mysteries
What Up With This 'Wall St. Jews' Flier?
Hamilton Nolan · 04/09/12 03:10PMThe Most Famous Mistress in Tech Finally Explains Her Spectacular Revenge
Ryan Tate · 04/02/12 06:44PMTwo years ago, a series of odd billboards greeted passers-by in New York, Atlanta, and the San Francisco Bay Area. They showed a cuddling, smiling couple under the title "Charles & YaVaughnie" and listed a website documenting the couple's romance. Research only deepened the mystery: The man was an Oracle president and already married - and not to the woman on the outdoor ad.
When Do You Really 'Become a New Yorker?'
Hamilton Nolan · 03/22/12 10:56AMHillary Clinton Has a Girl Crush on Amelia Earhart
Caity Weaver · 03/22/12 12:22AMSecretary of State Hillary Clinton totally geeked out at a State Department press conference Tuesday, at which researchers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) (rawr) announced their intention to return to Pacific waters in search of Amelia Earhart's downed airplane, which went missing 75 years ago.
Is the Portal to Hell Opening Up Under Wisconsin Right This Very Minute?
Caity Weaver · 03/21/12 08:55PMMystery Surrounds the Deaths of Reclusive Old Hollywood Twins
Caity Weaver · 03/07/12 08:51PMHi, Did You Recycle This Torpedo?
Louis Peitzman · 02/25/12 03:43PMWhat's So Great About Putting Air Inside a Chocolate Bar?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/14/12 02:28PMAnswers to All of Life's Little Mysteries
Maureen O'Connor · 02/07/12 04:51PM"What If All the Cats in the World Suddenly Died?" Yahoo News asked today. Intrigued by this mysterious world without cats (What would we put bread on?) I clicked the link and found myself at Life's Little Mysteries, a LiveScience sister site dedicated to answering search-engine optimized questions of childlike wonderment like "Why are there holes in 'Swiss' cheese?" and "Who Will Succeed Kim Jong-Il?" (Trick question. Can't be answered.)
What Was Dripping Down Christina Aguilera's Legs Two Days Ago?
Adrian Chen · 01/31/12 10:39AMThis Is Going To Sound Weird, But Did You Borrow $12m From Arlington Cemetery?
Caity Weaver · 01/26/12 12:27AMDogwalker Denies Posing: Who Is the 'Smiling' Woman in the Hollywood Hills Decapitation Photo?
Maureen O'Connor · 01/20/12 02:21PMLauren Kornberg, the professional dogwalker who discovered a severed head in the Hollywood Hills this week—the one that a paparazzi agency is shopping photos of with a smiling mystery woman posing next to it—says she never snapped pics of the gruesome find. She does, however, have a theory about who did.
Lady Who Found a Severed Head in Hollywood Hills Posed for a Smiling Trophy Photo: How Much Is It Worth?
Maureen O'Connor · 01/19/12 03:25PMMysterious Casey Anthony Video Diary Surfaces
Maureen O'Connor · 01/05/12 10:52AMThe Mayor of San Juan Wishes You a Very Predatory Christmas
Seth Abramovitch · 12/14/11 01:14PMIf you're wondering why the Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, chose for his annual Christmas card to pose his family next to a leopard slaughtering a gazelle, you are not alone. There are several theories floating about: The official line is that Jorge Santini wanted to promote the San Juan Wildlife Museum and its breathtaking taxidermy displays to rival anything in the Caribbean. (There are two alternate cards, one involving penguins, the other a bear and wild turkey.) A second theory is that Santini is sending a not-so-veiled message to his political rivals in anticipation of this upcoming election year. But we're going to throw a third theory out there: The twisted little girl on the lower left is just into extreme Nativity Scenes. Run, Baby Jesus, run! [Daily Mail]