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Darth Vader's Lightsaber Could Be Yours -If You Are a Millionaire

Propstore is gearing up for their Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction coming in September. The item that's been headlining the sale so far is the whip, belt, and whip holster that Indiana Jones wore in the 1989 movie...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/15/Darth-Vaders-Lightsaber-Could-Be-Yours-If-You-Are-a-Millionaire/

When a Dentist Tried to Bomb Tokyo with Bats

In early 1942, the United States has just entered into World War II by way of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Franklin Roosevelt was ready to entertain any ideas for winning the war, no matter how crazy, from dazzle camo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/15/When-a-Dentist-Tried-to-Bomb-Tokyo-with-Bats/

Macho Man Ultra Magnus

David "DTJAAAAM" Ngo is a professional cosplay photographer who travels the world capturing images of the world's best costumes worn by enthusiastic performers.At Colossalcon, he snapped photos of Macho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/15/Macho-Man-Ultra-Magnus/

Pepper the Cat Finds Second New Virus

A black cat named Pepper is not a professional scientist, but he has contributed more to science than most cats. Pepper is a talented mouser. He belongs to Dr. John Lednicky, a virologist at the University of Florida's C...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/15/Pepper-the-Cat-Finds-Second-New-Virus/

Police Find Drugs in Bag Labeled "Definitely Not a Bag Full of Drugs"

CTV News reports that police officers in a town in southeastern Wisconsin pulled over a car and performed a search of the vehicle and its occupants. Inside, they found a gun, drug paraphenalia, and, most curiously, a bag...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/15/Police-Find-Drugs-in-Bag-Labeled-Definitely-Not-a-Bag-Full-of-Drugs/

When the Flatwoods Monster Visited West Virginia

In 1952, a flying saucer was seen streaking by near Flatwoods, West Virginia. A group of seven people went to find the crash, and were confronted by a space alien, ten feet tall and wearing a metallic dress, with bright...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/14/When-the-Flatwoods-Monster-Visited-West-Virginia/

The Dangers of AI Therapists

Embed from Getty ImagesIn recent years, more and more people are seeking mental health support, and finding none available. Psychological therapy is expensive even when you can find a therapist, and there aren't nearly...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/14/The-Dangers-of-AI-Therapists/

He Made His Back Yard Into a Garden for Feral Cats

Barna and his wife live in San Francisco. Their neighborhood has a colony of feral cats. Barna is a woodworker, so he designed and built a heated shelter in his garden for cats to use, and kept cat food and water availab...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/14/He-Made-His-Back-Yard-Into-a-Garden-for-Feral-Cats/

How Napoleon Spent His Years in Exile

After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815, the purpose of the British exiling Napoleon Bonaparte to St. Helena wasn't to punish him. The idea was to get him far away so that he couldn't escape and rise to power again, as he d...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/13/How-Napoleon-Spent-His-Years-in-Exile/

Testing the Most Aerodynamic Shapes for Vehicles

Testing aerodynamic shapes in the real world can be done, but it's a pain. You have to control for any differences in driving surface, weight, wind, drivers, and a dozen other variables that can affect the results. It's...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/13/Testing-the-Most-Aerodynamic-Shapes-for-Vehicles/

The Rise and Long-Lasting Popularity of the Etch A Sketch

In 1960, Ohio Art Company launched a new toy for Christmas called the Etch A Sketch. The company had invested more money into the license than any toy had ever drawn before, just because the executives thought it was so...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/13/The-Rise-and-Long-Lasting-Popularity-of-the-Etch-A-Sketch/

The World's Only Ferris Wheel Sauna

There are Ferris wheels all around the world, but Finland has a very Finnish take on the classic amusement ride. Finns love their saunas and coined the word. If you visit Finland, you'll have many opportunities to experi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/13/The-Worlds-Only-Ferris-Wheel-Sauna/

Closing a Refrigerator with Different Martial Arts

Renzo Rage is a martial artist and, although he does not state it outright, a gifted physical comedian. On TikTok, he occasionally posts videos of himself performing ordinary household tasks, such as avoiding an obstacle...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/13/Closing-a-Refrigerator-with-Different-Martial-Arts/

The Many Kinds of Dogs, Both Wild and Domesticated

How many wild canines can you name? There are wolves, foxes, and coyotes, and lots of other wild dogs in Africa. Dingos are descendants of domesticated dogs that became wild again. Hyenas, however, are not dogs at all an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/12/The-Many-Kinds-of-Dogs-Both-Wild-and-Domesticated/

The Devil Did It: a Crop Circle in 1678

You certainly remember the hullabaloo about crop circles in the 1980s, supposedly made as messages from alien beings. The concept of aliens from outer space wasn't much of a thing a few hundred years ago, but a crop circ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/12/The-Devil-Did-It-a-Crop-Circle-in-1678/

Why Do Americans Eat So Much Ice Cream?

