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Photograph by Petrov Denis
 
WHAT WE FOUND
Illustration of a red-capped mushroom resting in an open hand
The Mushroom That Makes You Hallucinate Tiny, Pint-Sized People
Most restaurants in China’s Yunnan Province have one strict rule for this local mushroom: cook it for 15 minutes. Skip that step and you could spend the next few days watching tiny people climbing your walls. Scientists still can’t work out what it is. Tiny trespassers. ›
Boxer wrapping their hands beside the ring before a fight
I Went to a “Fight Your Evil Situationship Boxing Rave”
There’s a theory that young people don’t really party anymore. Which might be true. But one thing they will do, is fight their ex in a boxing ring. Cheating scandal? Custody over a cat? You name it, it can be settled over a few rounds in the ring. Gen Z’s latest invention. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
Hooded figure crouching by an old sedan in a rainy parking lot at night under an American flag
The 10 Most Stolen Cars in the US
You’d think thieves would go straight for the supercars. Not quite. Over 650,000 cars were stolen in the US last year, and the most popular target is a car you probably see every single day. See the list. ›
Old gravestones and an angel statue in a frosty, sunlit cemetery
Why You Should Spend More Time in Graveyards
Most of us only visit a graveyard when we have to. But wander through one and you’ll find art, history and a strange sense of perspective. An eye opener. ›
 
TOP SHELF
Slang words from the 1950s we still use today. Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? 3 ways to make yourself luckier in life. This is what it’s like to spend your life in prison. And is Pizza Hut dying?
 
COOL VIDEO
An old CRT TV showing the original PlayStation boot screen next to a lava lamp (play video)
What a throwback. The original PlayStation booting up for some heavy nostalgia. See vid. ›
 
LAST WORD
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
— HENRY DAVID THOREAU
 
 
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