minor threats
Highway Workers in Canada Keep Running Into Rattlesnakes
So far, no one has been bit.
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archaeology
Found: Evidence That Humans Have Been Eating Potatoes in North America for Over 10,000 Years
Some starchy residue in Utah came from a native potato.
features
Spiral Escalators Look Cool, But Do They Make Sense?
Why these curvy wonders aren't in every shopping mall.
whales
San Luis Obispo's Wandering Whale Statue Needs a Home
The four-ton concrete sperm whale has been on the road since 2011.
secrets
These Hand-Drawn Maps Helped Create 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books
Author Jay Leibold shares the branching maps he created while writing his first CYOA stories.
skeletons
Found: 5,000-Year-Old Skeletons of Very Tall People in China
They were giants for their time.
rivals
The Great U.S.-Canada Lobster Roll War
A very specific arms race (claws race?) goes international.
video wonders
There's a Secret Spanish Beach in the Middle of a Field
And sometimes it disappears.
whales
A Tasmanian Diver's Close Encounter With a Whale
It was hard to avoid.
independence day
How to Make Your Dead Eagle a Legal Eagle
It's a crime to possess eagle parts. So what should you do if you find some?
robots
The World Now Has a Scorpion-Milking Robot
Extracting venom for medical research just got a whole lot safer and easier.
trucks
This Very, Very Heavy Truck Is Too Much for Rhode Island
That's 280 tons, if you're counting.
feats
Volunteers in India Planted 66 Million Trees in One Day
Madhya Pradesh is now a whole lot greener.
founding fathers
Found: The Remains of Sally Hemings' Small Room at Monticello
It was right near Thomas Jefferson's bedroom.
asteroids
The First Asteroid We Knew Would Hit Earth in Advance
When 2008-TC3 crashed into the Sudanese desert, not everyone was surprised.
minor threats
Bear Bursts Into Eleven-Year-Old's Room Before Quickly Leaving
"There's a bear in my room."
snakes
A Texas Mini-Van Crash Released Dozens of Venomous Snakes
Thankfully, no one was bitten.
lost
Whatever Happened to Captain Video and the DuMont Programming Library?
One of television's original networks has all but disappeared.
