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Big Question

How Does Your Computer Recognize Spam Mail?

Big Question

How Does Your Computer Recognize Spam Mail?

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Four Common Household Mysteries Explained

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Four Common Household Mysteries Explained

List

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Garbage Collectors

List

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Garbage Collectors

Quizzes

5 Questions: "Bon" Appetit!

Quizzes

5 Questions: "Bon" Appetit!

Books

A Children's Book Guide to Travel

Books

A Children's Book Guide to Travel

Morning Cup of Links

Ringling to Retire Elephants

Morning Cup of Links

Ringling to Retire Elephants

Animals

New York City Rats Are Hosts To Disease-Carrying Fleas

Animals

New York City Rats Are Hosts To Disease-Carrying Fleas

Pretty Pictures

60 Real and Fictional Space Destinations

Pretty Pictures

60 Real and Fictional Space Destinations

Weird Science

Walls Splash Pee Back at Public Urinaters

Weird Science

Walls Splash Pee Back at Public Urinaters

Art

Raul Lemesoff's Driveable Library

Art

Raul Lemesoff's Driveable Library

Miss Cellania

9 More Charities Looking for Yarn Crafters

Miss Cellania

9 More Charities Looking for Yarn Crafters

Weird Science

Using LEGO Bricks to Get a Handle on Delicate Bugs

Weird Science

Using LEGO Bricks to Get a Handle on Delicate Bugs

Videos

Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh on Glasses, The Beatles, and Art

Videos

Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh on Glasses, The Beatles, and Art

Missing Links

The Most Terrifying Spots

Missing Links

The Most Terrifying Spots

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15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Vegas Vacation

Sean Hutchinson
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Morning Cup of Links: Lord of the Rings Trivia

Miss Cellania
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Proper Handshake Etiquette in 14 Countries

Alvin Ward

Sometimes even the simplest things—like handshakes—can be entirely different.

5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Clico: The Story of Franz Taaibosch

Miss Cellania
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Morning Cup of Links: Solar-Powered Cats

Miss Cellania
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Morning Cup of Links: FCC to Regulate Net Neutrality

Miss Cellania
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

What Was Your Best/Worst Science Fair Project?

Jason English

On Fridays, we ask a bunch of unrelated questions. Your answers help get us through the afternoon. Answer one, answer all, or ask your own question. On to this week's topics...

5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

14 Incredible Images from Smithsonian.com's Photo Contest

Rebecca OConnell
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Four Common Household Mysteries Explained

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5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

The Weird Week in Review

Miss Cellania
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Physicist Jon Butterworth on Discovering the Higgs Boson

Caitlin Schneider the mag
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

9 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's Cinderella

Stacy Conradt

With the new Cinderella movie coming out next week, here are some things you may not know about the 1950 version.

5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Name the Songs From Their Second Verses

5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

Pod City: Highlights from ‘On Being,’ ‘The Moth,’ and More of This Week's Podcasts

Whitney Matheson
5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

18 Things You Might Not Have Known About 'Beavis and Butt-head'

Roger Cormier

You're smarter than its stars, but you might not know everything about one of the most infamous shows of all time.

5 Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before TV
5 Historical Manias That Gripped Societies, Then Disappeared
11 Controversial Vanity License Plates
10 Facebook Status Updates Gone Horribly Wrong

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