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epidemics

The 1962 Laughter Epidemic of Tanganyika Was No Joke

Uncontrollable laughter can, and did, last for several months.

mythology

100 Years Ago, American Women Competed in Intense Venus de Milo Lookalike Contests

found

FOUND: Two New Mountain Lion Kittens

turtles

Fleeting Wonders: A Turtle's-Eye View of the Kenyan Coast

climate change

Vines Are the Hipsters of Tropical Forests–Fast Increasing And Pushing Out Neighbors

olympus

Haunting Photos of Europe's Abandoned Buildings, From Steel Plants to Castles

coca cola

Why Did 'Share a Coke' Blacklist These 24 Countries?

visual

These Beautiful Images of Algae Were the First Photos to Illustrate Any Book

mammoths

New Evidence of Mammoth Hunting Puts Humans in the Arctic 10,000 Years Before They Were Supposed to Be There

prisons

Inside the Angola Prison Hobbycraft Sale, Where Inmates Sell their Creations

comic books

Tumblr's Newest Target Is Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's Horrible Owner

cosmonauts

100 Wonders: The Secret City of the Cosmonauts

medieval

Flyting Was Medieval England's Version of an Insult-Trading Rap Battle

found

FOUND: The World's Largest Canyon, Hidden Under Antarctic Ice

pinball

Fleeting Wonders: The World's Biggest Pinball Museum Is Open This Weekend

taco

The Texan Who Invented Chili Powder Also Accidentally Created the American Taco

places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: The London Necropolis Railway

shipwrecks

19th-Century Shipwrecks Keep Getting Discovered During the Hunt for MH370