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Some sheep (not pictured) appeared and disappeared.
islands

Dozens of Sheep Mysteriously Appeared and Disappeared on the Isle of Wight

Police are stumped, for now.
Erik Shilling February 8, 2017
An unrecorded photo of Harriet Tubman, circa 1860s
slavery

Found: A Long-Lost Photo of Harriet Tubman

The post-Civil War photo shows her in her 40s.
Sarah Laskow February 8, 2017
A different pool.
pools

An Illinois Man Wants to Build the World's Deepest Swimming Pool

It would be used for underwater physical therapy.
Cara Giaimo February 8, 2017
New York City is spending millions of dollars securing President Trump's private residence.
presidents

U.S. Presidents Do Have Spending Limits for Securing Private Homes

Thanks, Nixon.
Sarah Laskow February 7, 2017
sports

NASA Says an Astronaut Threw a Football 564,664 Yards

Why not.
Erik Shilling February 7, 2017
A geoglyph known as Água Fria in the Amazon.
news

Humans Probably Altered the Amazon 2,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought

Scientists just published some new evidence.
Erik Shilling February 7, 2017
Those are some nice big scales.
animals

Found: A Gecko That Loses Its Giant Scales if It Is So Much as Touched

Do not grab this gecko.
Sarah Laskow February 7, 2017
Picture this, but dumped all over a massive, gritty highway.
news

A Massive Syrup Spill Gums Up a Vermont Highway

What a waffle mess.
Cara Giaimo February 7, 2017
The dolphin in a picture released by Italian authorities.
news

A Lone Dolphin Keeps Swimming Into Pisa

This is rare.
Erik Shilling February 6, 2017
meteorites

A Bright and Loud Meteor Just Flew Across the Midwest Sky

There's video.
Erik Shilling February 6, 2017
The library of the Mark Twain House, in 1995.
fungus

There's a Lot of Mold Infesting the Mark Twain Museum in Connecticut

It's attached to his old house.
Cara Giaimo February 6, 2017
Exploring the ship's ribs.
shipwrecks

Found: A 17th-Century Wreck That Looks Like Sweden’s Most Famous Warship

The Blekinge was launched in 1682 and sunk in 1713.
Sarah Laskow February 6, 2017
snakes

Found: A Rattlesnake in a Toilet, and Then 23 More Underground

There were five baby snakes among them.
Erik Shilling February 3, 2017
film

Someone Is Driving Around With Too Many (?) Copies of 'Speed' on Their Dashboard

Pop quiz, hotshot.
Cara Giaimo February 3, 2017
A different species of bonnethead shark. Kind of cute, right??
animals

Found: One (Relatively) Cute Shark and One Hideous Ghost Shark

The ghost shark is "chunky in the front."
Sarah Laskow February 3, 2017
animals

A Good Man Removed a Cereal Bowl From This Blinded Squirrel's Head

There's video.
Erik Shilling February 2, 2017
Who were Eva and Edith?
airplanes

Found: Two Mysterious Signatures on the Wing of a WWII Plane

Who were Eva and Edith?
Sarah Laskow February 2, 2017
snakes

A Portland Teen's Pet Snake Got Stuck in Her Earlobe

She had to go to the ER.
Cara Giaimo February 2, 2017