low stakes internet mysteries
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Spiders Weave Intricate Insect-Catching Nets Hugely Bigger Than Themselves
This is a scientific experiment.
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The Austin Police Department Explains Its Bizarre Thank-You Card Tweet
America is, you might be aware, expressing a groundswell of disgust against police brutality following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor — a challenging scenario many local law enforcement departments have responded to with an increased escalation of said brutality. Considering the sheer number of videos circulating on social media of clear-cut violence…
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Why Are People Suddenly Getting Mysterious Text Messages?
Early Thursday morning, people all over the U.S. and Canada began receiving strange text messages that didn’t make a whole lot of sense. The texts were from people they knew but they lacked context and appeared to have been sent months ago. And it really freaked some folks out! Mercifully, there is an explanation for…
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What Is This Snail Doing? A Gizmodo Investigation
On Thursday, I clicked on a link that promised to show me a snail “playing” with a baby carrot. The video was nice, but I wanted to know more. After speaking with multiple snail specialists, I have inched toward the truth about “Snails Can’t Get Enough of Baby Carrot,” dear readers, and it’s either fun…