snakes
Missouri's Great Escaped Snake Scare of 1953
Between August and October, residents of Springfield fought off cobras with garden hoes.
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jewish
For Sale: A Massively Anti-Semitic Letter Sent By William Howard Taft
Against the U.S.'s first Jewish Supreme Court Justice.
original road trip
Found: A 1902 Motorcycle That May Be the First to Make It Across the U.S.
George A. Wyman's bike has been missing for decades.
time
A 2,000-Year History of Alarm Clocks
Before personal alarms, workers employed 'knocker-uppers' to bang on their doors.
middle east
Places You Can No Longer Go: The Bamiyan Buddhas
The golden icons survived Genghis Khan, but not, sadly, the Taliban.
politics
The Politics Behind Presidential Candidates Eating Pizza With a Fork
Maybe just be yourself.
furniture
Saul Bellow's Son Explains How 'Guerilla Marketing' Sold His Father's Unsellable Desk
Until last month, nobody was much interested.
coral reefs
Half of Coral in Great Barrier Reef Is 'Dead or Dying'
It's not looking good.
combat
See What Soldiers Around the World Eat When in the Field
A corner of YouTube is dedicated to unboxing combat rations.
australia
Chinese Investors Just Bought 1 Percent of Australia
Nearly 30,000 square miles were sold.
new jersey
Behind the Scenes at Medieval Times, Where Knights Battle and Pepsi Is Plentiful
We sent two staffers to spend the day at the dinner theater's New Jersey outpost.
fashion
Kosovo's Extremely Successful Hillary Clinton-Themed Pantsuit Boutique
"We started to promote Hillary's style in Kosovo, offering clothes to women that are identical to those worn by Hillary," says store owner Elda Morina-Ymeraga.
judaism
Let Them Eat Corn! The New Rules of Passover
The eons-old fight over whether eating bread should be punishable by death.
fishing
Found: A Castaway on an Uninhabited Australian Island
He was very dehydrated.
wunderkammers
Meet the Guy Who Spent 40 Years Curating at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not
Edward Meyer has now worked at the company longer than its founder.
features
Meet the Association Upholding the Integrity of Instant Noodles
If you've ever lived off ramen, you can thank the global organization that keeps it coming.
antarctic
What It's Like To Be The Only Painter In Antarctica
Making art at the bottom of the world, where paint freezes and the best subjects are millimeters long.
obscura day 2016
The Wonders of Obscura Day 2016, in Photos
What adventurers saw and snapped during our annual day of exploration.
