WEIRD

A one-of-a-kind spicy Cheeto, shaped like Charizard, has become a viral sensation, selling for an unbelievable price at auction.

Satisfy your cookie dough and spice cravings at the same time.

A record-setting launch of 1.5 million helium balloons was fun until it wasn’t.

In the world of politics, nobody is safe from a well-executed smear campaign.

Some New Year’s superstitions and traditions are spookier than others, but these are some of those most memorable from around the world.

For thousands of years, physiognomy—pseudoscience that purports to divine a person’s character from their physical appearance—was accepted as valid fact. Can you guess which characteristics were linked to which physical feature?

Cut through the half-truths and urban legends to find out more about Friday the 13th, allegedly the unluckiest day on the calendar.

You don’t want to run into these creatures in the woods after dark—or ever.

Forget the snow globes and ornaments. Buy souvenir air instead.

Get a better sense of how illnesses have shaped history with these gripping reads about history’s most notorious diseases.

The beaches of Newfoundland are a little less pleasant since white blobs have appeared everywhere.

The move, which is intended to speed up drop-offs, has been criticized as ‘tyranny.’