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Each year, the TSA screens approximately 700 million travelers. There are bound to be some surprises.
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Former NASA Engineer Builds Farting Glitter Bomb to Teach Porch Pirates a Lesson
Glitter and fart spray are a lethal combo.
The Real Case of Spontaneous Combustion That Inspired a Death in Dickens's Bleak House
Dickens believed humans could spontaneously combust—and he had Cornelia di Bandi's death as proof.
In 1959, the U.S. Postal Service Attempted to Deliver Mail via Missile
The project was about more than just high-speed delivery.
8 Cures That Did More Harm Than Good
Sometimes the treatment is worse than the condition itself.
A Brief History of Animals (and Inanimate Objects) Going to Court
For centuries, an inanimate object or animal could be held responsible—and punished!—for committing a crime.
It's No Urban Legend: Disney World Is a Surprisingly Popular Place for People to Scatter Their Loved One's Ashes
The Haunted Mansion is the most common final resting place, according to employees.
Kansas City Police Need Your Help Tracking Down a Giant, Inflatable Colon
The Colon Cancer Coalition needs to raise $4000 to replace it.
The Gruesome Medieval Masquerade That Inspired Edgar Allan Poe
"The eight corpses swung in their chains, a fetid, blackened, hideous, and indistinguishable mass."
A Scientific Spirit: Sir Francis Bacon and the Ghost Chicken of Highgate
Remember this one next time you prep a frozen chicken.
The Legend—and Truth—of Silverpilen, Stockholm's Spooky Ghost Train
Once you board the Silver Arrow, you never get off.
The Truth Behind Italy's Abandoned 'Ghost Mansion'
It's reportedly been home to a murder, suicide, and Aleister Crowley.
Tennis: The Sport that Loves to Kill Royalty
The graceful game was responsible for enough royal deaths to make an executioner jealous.
Signalman Jack: The Baboon Who Worked for the Railroad—and Never Made a Mistake
He was paid 20 cents a day and half a bottle of beer weekly.
11 Allegedly Haunted or Cursed Graves Around the U.S.
As if cemeteries weren't spooky enough.
Why Pooping Can Be a Life-Threatening Experience for a Sloth
A shocking number of sloths die while trying to poop—but not for the reason you might think.
This Creepy Finger Plugs Into Your Phone and Drags the Device to You
If that isn't terrifying enough, it also strokes your hand.
A New London Art Installation Is Designed to Make You Cry
The artist calls it "forced empathy."
8 of the Weirdest Items in the Smithsonian's Archives
The famous museum keeps millions of items from public view, including a 17-foot long beard and a combat vest made for pigeons.
Revisiting the Mystery of the Great New England Sea Serpent of 1817
The fishermen of Gloucester, Massachusetts thought they had seen everything. Then they were proved wrong.
Japanese Company Rents Out "Uncles" to Do Your Chores, Give Advice, Or Listen to You Vent
Each "ossan" only costs $9 an hour.
When the French Village of Pont-Saint-Esprit Went Temporarily Mad
The 1951 mass poisoning has been blamed on everything from tainted bread to a CIA experiment with LSD.