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The Astoria was hiding historic ketchup underneath its floors.
food

Found: Historic Ketchup, Buried Under a Music Venue for More Than a Century

Also, marmalade, pickle, and mustard jars.
Sarah Laskow January 10, 2017
The tunnel tree is no more.
trees

A Massive Tunnel Tree in California Has Fallen

RIP, thought-provoking sequoia.
Erik Shilling January 9, 2017
space exploration

Watch Two NASA Astronauts Replace Batteries In Space

The International Space Station needed some new juice.
Cara Giaimo January 9, 2017
An Emirates flight in Muscat.
animals

Found: A Snake on a Plane

The airline won't say what kind, but it did cancel the flight.
Sarah Laskow January 9, 2017
A rough time for Copenhagen's polar bears.
zoos

Two Danish Polar Bears Are Getting Divorced

They can't seem to get along.
Cara Giaimo January 6, 2017
A US-made grenade from the same era.
museums

Found: A 90-Year-Old Live Grenade Sitting in a Museum Closet

The museum called the bomb squad.
Sarah Laskow January 6, 2017
A fossil groundcherry, Physalis infinemundi.
food

Found: An Ancient Groundcherry That Proves Nightshades Are Older Than We Think

The family of tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers could be millions of years older than anyone realized.
Sarah Laskow January 5, 2017
news

Thousands Of Colorful Eggs Have Washed Up On A German Island

It's a great day for the children of Langeoog!
Cara Giaimo January 5, 2017
food

Found: Unexplained Poems Left on the Shelves of a British Grocery Store

One was about bread, the other about deer.
Sarah Laskow January 5, 2017
Oh, cats.
animals

Nearly 100% of Australia Now Has a Feral Cat Problem

Apparently, they can't be herded.
Eric Grundhauser January 4, 2017
restaurants

A Controversial New McDonald's Has Opened Near The Vatican

Cardinals are mad.
Cara Giaimo January 4, 2017
gold rush

Found: A Mysterious Jawbone With Gold Teeth

The teeth revealed its location.
Sarah Laskow January 4, 2017
Scientists created this mockup of the mesentery and related body parts.
news

Scientists Just Classified a Brand New Organ in Your Body

It's called the mesentery.
Erik Shilling January 3, 2017
Sometimes it takes a transgression to keep the shelves filled.
libraries

Why a Fake Patron Named 'Chuck Finley' Checked Out 2,361 Books at This Florida Library Last Year

Some library workers wanted to ensure the classics stayed on the shelves.
Eric Grundhauser January 3, 2017
news

Quebec's Hottest New Real Estate Listing Is An Entire Fake Village

It can be yours for a mere $2.8 million.
Cara Giaimo January 3, 2017
weapons

Found: A 2,300-Year-Old Sword, Still Shining

A sword from China's Warring States period was found in a Xinyang tomb.
Sarah Laskow January 3, 2017
Complaints came from South of Market, among other places.
infrastructure

San Francisco Was Just Subjected to a Mysterious, Gross Smell

Philly, too.
Sarah Laskow December 29, 2016
museums

Found: Viking Jewelry Sent to a Museum by an Anonymous Donor

The simple packages also included two Bronze Age axes.
Sarah Laskow December 29, 2016