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a woman holds a magnifying glass up to her body

There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body

By Popular Science Team

pottery showing athletes jumping

Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals

By Popular Science Team

a man hypnotizing a woman

Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation

By Popular Science Team

a skull and some coffee beans

Did a Swedish king really try to ban coffee with a deadly scientific experiment? Did a Swedish king really try to ban coffee with a deadly scientific experiment?

By Popular Science Team

Bad texting Techathlon game.

How many bad texting habits do you have? How many bad texting habits do you have?

Five teenage boys in a pop band

The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained

By Popular Science Team

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

Last week in tech: Google’s Pixel 4, Fortnite’s apocalypse, and space pajamas

Last week in tech: Google’s Pixel 4, Fortnite’s apocalypse, and space pajamas Last week in tech: Google’s Pixel 4, Fortnite’s apocalypse, and space pajamas

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Deadly rainbows, face blindness, and mysterious pink snow

The weirdest things we learned this week: Deadly rainbows, face blindness, and mysterious pink snow The weirdest things we learned this week: Deadly rainbows, face blindness, and mysterious pink snow

By Popular Science Team

Last week in tech: Google’s gaming controller, Facebook’s crypto troubles, and the PlayStation 5

Last week in tech: Google’s gaming controller, Facebook’s crypto troubles, and the PlayStation 5 Last week in tech: Google’s gaming controller, Facebook’s crypto troubles, and the PlayStation 5

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Pooping magic rocks, how we ruined bison, and lies you’ve been told about the common cold

The weirdest things we learned this week: Pooping magic rocks, how we ruined bison, and lies you’ve been told about the common cold The weirdest things we learned this week: Pooping magic rocks, how we ruined bison, and lies you’ve been told about the common cold

By Popular Science Team

Last week in tech: Microsoft’s dual-screen gadgets, Facebook’s privacy battle, and ‘Star Wars’ kitchenware

Last week in tech: Microsoft’s dual-screen gadgets, Facebook’s privacy battle, and ‘Star Wars’ kitchenware Last week in tech: Microsoft’s dual-screen gadgets, Facebook’s privacy battle, and ‘Star Wars’ kitchenware

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen

The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen

By Popular Science Team

Techathlon podcast: Technology’s broken promises, amazing Amazon stats, and more

Techathlon podcast: Technology’s broken promises, amazing Amazon stats, and more Techathlon podcast: Technology’s broken promises, amazing Amazon stats, and more

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop

The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop

By Popular Science Team

Techathlon podcast: iPhone 11, a lie detector, and a streaming content quiz

Techathlon podcast: iPhone 11, a lie detector, and a streaming content quiz Techathlon podcast: iPhone 11, a lie detector, and a streaming content quiz

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Android’s alphabet, obscure speed records, and tech news trivia

Techathlon podcast: Android’s alphabet, obscure speed records, and tech news trivia Techathlon podcast: Android’s alphabet, obscure speed records, and tech news trivia

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Labor Day tech trivia special

Techathlon podcast: Labor Day tech trivia special Techathlon podcast: Labor Day tech trivia special

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime

By Popular Science Team

The Techathlon podcast: New emojis, summer hot takes, and tech news trivia

The Techathlon podcast: New emojis, summer hot takes, and tech news trivia The Techathlon podcast: New emojis, summer hot takes, and tech news trivia

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses

The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists

The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

By Popular Science Team

Techathlon podcast: Gadget lifespans, the home version, and summer vacation

Techathlon podcast: Gadget lifespans, the home version, and summer vacation Techathlon podcast: Gadget lifespans, the home version, and summer vacation

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes

The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes

By Rachel Feltman

Techathlon podcast: Classic messenger sounds, Apple’s fanciest Mac, and the week’s biggest tech news

Techathlon podcast: Classic messenger sounds, Apple’s fanciest Mac, and the week’s biggest tech news Techathlon podcast: Classic messenger sounds, Apple’s fanciest Mac, and the week’s biggest tech news

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

By Rachel Feltman, Eleanor Cummins, Wendy Zukerman

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer

Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Google’s new goods, the food delivery derby, and internet outrage

Techathlon podcast: Google’s new goods, the food delivery derby, and internet outrage Techathlon podcast: Google’s new goods, the food delivery derby, and internet outrage

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news

Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

By Claire Maldarelli, Eleanor Cummins, and Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds

