news
A Brief History of the Evolution of Locker Room Talk
It used to mostly be about golf.
Articles by Sarah Laskow
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Stories shared by this traveler.
animals
Never Fear, Pet Owners: There's Now An Oxygen Mask For Your Cat
Or your dog, bunny, guinea pig, bird, or even turtle.
abandoned
Inside the New York Public Library's Last, Secret Apartments
There are just 13 left.
shipwrecks
Yeast Rescued From 220-Year-Old Shipwreck, Put to Work Making Beer
A beautiful gimmick.
food
The 'Great British Bake Off' of the 1600s Would Have Been All Alphabet Cookies
Bakers flaunted their talent by creating letter-shaped pastries.
31 days of halloween
What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars?
The out-of-this-world future of human death.
mermaids
Meet the Newest Entrant in the Pantheon of 'Real Mermaids'
A British man says he found a washed-up mermaid.
infrastructure
Trucks Have Been Blocking Bike Lanes in New York City Since 1899
Also wagons, carts and carriages.
statues
A Dearly Departed Istanbul Cat Gets a Commemorative Statue
Tombili was a star.
farms
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Blueberries?
The blueberry industry has gotten so big there's now a glut.
caves
Found: An Underwater Cave 1,325 Feet Deep—A New Record
It might not look like much from the surface but this cave goes deep.
statues
Found: A Goddess Statue That's 8,000 Years Old
It may have represented an elderly woman.
deserts
What's This Strange Patch in the Australian Desert?
It appeared in the fall of 2015.
space exploration
How Different Is Elon Musk's Plan From Mars Colony Visions of the Past?
A short history of plans for colonizing Mars.
news
Proteins Preserved on 3.8 Million-Year-Old Eggshell Are a Portal to 'Deep Time'
These proteins are 50 times older than the oldest DNA ever sequenced.
tunnel
Found: A Centuries-Old Network of Hidden Underground Tunnels
Old British town has very old tunnels.
mermaids
Are Mermaids Real? The Long Tail of a Simple Question
Where do mermaids live? Where are mermaids found? Are there mermaids in real life? Are mermaids really real?
murder
The Mysterious Decapitation of Two Bison at a Spanish Reserve
Sauron, the dominant male bull of the herd, was found without his head.
lenin
After Over 20 Years Overlooking the East Village, Lenin Comes Down
An 18-foot-tall statue of Vladimir Lenin was removed.
radioactive
A Massive Sinkhole Dropped 200 Million Gallons of Radioactive Water Into the Ground
It's the second giant sinkhole to open at this Florida plant.
food
How to Shop for the Revolutionary War
A cottage industry of craftspeople is dedicated to making accurate reproductions of objects used in 18th-century life.
shipwrecks
Found: A 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton at the Antikythera Wreck
Archaeologists made a new discovery at the site where the world's oldest computer was found.
subterranean
You Can Follow a Hidden Stream Beneath Indianapolis—If You Know Where to Look
Pogue's Run makes an appearance in the best-selling novel 'Underground Airlines.'
