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Sarah Laskow

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Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent

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Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent

Misplaced for 36 years, the patent was in a cave in Missouri all along.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Second North American Settlement That Was Likely Vikings

vikings

Found: A Second North American Settlement That Was Likely Vikings

Satellite imagery led archeologists to a site that shows Viking-like activity.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Ancient Non-Stick Pans

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Found: Ancient Non-Stick Pans

A pottery dump at Cumae reveals that red-slip pottery is the best to cook chicken in.

By Sarah Laskow
Where Should Robots Go When They Retire?

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Where Should Robots Go When They Retire?

Behind the push to create a robot museum in Pittsburgh.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Faulty Bolts at a Nuclear Plant

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Found: Faulty Bolts at a Nuclear Plant

An inspection at Indian Point revealed 220 faulty bolts.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: The Universal Expression for 'Yeeeeah…No'

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Found: The Universal Expression for 'Yeeeeah…No'

This is the "not face."

By Sarah Laskow
Searching for the Last Bottles of a Cult-Classic Dr Pepper

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Searching for the Last Bottles of a Cult-Classic Dr Pepper

Is Dublin Dr Pepper truly gone?

By Sarah Laskow
Found: 68,000 Smuggled Python Skins

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Found: 68,000 Smuggled Python Skins

They are worth around $48 million.

By Sarah Laskow
Lost: The Mystery of Shakespeare's Skull

cemeteries

Lost: The Mystery of Shakespeare's Skull

There's an "odd disturbance" at one end of the Bard's grave.

By Sarah Laskow
How Did One of Ireland's Most Historic Flags End Up in New York?

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How Did One of Ireland's Most Historic Flags End Up in New York?

The winding story of the tricolor flag that flew over Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Shipwreck That Solved a Decades-Old Maritime Mystery

shipwrecks

Found: A Shipwreck That Solved a Decades-Old Maritime Mystery

The "mystery tug boat" was a U.S. Navy ship that had disappeared without a trace in 1921.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Lake of Frozen Nitrogen on Pluto

space exploration

Found: A Lake of Frozen Nitrogen on Pluto

At least, it looks an awful lot like a lake.

By Sarah Laskow
These people have presumably eaten too much darnel.

food

Wheat's Evil Twin Has Been Intoxicating Humans For Centuries

Darnel is poisonous, but in small enough doses can give food a special kick.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Supermassive Black Holes' Superfast Space Winds

space exploration

Found: Supermassive Black Holes' Superfast Space Winds

The equivalent of a Category 77 hurricane.

By Sarah Laskow
A Gas Pipeline Could Make Marfa's Mystery Lights Disappear

infrastructure

A Gas Pipeline Could Make Marfa's Mystery Lights Disappear

They might be in danger after 130 years.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: 30,000 Cars in One House

cars

Found: 30,000 Cars in One House

One man's collection included teeny models and full-sized classic cars.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Crucifix That Could Change Christian History

sacred spaces

Found: A Crucifix That Could Change Christian History

It's dated to the early 900s.

By Sarah Laskow
These Magic Bags Turn Pee to Goo And Make Poop Portable

parks

These Magic Bags Turn Pee to Goo And Make Poop Portable

Welcome to the frontier of human waste management.

By Sarah Laskow
Meet Auntie Litter, the Rapping, Recycling Hero From My Childhood

music

Meet Auntie Litter, the Rapping, Recycling Hero From My Childhood

Her "reuse, reduce, recycle" chant stuck in my head for years.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Two Secret Rooms in King Tut's Tomb

mummies

Found: Two Secret Rooms in King Tut's Tomb

After new scans, researchers are 90 percent sure they're there.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Creepy Note From a House's Former Inhabitant

notes from the field

Found: A Creepy Note From a House's Former Inhabitant

"I WILL ALWAYS BE WATCHING YOU," the 15-year-old note read.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever

caves

Found: Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever

Scientists solved a case of missing identity: who were these 430,000-year-old hominins?

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Fairy Circles in Australia

fairytales

Found: Fairy Circles in Australia

The mysterious phenomenon shows up on a new continent.

By Sarah Laskow
Oklahoma's Greatest Ponzi Scheme Bred Hoards of Unwanted Worms

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Oklahoma's Greatest Ponzi Scheme Bred Hoards of Unwanted Worms

Never trust a man who says he'll triple your investment in composting worms.

By Sarah Laskow
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