cows
Found: A Cow-Smuggling Tunnel Under a Tea Garden
Where's the beef?
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drones
The Art of the Dronescape
Stunning, dizzying aerial photography from Dronestagram.
luck week
The 1880s Supper Club That Loved Bad Luck
How to remove the stigma from the number 13? Through a series of macabre dinner parties, of course.
video wonders
A Rare Glimpse of Three Snow Leopards Snuggling
The big cats were caught in a Chinese camera trap.
drones
The Muddy Legality of Shooting a Drone Out of the Sky
Can you legally murder a drone?
features
The Forgotten American Missionaries of Pyongyang
In the decades before World War II, U.S. Christians created a "Jerusalem of the East."
printing
Why the Roots of Color Printing Are in Limestone
The stage was set more than 200 years ago.
bowling
Watch the Fastest Perfect Game Ever Bowled
Ben Kertola rolled 12 strikes in less than 90 seconds.
disney
The Movie Date That Solidified J.R.R. Tolkien's Dislike of Walt Disney
He went to see "Snow White" with C.S. Lewis.
luck week
Online Poker Players Are Exiled in Paradise
When will the party end for online poker's refugees?
cities
Urban Turkeys Are Wreaking Havoc in Boston
They may attack people they consider "subordinate," officials say.
tunnels
Found: World War I Training Tunnels Full of Live Grenades
Also, toffee tins, mess kits, and a 1930s sports car.
cars
A 12-Year-Old's Mission to Drive Across Australia
He got 800 miles into it before getting stopped.
plastic
Wax Worms Have a Voracious Appetite—for Plastic Bags
Let's hope these caterpillars are very, very hungry.
obscura day 2017
Prohibition, Moonshine, and an Underground Secret
Dutch Schultz's legacy of liquor.
trees
The Long Death of New Jersey's 600-Year-Old Oak
Goodbye, tree.
luck week
Touring the Abandoned Atlantic City Sites That Inspired the Monopoly Board
The once-glamorous casinos and hotels have become a gilded ghost town.
candy
Why Is Iceland So in Love With Licorice?
Isolation, a harsh climate, and decades of candy import bans may have something to do with it.
