found
Found: A Medieval Horse Head Hidden in the Colosseum
The skull dates back to the 12th or 13th century.
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trucks
A Wisconsin Highway, Covered in Red Skittles
Hundreds of thousands of them fell out of a flatbed pickup.
nasa
The Female Space Sculptor Who Designed the Earliest Space and Aviation Helmets
Alice King Chatham's name is attached to some of the world's most pivotal aviation and space experiments.
martin luther king
Peek Inside the 1977 Report Detailing FBI Misconduct While Surveilling Martin Luther King Jr.
A review of the Bureau’s assassination investigation uncovered the extent of an illegal counterintelligence program.
fairies
Scientists Have a New Idea About the Origins of Namibia's Fairy Circles
Two competing theories could both be true: Termites and plants both contribute to the circles' creation.
wax museum
Where Wax U.S. Presidents Go to Retire
In Gettysburg, it’s the end of an era for the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum.
sounds
Canada Is Sending Acousticians to Investigate a Mystery Ping in the Arctic Ocean
It's scaring animals away from an important hunting ground.
schools
Found: A Not-So-Great Report Card From 1957, Hidden in the Floor
A home renovation uncovered a schoolgirl's bad grades from decades ago.
politics
The Park Service Just Spent $40 Million on Grass and Will Not Let Inauguration Ruin It
The National Mall must be protected.
cartoons
This 19th-Century Book Chronicles Victorians' Strange Cat Fears And Fascinations
A cartoonist illustrated and wrote accounts of weather-predicting and love spell-binding cats.
bathrooms
The Rise of the Luxurious Suburban Master Bathroom
How a utilitarian room turned into a pleasure palace.
fleeting wonders
Two Russian Icebreakers Are Currently Stuck in Sea Ice
They were attempting a historic journey.
video wonders
Listen to the Low Earthly Hum of a Candle Pipe Organ
As the wax melts, the pitch changes.
whales
In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy Tried to Talk Like Whales
A recently declassified report reveals that Cold War submarines almost chirped and whistled.
police
Chinese Police Destroy Fake Terracotta Army
They crushed the imposter soldiers to rubble.
giant animals
Found: Enormous Alligator Going for a Stroll
Florida locals captured footage of a very large alligator at a local nature preserve.
color
A Scientist Invented the Cyanometer Just to Measure the Blueness of the Sky
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure wanted to climb a mountain and mark the sky's hue accurately.
tedium
From Tufting to Jingles, the Evolution of Modern Carpet
It goes back thousands of years.
