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Obviously you need some French illustrations of helmet divers today. Why not throw in a few 19th Century Swiss pears while you’re at it. The dead seas of Titan. Monowi is the only incorporated town in the United States with…

Once upon a time the world was filled with giant penguins. Continuing a theme from yesterday: what if the Mexican-American War hadn’t happened? Super volcanoes of Io. NASA’s impossible space drive is totally not that impossible at all. The future…

I’ve thought about this a lot: what would Pangaea look like with modern borders? Look, I’m not above posting video of a Hungarian bear saving a crow sometimes. It is terrifying that we drink coca-cola. Here is what will be…

Medieval pop culture jokes. The art cars of Osamu Kokofu. Look, maybe you want to look at some 1970s fairy tale porn posters, that’s up to you. Maybe long-term couples form intricate shared memory systems (yes probably). Socotra island is…

Good news: now you can send you dead pets into outer space like the good lord intended. Dinosaurs had 50 million years of nonstop shrinking. Behold the oldest galaxy in the known universe. Let’s all listen to the music of…

The thing you need to know here is that some fleas are half an inch long. On the cats that protect the Hermitage. (What’s with all the whimsical Russia posts this week Dan?) The epic pettiness of Hess’s Triangle. Important…

We can finally talk about our secret moon base (plans). Sorry to link to the Huffington Post, but we’ve got to talk about these Siberian holes. Maybe you’d like some early 20th Century Japanese graphic design? Rogue waves are the…

It’s time to settle once and for all if you owe money to sing Happy Birthday. Everyone loves a good maritime disaster. Tonga may have been an epic seafaring empire. Space junk is a real big concern. The satanic leaf-tailed…

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Basically dinosaur days were just filled with feathers everywhere you looked. Who wants to visit an abandoned cowboy-themed Japanese theme park with me? Let’s all watch the queen age on bank notes. Paleofuture takes you inside the Soviet American Exposition…

Tonight I’ll be kept up by the thought of having 232 teeth removed. Actually, bats have totally amazing vision. NASA is working on a real big rocket for you. On the origins of werewolves. Look, we ALL love carnival rides.

I don’t think you have any idea how much art theft is going on you guys. Good news: now you can own a really large fossilized piece of feces. Seven centuries of sex slang. Perhaps you have asked yourself, why…