witchcraft
It's Not Always Easy Being Iceland's Best Witchcraft Museum
Modern-day lessons abound when you're immersed in 17th century sorcery.
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natural history
Why Did Medieval Artists Give Elephants Trunks That Look Like Trumpets?
Maybe not just because they didn't know what elephants looked like.
trucks
A Sheep Head Truck Spill Closed a Road in New Zealand
It was offal.
castles
Found: A Crucial Map of Tokyo's Ancient Edo Castle, Which Was Ready for War
It was originally built in 1457.
for sale
For Sale: Grey Gardens
It could be yours for $19.995 million.
fire
Watch a Mesmerizing Display of Fire Spirals on Loop
Oh sweet flames.
found
Archaeologists Discover a 12th Cave Connected to the Dead Sea Scrolls
But no new texts.
government
When Land Surveys Were a Modern Marvel
In 1784, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton squared off over the best way to divvy up newly American territory.
edgar allan poe
10 Places That Rejected Poe in Life But Celebrate Him in Death
Edgar Allan Poe gets the recognition he deserves in the afterlife.
hawaii
Hawaii's 'Lava Fire Hose' Is Back at It Again
It's been spurting candy-colored lava for over a month.
escape routes
A 1902 Panther Escape Becomes Political
Ido Michaeli's new tapestry, "Black Panther Got Loose From the Bronx Zoo," brings allegory to a zoo breakout.
extreme sports
Inside the High-Flying World of Estonian Extreme Swinging
Kiiking turns Estonia's cultural obsession with swings into an X-Games contender.
color
Found: A Very Orange Alligator
A South Carolina community has a new resident.
islands
Dozens of Sheep Mysteriously Appeared and Disappeared on the Isle of Wight
Police are stumped, for now.
muckrock
The Bizarre Case of NASA's 'Stolen' Moon Rocks
Back in 2014, the agency got a tip.
slavery
Found: A Long-Lost Photo of Harriet Tubman
The post-Civil War photo shows her in her 40s.
pools
An Illinois Man Wants to Build the World's Deepest Swimming Pool
It would be used for underwater physical therapy.
immigration
The Mystery of the World's Least American Cactus
How did Rhipsalis baccifera cross the ocean?
