2026-06-01 to 2026-06-07

This Week in WTFScience: Space and 1 More

2 cited weird science articles published during the week of 2026-06-01. Forward this roundup to someone who enjoys peer-reviewed science with a suspicious amount of personality.

Read Black Holes Spin So Fast They Literally Drag Space Itself Around With Them
The Event Horizon Telescope image of the black hole shadow in Messier 87.
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🌌 Space

Black Holes Spin So Fast They Literally Drag Space Itself Around With Them

A rotating black hole doesn't just sit there looking ominous — it actively twists the fabric of spacetime around itself like a cosmic drill bit. There's an entire region called the ergosphere where spacetime moves faster than light. You could, theoretically, steal energy from a black hole. Nobody has tried.

WTF Score9/10
5 Jun 2026
8 min
Read Your Gut Has Hundreds of Millions of Neurons, Makes Most of Your Peripheral Serotonin, and Basically Has Opinions
Diagram of the enteric nervous system in the gut wall.
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🧠 Neuroscience

Your Gut Has Hundreds of Millions of Neurons, Makes Most of Your Peripheral Serotonin, and Basically Has Opinions

The enteric nervous system — a web of over 500 million neurons lining your gastrointestinal tract — can function completely independently of your brain. It produces most of the serotonin in your body. Scientists call it the 'second brain.' Your stomach has feelings and it's been trying to tell you things.

WTF Score8/10
1 Jun 2026
7 min