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The most stolen cars in America

28 October 2026

The most stolen cars in America

The mushroom that makes you see tiny people. Fight your ex at a boxing rave. And why you should spend more time in graveyards.

Why people forget your name

26 October 2026

Why people forget your name

The great unsolved mystery of anaesthesia. 152 black cats auditioning for one role. And where “close, but no cigar” comes from.

The world’s sperm capital

23 October 2026

The world’s sperm capital

The lengths taken to keep kids away from The Exorcist. What FOMO really is. And a British village guarded by knitted cops.

What your drink order says about you

21 October 2026

What your drink order says about you

Galileo’s middle finger sits in a glass egg. The dark history of Tom and Jerry. And the worst possible times to be on drugs.

The most badass armor ever

19 October 2026

The most badass armor ever

America’s most dangerous theme park. The made-up languages you can learn on Duolingo. And why Hershey made its bars taste bad on purpose.

The country with more saunas than cars

16 October 2026

The country with more saunas than cars

10 spy operations that sound like Hollywood fiction. Japan now has 107,000 people over 100. And why your cat is the best philosopher.

Male Birth Control Pills Are Coming

14 October 2026

Male Birth Control Pills Are Coming

Darth Vader’s lightsaber could fetch over $1 million. The 15 scariest towns in America. And the climber who needed no ropes.

He took rat poison to win Olympic gold

12 October 2026

He took rat poison to win Olympic gold

Polar bears in the Roman Colosseum. The endless loop of buying stuff. And the richest athlete who hasn’t played in 20 years.

The 25 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold

9 October 2026

The 25 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold

What Halloween was like 100 years ago. The fall of Saks Fifth Avenue. And does chess actually make you smarter?

Scary things power does to the brain

7 October 2026

Scary things power does to the brain

The $25,000 beach cottage that became Camelot. The 10 most overrated actors of the '80s. And the biggest bird that ever lived.

Should you sunbathe your balls?

5 October 2026

Should you sunbathe your balls?

Manhattan under a glass dome. 33 miners buried alive. And can staring at a painting fix your brain?

The smells every man loves

2 October 2026

The smells every man loves

The $750k movie that made $459 million. Kurt Cobain's apartment is on Airbnb. And 20 bizarre 9/11 references that appeared before 2001.

26 reasons why classic Hollywood was evil

30 September 2026

26 reasons why classic Hollywood was evil

One rat just ended a 76-year streak. The women who painted America's fruit. And what it takes to move 2,000 rhinos.

The only Simpsons joke Fox had to delete

28 September 2026

The only Simpsons joke Fox had to delete

Free money with a catch. The man who wheeled himself around the world. And why time speeds up as you age.

Minimum wage the year you were born

25 September 2026

Minimum wage the year you were born

The woman who made Van Gogh famous. Holy water vending machines. And the walking trick that conquered the world.

All roads don't lead to Rome

23 September 2026

All roads don't lead to Rome

Try living without free will. The next big trend in beer. And robots that operate on the battlefield.

We might have destroyed childhood

21 September 2026

We might have destroyed childhood

The plane that flew to space. Why European bread is better. And the bar that's actually a film set.

Police pulled over an empty car

18 September 2026

Police pulled over an empty car

The strip-mall millionaires richer than the Forbes 400, why Voltaire's most famous joke missed the point, and eleven countries where McDonald's doesn't exist.

Medieval mental health

16 September 2026

Medieval mental health

The 9/11 health crisis that's still unfolding 25 years later, an AI that detects schizophrenia better than doctors, and seven phrases you use every week that came from gamblers.

You can't be friends with your ex

14 September 2026

You can't be friends with your ex

Pizza is 14,000 years old, how philosophy actually solves hard decisions, and the first footage of a squid only 70 people have ever seen.

13 Strangest Food Ads

11 September 2026

13 Strangest Food Ads

How your heartbeat shapes what you feel, what a New York–LA flight cost in 1961, and why Leonardo da Vinci's procrastination was actually the point.

The word you've never questioned

9 September 2026

The word you've never questioned

A Japanese inn that's been open since 705 AD, why people who claim to be perfect are the biggest liars, and what a month of gardening does to your body.

The man moving his house by hand

7 September 2026

The man moving his house by hand

Fire might be the reason we can talk, a 66-study review that says psychopaths don't exist, and the astonishing hidden life of Mr T.

You're sitting wrong at dinner

4 September 2026

You're sitting wrong at dinner

AI is leaving a "creative scar" on everyone who uses it, why haunted houses are secretly good for you, and billionaires who now live full-time on their yachts.

Sleeping on 50,000 bees

2 September 2026

Sleeping on 50,000 bees

Whether crows are genuinely your friends, the real reason we blow out birthday candles, and which country survives if civilisation collapses.

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