curiosities

The Macabre Sculptures Within The Bone Church

If you happen to venture into the Czech Republic’s small suburb of Sedlec, you may stumble upon the Cemetery Church of All Saints. The structure itself looks fairly unassuming, but the outer walls contain some creepy indications of the ghastly findings you are about to encounter inside – actually, less...

By Erin Kelly • Aug 19, 2014

The Macabre Sculptures Within The Bone Church

If you happen to venture into the Czech Republic’s small suburb of Sedlec, you may stumble upon the Cemetery Church of All Saints. The structure itself looks fairly unassuming, but the outer walls contain some creepy indications of the ghastly findings you are about to encounter inside – actually, less...

By Erin Kelly • August 19, 2014

5 Of The Most Interesting YouTube Channels

YouTube is a vast ocean of cat videos and borderline-pornographic footage of teen girls dancing alone in their rooms when they’re supposed to be doing algebra homework. It’s as if every human being who’s privileged enough to have Internet access has uploaded whatever random thoughts they have to the service....

By Richard Stockton • Aug 12, 2014

5 Of The Most Interesting YouTube Channels

YouTube is a vast ocean of cat videos and borderline-pornographic footage of teen girls dancing alone in their rooms when they’re supposed to be doing algebra homework. It’s as if every human being who’s privileged enough to have Internet access has uploaded whatever random thoughts they have to the service....

By Richard Stockton • August 12, 2014

What We Love This Week, Volume LXXVII

Scenic Self-Portraits To Make You Feel Wonderfully Small It’s easy to misunderstand our size and importance in the scope of the universe. Current natural events suggest that yes, people do have a knack for altering–and perhaps irrevocably so–our climate and ecosystems. And when you look at just how vast these...

By Savannah Cox • Aug 8, 2014

What We Love This Week, Volume LXXVII

Scenic Self-Portraits To Make You Feel Wonderfully Small It’s easy to misunderstand our size and importance in the scope of the universe. Current natural events suggest that yes, people do have a knack for altering–and perhaps irrevocably so–our climate and ecosystems. And when you look at just how vast these...

By Savannah Cox • August 8, 2014

The Lifecycle Of A Queen (Bumble) Bee

We recognize them by their signature yellow-black stripes and for being invaluable to our ecosystem. These queen bumblebee facts will only add to that.

By Savannah Cox • Aug 5, 2014

The Lifecycle Of A Queen (Bumble) Bee

We recognize them by their signature yellow-black stripes and for being invaluable to our ecosystem. These queen bumblebee facts will only add to that.

By Savannah Cox • August 5, 2014

Kumi Yamashita’s Complex And Brilliant Shadow Art Will Amaze You

Kumi Yamashita is a sculptor of magic, building an invisible bridge between the material and immaterial, and often creating interesting juxtapositions along the way. In her series -simply but aptly titled “Light and Shadow”- Yamashita uses a single light source and myriad specifically placed everyday objects to attain the desired...

By Erin Kelly • Aug 5, 2014

Kumi Yamashita’s Complex And Brilliant Shadow Art Will Amaze You

Kumi Yamashita is a sculptor of magic, building an invisible bridge between the material and immaterial, and often creating interesting juxtapositions along the way. In her series -simply but aptly titled “Light and Shadow”- Yamashita uses a single light source and myriad specifically placed everyday objects to attain the desired...

By Erin Kelly • August 5, 2014

5 Animals With Superpowers Way Cooler Than X-Men

The natural world is capable of producing some really weird (and powerful) creatures. It’s no wonder that so many of our fictional superheroes are based on animals. A lot of them possess powers that would make even the most daring of us think twice before taking them on. Mantis Shrimp...

By All That's Interesting • Aug 3, 2014

5 Animals With Superpowers Way Cooler Than X-Men

The natural world is capable of producing some really weird (and powerful) creatures. It’s no wonder that so many of our fictional superheroes are based on animals. A lot of them possess powers that would make even the most daring of us think twice before taking them on. Mantis Shrimp...

By All That's Interesting • August 3, 2014

20 Weird Candies We Dare You To Eat

Urn ashes, turkey, smoked lamb. What do they have in common? They're all flavors of strange candies that you couldn't pay us to try.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 2, 2014

20 Weird Candies We Dare You To Eat

Urn ashes, turkey, smoked lamb. What do they have in common? They're all flavors of strange candies that you couldn't pay us to try.

By Erin Kelly • August 2, 2014

The 10 Most Fascinating (And Terrifying) Fringe Sciences

Black holes, parallel universes and teleportation: these fringe sciences can be as cool as they are scary.

By Savannah Cox • Jul 25, 2014

The 10 Most Fascinating (And Terrifying) Fringe Sciences

Black holes, parallel universes and teleportation: these fringe sciences can be as cool as they are scary.

By Savannah Cox • July 25, 2014

40 Bruce Lee Quotes That Will Change Your Life

When the going gets tough, there are these 40 Bruce Lee quotes to keep you going.

By Alexander Baldwin • Jul 22, 2014

40 Bruce Lee Quotes That Will Change Your Life

When the going gets tough, there are these 40 Bruce Lee quotes to keep you going.

By Alexander Baldwin • July 22, 2014

These 5 Bizarre Word Origins Will Leave You Scratching Your Head

The words you use every day are like superheroes; they all have backstories of one kind or another, and while some (Batman) are awesome, others (Robin) are another story. Learning the bizarre histories—and in some cases origin myths—of the common words on this list is like bumping into an old...

By Richard Stockton • Jul 20, 2014

These 5 Bizarre Word Origins Will Leave You Scratching Your Head

The words you use every day are like superheroes; they all have backstories of one kind or another, and while some (Batman) are awesome, others (Robin) are another story. Learning the bizarre histories—and in some cases origin myths—of the common words on this list is like bumping into an old...

By Richard Stockton • July 20, 2014

5 Times That Satire Crossed Vladimir Putin

The Nikas Awards In 2008, the Nikas, Russia’s answer to the Oscars, had jokes about Putin and Dmitry Medvedev cut from their broadcast by a TV station. Medvedev, the man who at the time had just taken over as president while Putin switched to prime minister for a term, was...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Jul 18, 2014

5 Times That Satire Crossed Vladimir Putin

The Nikas Awards In 2008, the Nikas, Russia’s answer to the Oscars, had jokes about Putin and Dmitry Medvedev cut from their broadcast by a TV station. Medvedev, the man who at the time had just taken over as president while Putin switched to prime minister for a term, was...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • July 18, 2014