The Day 10-Year-Old Tom Petty Traded His Slingshot for Elvis Presley
A brief trip to a Florida movie set set off a chain reaction that gave us one of rock’s greatest frontmen.
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The World's First Minecraft Hotel Is Opening Near London (Start Hoarding Emeralds Now)
Pixelated architecture is breaking out of the screen and into real life, complete with a 70-room hotel at Chessington World of Adventures in 2027.
Tiny Wings, Huge Commute: The Epic Monarch Journey Arrives in NYC
A vibrant installation at the American Museum of Natural History puts our minor daily travel meltdowns into serious perspective.
The Physicist Who Built Robot Tutors to Teach Birds Their Ancestors' Forgotten Jams
When a city's birds lost their local vocal culture, a physicist decoded 1960s field notes and sleep-talking chatter to bring back the ultimate throwbacks.
Grandma Left Behind 6,000 Unlabeled Paintings. Her Grandson Is Finding Every Single Spot.
When Max Romey inherited 103 mystery sketchbooks from his grandmother, he turned an impossible pile of watercolors into a heartwarming, crowd-sourced global adventure.
Rome Has Been Under Construction Since 1000 BCE, and There’s Finally a 3D Video to Prove It
A brilliant digital creator mapped over three millennia of urban redesign in Eternal City history, proving that home improvement projects really do take forever.
Finally, a Country That Understands Your Desperate Need to Avoid Small Talk
Sweden's hilarious new tourism campaign courts quiet travelers by celebrating personal space and silent coffee breaks.
There Is a Bus That Takes Dogs on Adventures and They All Have Seats
A doggy daycare bus in the hills picks up pups door to door. The photos are elite.
How a Quest for Interior Design Ideas Accidentally Invented Stars Hollow
Before Stars Hollow was television's favorite autumn town, it was just a getaway trip aimed at looking at Mark Twain's house decor.
Why One Man Spent 29 Years Rolling a 12-Foot Ball of Twine (And Why You Should Visit)
In the quiet town of Darwin, Minnesota, pure Midwestern devotion turned four daily hours of twine-rolling into an iconic road-trip monument.
Scientists Put a 125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Under a Blacklight and Found Its Secret Striped Wardrobe
A half-meter ancient croc relative sitting in a museum for over a century just revealed hidden tail patterns and early skin sensors under ultraviolet light.
NASA’s Next Big Telescope Is Built Like the Ultimate Cosmic Road-Tripper
NASA built the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with in-space refueling capabilities, making it the ultimate long-haul explorer ready for an endless cosmic highway.
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