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Hollywood Runs Short of Metal, Discovers Prestige Can Be Made of Plaster

Victorian Theater Summons a Ghost, Forgets to Credit the Window Pane

Fresh Pineapple Doesn’t "Ruin" Jell-O: You Just Brought a Protease to a Collagen Fight

Friday, October 30, 2026 | Know more. Gloat responsibly.

Wombat Produces Cubes Without Square Opening, Leaves Engineers With Several Questions

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Know more. Gloat responsibly.

Hollywood Actress and Composer Develop Torpedo Technology, Rudely Refuse to Stay in Their Lanes

October 28, 2026 | Hedy Lamarr’s invention, Lady Liberty, and candy-bowl botany.

Victorian Battery Completes 175 Years of Work Without Requesting a Charging Cable

October 27, 2026 | Oxford’s enduring bell, John Cleese, and skeleton corrections.

Man Finds Perfectly Good Cave, Decides It Needs a Keyboard

October 26, 2026 | A musical cave, the Pony Express, and bats with a reputation problem.

Hollywood Has Been Reusing the Same Man’s Terrible Afternoon Since 1951

October 25, 2026 | Hollywood’s recycled scream, Picasso’s bicycle parts, and Britain’s clock change.

Microwave Admits ‘Half Power’ Often Means Full Power Taking Breaks

October 24, 2026 | Microwave myths, Kevin Kline, and Halloween word origins.