Why NASA Plans to Crash the International Space Station
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Why NASA Plans to Crash the International Space Station

This won’t be the first man-made space station to meet its demise.

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Magnetic Slime Robot Could Someday Be Used to Retrieve Swallowed Objects
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Meghan Yani

Magnetic Slime Robot Could Someday Be Used to Retrieve Swallowed Objects

This shape-shifting robot is (almost) ready to make its way into your digestive system!

Was Your Furby Spying On You?
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Was Your Furby Spying On You?

Furbies were beloved by children, despised by parents, and banned by government officials.

The Magician Who Allegedly Made Battle Tanks Disappear
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Diana Bocco

The Magician Who Allegedly Made Battle Tanks Disappear

Jasper Maskelyne used plywood and canvases to make trucks look like tanks and tanks look like trucks.

Sun Causes 40 SpaceX Starlink Satellites To Rain Down Above Earth
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Engrid Barnett

Sun Causes 40 SpaceX Starlink Satellites To Rain Down Above Earth

They were part of a batch of 49 satellites sent up in early February 2022.

The World’s Underwater Space Graveyard
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Colton Kruse

The World’s Underwater Space Graveyard

Among the space graveyard are secret Russian military space stations that were used to test space weapons.

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

November 13, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

In 2024, Nike revealed a shoe inspired by the Green Goblin, the villain from the 2002 "Spider-Man" movie.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!

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