Today there's a new addition to the "real life is stranger than fiction" category. Check out the fish Macropinna microstoma. It has tubular eyes and a see-through head. These photos blew me away today...

According to veteran swimmer Mark Spitz, who won a record 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, only 10 swimmers in the world can swim at around 6 miles per hour. Michael Phelps, who is on his way to breaking Spitz's gold medal streak...