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NASA Just Found 1,284 New Planets

It's a very large universe.
Erik Shilling May 11, 2016
mountains

China Is Tired of Graffiti Artists at Mount Everest

The country is prepared to shame them publicly.
Erik Shilling May 11, 2016
One of six archival rooms on the first floor of Tuscany's Villa le Corti. All together, they hold 4,000 feet of volumes containing the Corsini family’s history, from the 1360s through the 1960s.
news

A Look Inside Florence's Strangest Archive

For six centuries, the Corsini Family has recorded everything that's ever happened to them.
Cara Giaimo May 11, 2016
A view from Central Park's Hallett Nature Sanctuary, recently reopened to the public.
secret

A Secret, Wild Pocket Of Central Park Reopens

It had been closed to the public since 1934.
Cara Giaimo May 11, 2016
news

Sold: A Custom Revolver Owned by Brigham Young

It's pretty fancy.
Eric Grundhauser May 11, 2016
prisons

Found: A Fugitive of 48 Years, Outed by His Social Security Application

It was a good run.
Sarah Laskow May 11, 2016
tunnels

Russia Built a Huge Tunnel to Save a Near-Extinct Group of Leopards

In the far eastern part of the country.
Erik Shilling May 10, 2016
space exploration

A Teen Says He Found a Lost Mayan City Using Old Star Maps

William Gadoury is precocious.
Erik Shilling May 10, 2016
news

This Guy Dug a Well in 40 Days After His Wife Was Denied Access to Water

His family thought he was crazy.
Erik Shilling May 10, 2016
No one is sure who owns this now.
nazis

Mystery Person Buys $17.2 Million Kneeling Hitler

This sculpture is made of human hair and wax.
Cara Giaimo May 10, 2016
bookstores

Found: A Napoleonic War Diary Hiding in a Bookstore in Tasmania

No one knows how it got there.
Sarah Laskow May 10, 2016
antiquities

The Hideous Jug That Duped 'Antiques Roadshow'

It was mistakenly appraised for up to $50,000.
Eric Grundhauser May 10, 2016
islands

The First Evidence That Sea-Level Rise Has Claimed These 5 Islands

Farewell.
The Conversation May 9, 2016
art

Court Rules Figurines Modeled on This Artist's Vagina Are Art

There's a lot going on here.
Erik Shilling May 9, 2016
prisons

Professor Solves 350-Year-Old Mystery Behind The Man in the Iron Mask

He thinks so, anyway.
Erik Shilling May 9, 2016
animals

The Rogue Team Rescuing Fort McMurray's Pets As the City Burned

Many were found terrified.
Erik Shilling May 9, 2016
Visitors to Taipei City's Lungshan Temple pray for good luck in the New Year.
sacred spaces

Taiwanese Temples Cut Down On Incense To Fight Pollution

Incense, "ghost money," and pyrotechnics generate a surprising amount of smoke.
Cara Giaimo May 9, 2016
military history

For Sale: Britain's Last Working Aircraft Carrier

It was a good run.
Eric Grundhauser May 9, 2016