This Woman Survived A Horrifying, Real-Life Shark Attack
’47 Meters Down’ Sponsored by ‘47 Meters Down’ “My first instinct was to get out of the water. I was screaming at the top of my lungs, ‘Get me out, get me out!’”…
Before There Were Vibrators, There Were Sewing Machines
Ivan-96/Getty Images Getting off by stitching socks. Tss-tss-tss-tss…tss-tss-tss-tss…tss-tss-tss-tss… The gentle rhythm of a sewing machine can be meditative and masturbatory — at least according to 19th century physicians. You heard right: the…
There’s A Town In Canada Called Dildo
It’s a wet seaside village. Tucked away in the nightstand drawer of Newfoundland, Canada lies the sleepy town of Dildo. Before you start giggling, native Dildoians would like you to know…
Paris Says ‘Oui Oui’ To Flowerpot Urinals
Uritrottoir Can these pee-pee planters solve the city’s public urination problem? Ah, Paris! The City of Light…and pee. For all of its quaint cafés and grand boulevards, the French capital…
The Forgotten Story Of The First Cat-stronaut
Ines Vuckovic/Dose Houston, we have a feline. By the early 1960s, the space race was in full swing. The Russians tested space flight with a dog in 1957, the Americans sent…
Meet Chicago’s Most Famous Otter
Shedd Aquarium How Ellie went from abandoned orphan to aquarium celebrity. On a snowy Chicago morning, sea otters bob and dive in their two-story habitat at Shedd Aquarium. “Mom, look!…
Science Says Puppies Love Your Dumb Baby Talk
Getty Images Squeeeee! We’re all guilty of stopping a stranger on the street to accost their dog with some version of the following: Who’s a puppy? Who’s a puppyyyyy? Who’s…
Does Your Finger Length Predict Your Sexuality?
Ines Vuckovic/Dose The surprising science behind grade-school gaydar. Our Middle School Mysteries series investigates childhood rumors you never bothered to fact-check yourself. I’m in fifth grade, waiting in line for…
How Many Shitloads Are In A Fuckton? Google Has The Answer
Ines Vuckovic/Dose Because I need a precise unit of measure for how many tacos I ate last night. When I was first learning units of measure in elementary school, our teacher…
No Joke, Roller Coasters Are The Cure For Kidney Stones
Getty Images Spend money on a trip to Disney instead of a trip to the hospital. I know, I know, kidney stones are weird and gross and painful and you’d…
