A woman in a white bikini standing among sunlit rocks
Photograph by Detkov D
 
WHAT WE FOUND
Illustration of the 1917 Curtiss Autoplane, an early flying car
The People Who Invented Flying Cars Decades Before Elon Musk
Every few years someone promises us flying cars, and every few years we’re still sitting in traffic. The interesting thing is that working ones already existed decades ago. So where did they all go? Grounded. ›
A gloved hand holding cannabis leaves
Humans May Have Been Getting High on Cannabis 2,800 Years Ago
Finding cannabis seeds inside an ancient tomb is pretty suspicious if you ask us. But why were they in there? Was it purely coincidental or was it to fulfill an ancient smoker’s fantasy? Ancient highs. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
Illustration of a knife tip stopping just short of a brain blood vessel, circled in red
This Man Survived a Knife Through His Eye and Brain
He arrived at the hospital with an injury so bad that death seemed the only outcome. But he was talking. How is a miracle like this even possible? Cheating death. ›
Illustration of a smiling man in an icy lake beside a Polish flag and a giant thermometer
You Don’t Have to Be Polish to Break Cold Endurance Records, but It Helps
Most of us wait for summer to get in the cool water. Poland has other ideas, and a pile of freezing world records to show for it. Cold blooded. ›
 
TOP SHELF
The old-school breakfasts you rarely see on menus anymore. Rice Krispies losing their snap, crackle and pop. This will be the world’s biggest park. How to choose the perfect survival knife. Hackers pull off $133 million French bank heist via service provider.
 
COOL IMAGE
A handwritten note on Chateau Marmont hotel stationery
Guests at the Chateau Marmont have been leaving love notes, poems and doodles on its stationery for decades. See what they left. ›
 
LAST WORD
“Any choice can be the right one as long as you willingly embrace it.”
— UNKNOWN
 
 
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