Duh. Americans like ice cream because it's full of milk, sugar, and fat, all delicious things. Plus it's nice to have something cold to eat on a hot day, and we have plenty of those. Besides, there's nothing more America...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/12/Why-Do-Americans-Eat-So-Much-Ice-Cream/

The Only Jewish Woman in a Japanese Internment Camp

Those who planned and set up the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II didn't take into consideration the fact that America can be a melting pot. Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish woman with Russian immigrant parent...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/11/The-Only-Jewish-Woman-in-a-Japanese-Internment-Camp/

How to Land Like a Marvel Superhero

If you are a superhero who can fly, or even just leap tall buildings in a single bound, you still have to come down to earth sometime. The standard way to do it is to land with bent knees for shock absorption, feet apart...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/11/How-to-Land-Like-a-Marvel-Superhero/

Missing Piece of Ship Found 83 Years Later

The crew of the EV Nautilus usually brings us videos of fascinating and rarely seen deep sea creatures spotted by their ROVs. But a recent find on the ocean floor near the Solomon Islands is something compl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/11/Missing-Piece-of-Ship-Found-83-Years-Later/

A Walking Butt Sings a Song

Kids that appear different often get bullied. The pressure to conform can be overwhelming, and those who cannot suffer greatly. We've all seen campaigns to fight this tendency, to encourage acceptance of others, and to b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/A-Walking-Butt-Sings-a-Song/

Building Permit Building Closed Due to Lack of Building Permit

The City of Dallas, Texas, like most cities, regulates the construction of new buildings in its jurisdiction. The permit office is in the process of moving to a new 11-storey facility. Staff had already started to move i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/Building-Permit-Building-Closed-Due-to-Lack-of-Building-Permit/

Goatham, the Great Goat Graze-Off

Think what you will about the gluttony and grossness of the sport of competitive eating, but what if it wasn't really competitive? Goats don't care about how much another goat eats, as long as they get what they want for...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/Goatham-the-Great-Goat-Graze-Off/

Some Things Are Better Left Off TV

The Jenny Jones Show was a daytime talk show that ran from 1991 to 2003. After a benign beginning, the show descended into the "trash TV" genre by focusing on scandalous subjects for their entertainment value. I...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/Some-Things-Are-Better-Left-Off-TV/

The Use at Your Own Risk Chair

Daphné Keraudren is a French and Greek artist who lives and works in Brussels. Her work includes many playful pieces of public furniture that are daring for their colors, forms, and riskiness. Pictured above is he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/The-Use-at-Your-Own-Risk-Chair/

What Is This Thing?

It's attached to a window and is found in Scandinavia. What is it? The answer is below the fold.It's a skvallerspegel. That's Swedish for "gossip mirror". Bjork Brodern says these can be found on some older streetsi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/What-Is-This-Thing-4/

Skeletor and Evil-Lyn Re-Enact My Cousin Vinny

Someone put My Cousin Vinny dialogue over Skeletor and Evil-Lyn and its way too perfect pic.twitter.com/Ld4ZyY5nTj— Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) July 9, 2025 Mylo the Cat has, for a decade, remixed popular media o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/10/Skeleton-and-Evil-Lyn-Re-Enact-My-Cousin-Vinny/

The Glorious and Inexplicable New Foods of the Minnesota State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair opens August 21st in St. Paul and runs through September first. As always, the fair is full of shows, concerts, competitions, and carnival rides. But many people go for the fair food, which we ha...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/09/The-Glorious-and-Inexplicable-New-Foods-of-the-Minnesota-State-Fair/

Superman is Looking for His Missing Dog

Just a reminder, the new Superman movie will open this Friday. We saw from the trailer that Krypto will be a part of it, and nothing draws people to a movie more than a dog (except maybe sex and violence and sup...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/09/Superman-is-Looking-for-His-Missing-Dog/

Bulge in Man's Underwear Turns Out to Be Three Snakes

The Miami Herald reports that a Sri Lankan man was caught at an airport in Bangkok, Thailand attempting to smuggle three snakes in his underpants through a security screening. The trouser snakes turned out to be...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/09/Bulge-in-Mans-Underwear-Turns-Out-to-Be-Three-Snakes/

An Update on the Arby Nonuplets

You might recall back in 2021 that a woman from Mali had nine babies at once. Halima Cissé was flown to Casablanca, Morocco, and delivered four boys and five girls by Cesarian section, ten weeks before what would...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/07/09/An-Update-on-the-Arby-Nonuplets/




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