lazarus week
The Wide, Strange World of Modern Mummification
It's not just Egypt that has embraced the practice.
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politics
Why Presidential Debates Are Consistently Held at Obscure Colleges
Norwood—I mean, Longwood University—anyone?
forgotten friday
Inside the New York Public Library's Last, Secret Apartments
There are just 13 left.
pumpkins
Watch Pumpkins Get Launched By a Massive Slingshot and Trebuchet
It's a fall tradition.
mathematics
Why It's Impossible to Know a Coastline's True Length
Measuring around bodies of water is a mathematically impossible task.
colombia
How Colombia's Biggest Murder Investigation Was Swayed by a Dream
The crime of the century was, supposedly, revealed in a dream.
archaeology
Found: A 1,600-Year-Old Oven With Food Still Inside
Yum?
police
Scottish Police Arrest Road-Crossing Chicken
It's all our fault.
hong kong
The Glorious Symmetry of Hong Kong’s Streetscapes
Finding unexpected angles in Hong Kong.
clowns
Clown Hysteria Has Spread to Australia
The fad has gone international.
horror
Do You Remember Candle Cove?
How a creepypasta grew from story to legend to television show.
timberland
How to Make a Neon Sign
We partnered with Timberland to find New York City's painted ads of yesteryear and learn about the art of neon signmaking.
muckrock
Dallas Police Release Training Materials for Its Now Infamous Bomb Robot
They probably hadn't previously considered weaponizing it.
news
Bat Poop Has Turned These African Cave Crocodiles Orange
It's not a bad look.
interactive
The Definitive Map of America’s Creepy Clown Epidemic
Our interactive map tracks clown sightings, threats, and scares.
ice diving
Watch This Record-Breaking Diver Take You Under the Ice
Move over Elsa, there's a new frozen queen in town.
catacombs
The 10 Iconic Cemeteries That Made Death Beautiful
The history of the rural cemetery movement, which brought Victorians to picnic among tombstones.
camouflage
Why Women Pretended to Be Creepy Rocks and Trees in NYC Parks During WWI
Can you find the camouflaged women hiding in these photos?
