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NEW YORK CITY— In a development that would leave even the most seasoned existentialist scratching their head, a team of international researchers has confirmed what many a conspiracy theorist has long suspected: the universe is, in fact, a meticulously designed escape room, built by a cosmic entity with a penchant for elaborate puzzles and a truly sadistic sense of humor. "We always knew the universe was out to get us," confided Dr. Bartholomew Quibblethwaite, lead researcher and self-proclaimed "unraveler of cosmic mysteries," during a hastily arranged press conference held in his cluttered apartment. "Black holes? Clearly giant incinerators designed to test our nerve. Quantum mechanics ? Just the game master's way of messing with our understanding of reality." Dr. Quibblethwaite, a man known for his unorthodox research methods (his breakthrough on dark matter involved a particularly potent batch of kale smoothies), claims the discovery came ab...

GENEVA—In a groundbreaking yet utterly baffling achievement, scientists at CERN announced today that their latest particle collision experiment inadvertently opened a portal to an alternate dimension where nearly every aspect of life is identical to ours—except for the fact that, inexplicably, hot dogs come in cans. “We’re as surprised as anyone,” said Dr. Lars Heinrich, CERN’s senior researcher, standing in front of the shimmering portal and a prominently displayed can of “Vienna Sausage Supreme” hot dogs from the parallel dimension. “We were hoping to unlock mysteries of dark matter or discover new subatomic particles. Instead, we’ve discovered that, apparently, an entire universe operates under the belief that hot dogs belong in brine-filled cans. Science is wild.” Scientists had expected a different result when they fired up the Large Hadron Collider last week, intending to smash protons together at unprecedented speeds to simulate Big Bang conditions. What they did not ex...