The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: you can mummify yourself to death and Disney is full of military tech

The weirdest things we learned this week: you can mummify yourself to death and Disney is full of military tech The weirdest things we learned this week: you can mummify yourself to death and Disney is full of military tech

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you

By Eleanor Cummins

a poodle running through a field with a silly haircut

The weirdest things we learned this week: 40,000 vanishing pigeons and the science of poodle haircuts The weirdest things we learned this week: 40,000 vanishing pigeons and the science of poodle haircuts

By Rachel Feltman

Techathlon podcast: Net Neutrality, publicity stunts, and streaming stats Techathlon podcast: Net Neutrality, publicity stunts, and streaming stats

By Stan Horaczek

a painting of people dancing

The weirdest things we learned this week: starting fires with astronaut farts and dancing yourself to death The weirdest things we learned this week: starting fires with astronaut farts and dancing yourself to death

By Rachel Feltman

a man crouches naked in the woods in an old black and white photo

The weirdest things we learned this week: counting vampires and nudist founding fathers The weirdest things we learned this week: counting vampires and nudist founding fathers

By Rachel Feltman

a tigress licking her paws

The weirdest things we learned this week: hot air balloon riots and the man-eatingest tiger The weirdest things we learned this week: hot air balloon riots and the man-eatingest tiger

By Rachel Feltman

a man looks at several babies in an incubator

The weirdest things we learned this week: strange sneezes and how sideshows saved 6,500 babies The weirdest things we learned this week: strange sneezes and how sideshows saved 6,500 babies

By Rachel Feltman

a woman wrangling a cow

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly molasses and the best way to battle cattle The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly molasses and the best way to battle cattle

By Rachel Feltman

a vintage coca-cola ad

The weirdest things we learned this week: the sweetest-smelling butts, flaming birds, and 40 barrels of coke The weirdest things we learned this week: the sweetest-smelling butts, flaming birds, and 40 barrels of coke

By Rachel Feltman

an old drawing of a surgery

The weirdest things we learned this week: killer surgeons and mysterious floating feet The weirdest things we learned this week: killer surgeons and mysterious floating feet

By Rachel Feltman

three colorful plastic hats that say happy new year on a black background with noisemakers and ribbons

Check out the weirdest New Year’s Eve facts we could find Check out the weirdest New Year’s Eve facts we could find

By Rachel Feltman

The mummified, severed head of English philosopher Jeremy Bentham

12 weird science facts to share with your family this holiday 12 weird science facts to share with your family this holiday

By Jason Lederman

Seven music apps to turn your Apple Watch into an audio controller

DIY

Seven music apps to turn your Apple Watch into an audio controller Seven music apps to turn your Apple Watch into an audio controller

an illustration of a man pretending to read someone's mind in front of a crowd

The spookiest things we learned this week The spookiest things we learned this week

By Rachel Feltman

a tiny house wrapped in bubble wrap

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

By Eleanor Cummins

The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret

By Eleanor Cummins

two babies on a green background

The weirdest things we learned this week: eating your own twin, embalmed milk, and levitating frogs The weirdest things we learned this week: eating your own twin, embalmed milk, and levitating frogs

By Rachel Feltman

two women holding a block of ice

The weirdest things we learned this week: Sheep on meth, hopping space robots, and the economy of “Frozen” The weirdest things we learned this week: Sheep on meth, hopping space robots, and the economy of “Frozen”

By Rachel Feltman

a cow sticking its tongue in its nose

The weirdest things we learned this week: holes in people (and cows), illegal cheese, and the world’s worst dairy disaster The weirdest things we learned this week: holes in people (and cows), illegal cheese, and the world’s worst dairy disaster

By Rachel Feltman

the statue of liberty

The weirdest things we learned this week: Lady Liberty’s big secret, the ultimate exercise hack, and a penis in a bottle The weirdest things we learned this week: Lady Liberty’s big secret, the ultimate exercise hack, and a penis in a bottle

By Rachel Feltman

a many trying to sleep

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs

The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs

By Rachel Feltman

human body sweat

The weirdest things we learned this week: eating organs, celebrating sweat, and banning dogs The weirdest things we learned this week: eating organs, celebrating sweat, and banning dogs

By Sara Chodosh

walter rothschild zebra carriage

The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties

By Rachel Feltman