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Postal Workers in Switzerland Are Now Delivering Mail by Drone—And the Drones Wear Tiny Uniforms

Swiss Post has launched a regular drone delivery service for urgent medical supplies, but the public's attention has foc...

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A Baker in Maine Created a 200-Pound Lobster Pot Pie and Fed an Entire Town

To celebrate the town's annual Lobster Festival, a pastry chef built a pie so large it required a custom-built oven and ...

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Mathematicians Prove That the Best Way to Cut a Sandwich Is Not What You Think

A new theorem reveals that the 'ham sandwich cut' can be performed with any odd number of components—and that the midp...

Jul 11, 2026

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A 94-Year-Old Woman Just Completed Her 50th Consecutive New York City Marathon—By Walking

Joyce Johnson, who started running marathons at age 44, now finishes the race at a slow walk, but she has never missed a...

Jul 11, 2026

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Astronomers Detect a Mysterious Radio Signal Coming From the Direction of a Dead Star—And It Repeats Every 22 Minutes

A long-period radio transient has been discovered 4,000 light-years away, and its behavior does not match any known astr...

Jul 11, 2026

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Unlucky Fisherman Catches Same Legendary Carp Three Times in Six Weeks

A British angler has developed an unlikely rivalry with a 40-pound common carp nicknamed 'Triple Threat,' landing the fi...

Jul 11, 2026

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Tokyo's Oldest Soba Shop Survived Earthquakes, Firebombs, and Pandemics—But TikTok Almost Killed It

A 340-year-old noodle shop faced ruin after a viral video attracted crowds the tiny establishment could not handle, lead...

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A 12-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Discovered a Mayan City While Browsing Google Maps

By noticing unusual color variations in satellite imagery, a Canadian middle school student identified a settlement that...

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