Somewhere, the simulation just rolled its eyes...

Your daily dose of natural disasters and amazing phenomena for October 17, 2025...

🌊 Alaska’s Vanishing Villages

Before-and-after photos from Kipnuk, Alaska show entire neighborhoods swallowed by floodwaters.
The “after” shot was literally taken from the same corner as the “before.”
Mother Nature: 1 — Civilization: 0…

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🐋 26 Killer Whales Wash Ashore in Argentina

Scientists are baffled after 26 orcas were found dead on a remote Argentinian beach — only the third such mass stranding ever recorded.
And we thought 2025 couldn’t get weirder for marine life…

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🐉 Oarfish Found — Earthquake Follows. Again.

An 11-foot oarfish washed up in the Philippines.
Hours later — boom — a M6.1 earthquake.
At this point, if you see one of these silver noodles, just move inland…

5 additional natural warning signs before an earthquake here…

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🌋 Iran’s 700,000-Year-Old Volcano Just Woke Up

The Taftan volcano is swelling again, rising nearly 4 inches in less than a year.
New magma? Or just gas buildup? Either way, after 700 millennia of sleep, it’s stretching ominously…

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🚬 Blind Cigarette Taste Test — Or Marlboro Ad?

We’re not sure what the experiment was, but the takeaway is simple:
The tobacco industry never misses a marketing opportunity…

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💉 California Launches $11 “People’s Insulin”

California will sell state-branded insulin for just $11 per pen starting next year.
Finally, a miracle that doesn’t require GoFundMe…

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☁️ Island-Made Clouds

Tiny landmasses act like little weather machines, heating up and pulling moisture from the sea.
Basically, Earth’s version of a vape pen…

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🪖 US General Admits to Using ChatGPT for Military Decisions

Maj. Gen. William Hank Taylor says he uses AI tools to “make better decisions.”
Translation: the Pentagon is now powered by autocomplete.
Can’t wait for the day ChatGPT orders an invasion because someone typed “simulate war.”

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🕷️ Meet the Spider-Lizard

No, it’s not AI. It’s real: the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama — Africa’s own Spider-Man.
Mother Nature continues to ignore the “no crossovers” rule…

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🏥 Colorado Hospital Finds Instruments Covered in Dried Blood

Hundreds of surgical tools were found caked in “organic residue.”
Officials say they weren’t used on patients. Just sitting there… waiting.
That’s somehow not better…

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🛰️ The Real Tholian Web — Now Over Earth

Astronomers photographing Comet Lemmon found the sky crisscrossed by Starlink satellites.
Elon promised “dark satellites.” Instead, they’re shining brighter than your existential dread…

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💵 Argentines Ditch Peso as US “Rescue” Flops

Citizens dump their national currency, betting the American bailout will crash.
Global finance is now basically a casino on fire…

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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in Washington state (USA, 10/16/2025).

Amazing!

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🩸 Cambridge Scientists Grow Human Blood Cells in the Lab

They recreated how blood forms in embryos — the dish literally turned red before their eyes.
We’re officially one step closer to homebrewing humans…

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Crazy hailstorm in Tarija, Bolivia

And then flooding…

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🤖 Miami Tests Self-Driving Police Car That Launches Drones

Yep, it’s real.
A cop car that drives itself and can deploy flying surveillance bots.
Florida never fails to make dystopia look casual…

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⚡ Fuego Volcano Goes Full Apocalypse in Guatemala

A stunning nighttime eruption lit up the sky on Oct. 16.
Because nothing says “good evening” like rivers of fire…

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🎁 Curiosity Fuel: Apocalypse Picks of the Day

🔥 “Oarfish Prophecy” Poster — Bring the sea omen home (without the quake)…
☕ Strange Sounds Doom Mug — Drink coffee like it’s your last day…
📘 “Apocalyptic Field Notes” Notebook — For jotting down suspicious booms, flashes, and dreams…
🌋 “Volcano Watching Society” Hoodie — Soft fleece, bold print — apocalyptic chic at its best…
🌋 “Save the Orcas (From Ourselves)” Sticker Pack — Stick these waterproof decals on your laptop, hydroflask, or conscience…

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🧠 Outro: The World Hums, Glows, and Occasionally Explodes

Floods in Alaska, orcas in Argentina, volcanoes in Iran, and generals asking chatbots for strategy advice. Somewhere, the simulation just rolled its eyes.

Stay curious. Stay skeptical. Stay weird.
Because normal is overrated.

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