mythology
Medieval Europe Couldn't Quit This Story About a Woman Eating Her Lover's Heart
Her husband tricks her into eating it.
Articles by Sarah Laskow
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
caves
Found: Tiny Pebbles Ritually 'Killed' by Paleolithic People
They used them to color a dead body then broke them in half.
hearts week
An Iconic Salad Has Two Key Ingredients: Hearts of Palm and Green Ice Cream
It's from Florida, naturally.
surfing
For Sale: Photos From Hawaii in the 1890s
Surfing!
news
Found: A Lost Wedding Dress From 1870
When a dry cleaners went bankrupt, the dress went missing.
science
Why Did Medieval Artists Give Elephants Trunks That Look Like Trumpets?
Maybe not just because they didn't know what elephants looked like.
archaeology
Archaeologists Discover a 12th Cave Connected to the Dead Sea Scrolls
But no new texts.
maps
When Land Surveys Were a Modern Marvel
In 1784, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton squared off over the best way to divvy up newly American territory.
animals
Found: A Very Orange Alligator
A South Carolina community has a new resident.
slavery
Found: A Long-Lost Photo of Harriet Tubman
The post-Civil War photo shows her in her 40s.
presidents
U.S. Presidents Do Have Spending Limits for Securing Private Homes
Thanks, Nixon.
animals
Found: A Gecko That Loses Its Giant Scales if It Is So Much as Touched
Do not grab this gecko.
shipwrecks
Found: A 17th-Century Wreck That Looks Like Sweden’s Most Famous Warship
The Blekinge was launched in 1682 and sunk in 1713.
animals
Found: One (Relatively) Cute Shark and One Hideous Ghost Shark
The ghost shark is "chunky in the front."
maps
Why the London of British Literature Barely Changed for 200 Years
An innovative mapping project uncovers just how limited the literary version of the city has often been.
airplanes
Found: Two Mysterious Signatures on the Wing of a WWII Plane
Who were Eva and Edith?
parks
Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the Appalachian Trail
On joining an exclusive group that's 75 percent male and overwhelmingly white.
geology
Found: Tiny Grains of Rock That Reveal a Lost Continent
It's hiding under Mauritius.
radioactive
Found: Melted Uranium Rods, Lost at Fukushima
Six years after the disaster, Tepco may have found its lost nuclear debris.
animals
Found: A Moose in This Random Person's Basement
It fell into the window well.
film
The Forgotten 'China Girls' Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films
Used as quality control, these haunting images were never meant to be public.
cars
Found: A Cat That Rode 230 Miles Under a Car’s Hood
He was fine, if shaken up.
film
The Counterintuitive History of Black Hats, White Hats, And Villains
Even in old Westerns, the white hat/black hat divide is less distinct than is often remembered.
taxidermy
Found: A Real Human Skull in a Museum Diorama
It's apparently going to go back on display?
