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Australian Prime Minister Shuts Down Bid to Make Outkast’s "Hey Ya!" The National Anthem

The government also rejected a more serious request to change the anthem's official lyrics to be more inclusive of indigenous peoples.

Chanel's Designer Boomerang, Which Costs $1325, Draws Critics and Backlash

It's the latest overpriced designer item to raise controversy and ridicule.

Donkey Kong Country gets trippy in this vaporwave homage.

Donkey Kong Country Gets Remade as a Surreal Vaporwave Art Piece

The SNES classic goes down the internet rabbit hole in this trippy homage.

The Men Who Claimed to Own Outer Space

Think the moon, the planets, and the stars are community property? Not according to these landlords.

Jelly Beans Are Delicious—and They're Made With Insect Secretions

Jelly beans are shiny because they're coated in shellac, which is a resin that's secreted by the female lac bug (laccifer lacca) after it drinks the sap of trees.

7 Animals That Smell Like Jelly Beans (Because It's National Jelly Bean Day)

These seven animals are olfactory dead ringers for classic Jelly Belly flavors.

For decades, pranksters have plopped a cone atop the Duke of Wellington’s head.

The Controversial History of a Famous Scottish Statue and Its Traffic Cone Hat

The Duke of Wellington's orange topper is a Glaswegian tradition—but historically, officials haven't been too happy about it.

The Controversial History of a Famous Scottish Statue and Its Traffic Cone Hat

The Duke of Wellington's orange topper is a Glaswegian tradition—but historically, officials haven't been too happy about it.

A Historic Graveyard in Slovenia Is Now Home to a Digital Tombstone

The gravestone has an interactive screen capable of displaying pictures, video, and other types of digital odes to the deceased.

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9 Bizarre Objects Owned by Henry VIII

The most famous king in British history owned some very unusual curiosities indeed.

What's Inside the Deepest Hole in the World?

Short answer: water, plankton fossils, and hot rock.

This Code Has Stumped the FBI for Over 15 Years

Cracking this code could solve a murder.

12 Unusual Drive-Through Services

They offer everything but fries.

A photograph of Portland, Oregon's Mill Ends Park—the world's smallest park.

11 Fun Facts About Mill Ends Park, Portland’s Leprechaun Colony

“Ireland” may be the most popular answer given when someone is asked about where leprechauns supposedly roam, but Portland, Oregon has its very own population of little green-clad Irishmen, too.