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

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A Drunken Farmer Accidentally Invented a New Musical Instrument Using Fence Wire and a Pig Bladder

The 'Helicon Hog' produces an otherworldly drone that has caught the attention of avant-garde composers and industrial m...

Oct 13, 2026

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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...

Oct 13, 2026

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The World's Largest Rubber Duck Has Been Rescued After Drifting Into International Waters

A six-story inflatable duck named 'Daphne' broke free from her moorings in Baltimore harbor and was chased for two days ...

Oct 13, 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...

Oct 13, 2026

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The World's Loneliest Library Checks Out Zero Books but Hosts Weekly Cat Yoga

A small-town library in rural Wyoming has not lent a book in three years, but its basement yoga classes—featuring resc...

Oct 13, 2026

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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...

Oct 13, 2026

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Scientists Train Dogs to Sniff Out Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Before They Hatch

A pilot program in Pennsylvania uses rescued beagles to locate and destroy egg masses of the destructive spotted lantern...

Oct 13, 2026

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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...

Oct 13, 2026