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Galileo’s fingers, reunited at last. Anvil shooting is crazy, but pretty cool. $300,000 for a parking space?    Brutal. MORE

Kingfishers are dedicated to the cause, and that cause is catching fish. Beloved by his country, Thailand’s king has been on the throne a long time.  Since 1946, he has ruled through 15 coups and 16 constitutions. If you happen to live in Oregon and want your car washed by an elephant, you’ll be able to get [...] MORE

Cameroon’s matrimonial coin. It’s more important to have a taste for good food than an eye for it. Sperm whales’ giant brains weigh more than 17 pounds. MORE

Be careful with hand sanitizer.  If it’s alcohol-based, it doesn’t play well with static electricity. The Wobblies had a lot of powerful enemies a century ago, but back then they also had a lot of members, too.  They had enough members to get them arrested one at a time until they filled Spokane’s jails far beyond [...] MORE

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Mandy Sellars has her own website. Age is but a number for Ahmed Dhore. Ernest Shackleton knew how to party, at least if by party you mean risk life and limb in the treacherous and little explored bottom of the world. MORE

Bucket wheel excavator in action: India’s constitution in full.  (The website is temporarily down at the time this is posted.) Mark’s chain on display. MORE

Elephant execution was once fairly common in India, but it has been done everywhere from Egypt to southeast Asia. The Blue Morpho can hear you. Santosh’s tiny bike in action: MORE