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Improbable-but-true science, extremophiles and nature's oddities.

Immortal Jellyfish

Immortal Jellyfish

Tardigrade

Tardigrade

Superconductivity

Superconductivity

Extremophile

Regeneration

Regeneration

Foucault Pendulum

Foucault Pendulum

Placebo

Placebo

Pareidolia

MOSTLYODD

The curious and the unexplained — strange history, famous hoaxes, bizarre disappearances, and the odd corners of science and the natural world.

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