house. We’ve discovered a new pentagon. Good for us! Asking the hard…

We all need some pre-1900 surreal and grotesque art from time to time. In the world of 2015 drones are used to collect whale snot. News item: spiders continue to be totally nuts! Let’s talk about animal trials of the…

Hey remember that time the US wanted to bomb Japan with thousands of bats? Similarly: hey remember that time the army helped invent cheetos? The horrifying story of the youngest girl ever executed in America (what a cheery way to…

The most important thing is that (eventually) you’ll be able to see The Day the Clown Cried. Maybe tapeworms are good for your brain? Maybe a lot of things. Similarly: understanding schizophrenia with crickets. Atlas Obscura asks the hard questions:…

Let’s talk about Earth’s (possible) hairy mane. Important news: wasps are the worst! The golden age of bourgeois portraiture. The golden age of SPACE BRIDES. Now let’s take a moment to appreciate the (generally awful) cover design of the Man…

Hand-painted silent films were just the greatest. Mapping 400 years of a single New York block (is a thing you could do). Old sea maps are also pretty neat! Hippie modernism. Great news! The world’s largest natural sound archive is…