Modern love lives can be complicated, but rarely do they involve secret identities, eight chihuahuas, and felony theft—not to mention a corpse hidden under an air mattress. When a Lakewood, Colorado polycule took “it’s complicated” beyond reason, police uncovered a true-crime tale that’s equal parts tragedy and astonishing absurdity. Ready to meet a ménage à trois you’ll never forget?

Ever wondered what lengths world leaders go to protect their secrets? At the Alaska summit, Putin’s bodyguards turned heads with a suitcase dedicated to, quite literally, presidential waste. Turns out, state secrets aren’t always digital—sometimes they’re biological. Curious how far this strange tradition goes? You’ll want to keep reading.

Imagine showing up to prove you’re alive—because official paperwork says otherwise. Mintu Paswan’s run-in with Bihar’s voter rolls is equal parts comedy and cautionary tale: just how easily can a living vote become a ghost? Bureaucracy’s sense of humor strikes again—find out how (and if) he gets his identity back.

Ever wondered how a phrase like “delulu with no solulu” finds its way from meme culture to the hallowed halls of the Cambridge Dictionary? This year’s batch of over 6,000 new entries proves our language is weirder—and more wonderfully chaotic—than ever. Ready to decipher “skibidi,” “mouse jiggler,” and “broligarchy”? Grab your curiosity; things are about to get linguistically peculiar.

Ever wondered how calling for compassion could turn a children’s entertainer into headline news? In 2025, Ms. Rachel—beloved teacher of the ABCs—found herself fielding questions from major media about Hamas funding, simply for posting about child suffering in Gaza. When the absurd becomes serious, you have to ask: who polices empathy, and who gets to care out loud?

Ever wondered why Africa always looks so…compact on your classroom map, while Greenland looms like a frozen colossus? Turns out, it’s no cartographic coincidence—the Mercator projection distorts map sizes, shrinking continents like Africa while inflating others near the poles. As world leaders and the African Union push for a more truthful view, is it finally time to retire our global funhouse mirror?