muckrock
When Ronald Reagan Told a Joke About Irish Spies
“It’s one of the few stories I can tell now since ethnic jokes are a no-no."
All Stories
bees
Bees Delay Flight
"Obviously, you don't want the bees in the air."
refugees
The New York Community That Welcomed 1,000 WWII Refugees
Fort Ontario in Oswego became a safe haven for families fleeing Europe.
strikes
A Strike Against Dolphins in Sicily
They're eating all of the squid.
presidents
Found: The Earliest Color Footage of the White House
It features Herbert Hoover playing with a six-pound medicine ball.
minor threats
Found: 5 Baby Alligators in Maine
They were confiscated by authorities.
feats
'I Chose to Fly a Chair, Not Because It Is Easy But Because It Is Hard'
Calgary's balloon man has no regrets.
russia
Curling With Compact Cars
The stakes have been raised.
tedium
The Brief, Confusing History of Foam Packaging
What you think is Styrofoam probably isn't.
fame
Larry Donovan, 1880s Bridge Jumper, Lived Too Soon
Just imagine what would have happened to this man in the age of YouTube.
rainbow
A Whale, Its Blowhole, and a Fleeting Rainbow
Very nice.
floods
Found: A Giant Metal Die in an Idaho Lake
Floodwaters cast it on the shore.
unesco
The Case for Making European Boundary Stones Into a World Heritage Site
Could surveying be recognized as one of the world's wonders?
giant animals
The Catford Cat Has Been Saved
It was in danger of being put down.
weapons
Coconut Cannon, Confiscated
The artist Julian Charrière built the device, which is currently in the hands of German police.
stamp of approval
The Controversial Zeppelin Stamps That Enraged 1930s Collectors
The U.S. Post Office ended up destroying most of them.
surfing
The Paddleboarders Who Took Over a Russian Ice Floe
The ice chunk was (roughly) 80 feet.
bat caves
Found: An Unusually Situated Bat Cave
The cave is large for Alberta's boreal forest.
