Think you’ve seen speedcubing? Think again. Purdue engineers built a robot that solves a Rubik’s Cube faster than you can blink—literally, in just 0.103 seconds. Is humanity officially outmatched, or is there comfort in watching the absurd boundaries of “faster” become, well, unseeable? Read on for a peek behind the blur.

Turns out, when it comes to hygiene and healing, we may not be as unique as we think. Recent research out of Uganda’s Budongo Forest shows chimpanzees using leaves for everything from wound care to post-coital cleanup with surprising finesse—even tending to each other’s injuries. Maybe civilization isn’t invention after all, but simply clever opportunity—one leaf at a time. Curious yet?

Ever suited up for an interview, only to end up talking to a glitched-out AI on endless repeat? As more companies hand hiring over to algorithms, the process is getting stranger—and a little less human. Curious what happens when robots run the interview room? The details are equal parts absurd and eye-opening.

How long is a “lifetime” in the world of online deals? If you were holding a VPNSecure “forever” subscription, the answer turned out to be: only until the new owners checked their inbox. In a true tale of digital déjà vu, vanished VPN access, and a company apparently blindsided by its own customer base, the plot thickens—because sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.

When turning on the tap becomes a game of “guess that color,” you know it’s been a memorable week in Kimballton, Iowa. A water tower hiccup transformed the town’s drinking water a vibrant pink, leaving residents marveling at their own unintentional strawberry milk supply. Curious how day-to-day infrastructure can so quickly take center stage? You might want to pour yourself—well, anything but this.

Just when you think Mother’s Day might pass without cosmic interruption, Western Australia gets a meteor show that would make even the most distracted skywatcher look up from their toast. Vivid green and orange lit up the dawn—a brief bit of accidental theater, all thanks to some smoldering space rock and basic chemistry. Isn’t it oddly reassuring when the heavens out-weird even our earthbound escapades?