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Sarah Laskow

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Found: A Frog Living in India's Wastelands

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Found: A Frog Living in India's Wastelands

The frogs live in a barren area of the country surrounded by trash.

By Sarah Laskow
Trump Tower Was Never Actually That Tacky

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Trump Tower Was Never Actually That Tacky

One critic called its atrium the "most pleasant interior public space" built in New York City in years.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Secret Tunnels Underneath Naples

tunnels

Found: Secret Tunnels Underneath Naples

Two geologists were tipped off by a 90-year-old man who sheltered there during World War II.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Five Drowned Limestone 'Apostles'

geology

Found: Five Drowned Limestone 'Apostles'

There were originally 12 of the cliffs standing in Australia.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: This Green-Eyed Monster Fish

animals

Found: This Green-Eyed Monster Fish

Like many creatures that look strange to us, this one lives deep, deep down in the ocean.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: The Wreck of a Confederate Blockade Runner

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Found: The Wreck of a Confederate Blockade Runner

It's one of the best preserved Civil War-era ships ever discovered.

By Sarah Laskow
Finding the Hidden Headwaters of New York's Famous Flushing Creek

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Finding the Hidden Headwaters of New York's Famous Flushing Creek

Turn right at a burnt-out bridge to find the source of the creek that fed the World's Fair fountains.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Tiny Lizards Preserved in Amber

animals

Found: Tiny Lizards Preserved in Amber

The lizard fossils are around 99 million years old.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Secret Tunnel to India

tunnels

Found: A Secret Tunnel to India

It was the fourth discovered in the past four years.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Tiny Ghost Octopus

animals

Found: Tiny Ghost Octopus

Almost definitely a new species.

By Sarah Laskow
Retracing the First, Forgotten Motorcycle Ride Across America

roads

Retracing the First, Forgotten Motorcycle Ride Across America

George Wyman took 50 days to get from San Francisco to New York in 1903.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: Seven Incredibly Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards

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Found: Seven Incredibly Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards

The family that found them almost threw them away.

By Sarah Laskow
Just How Huge Are New York’s Rats?

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Just How Huge Are New York’s Rats?

This one weighs about 1.5 pounds.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Car on a Hot Stone Roof

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Found: A Car on a Hot Stone Roof

How did it get there?

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Hungarian Mummy With the Gene for Colon Cancer

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Found: A Hungarian Mummy With the Gene for Colon Cancer

Humans were predisposed to the disease even before it became common.

By Sarah Laskow
Where Chicago Hides Its Snow

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Where Chicago Hides Its Snow

The city has over 500 lots to store any extra accumulation.

By Sarah Laskow
The First Campaign Websites Were Just 2 Tech Guys Trolling Bob Dole And Bill Clinton

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The First Campaign Websites Were Just 2 Tech Guys Trolling Bob Dole And Bill Clinton

In 1996, presidential campaigns didn't even think to register domain names.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Massive Jurassic Graveyard

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Found: A Massive Jurassic Graveyard

23,000 square miles of Patagonia is one of the most productive fossil-hunting grounds in the world.

By Sarah Laskow
Found: The Corpse Flower's Miniature Cousin

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Found: The Corpse Flower's Miniature Cousin

R. consueloae is "the smallest of the largest flowers in the world"

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Mortal Kombat Secret That Was Hidden for Over 20 Years

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Found: A Mortal Kombat Secret That Was Hidden for Over 20 Years

By Sarah Laskow
The Art of Ice Tunneling and the Army’s Failed Frozen Base

tunnels

The Art of Ice Tunneling and the Army’s Failed Frozen Base

By Sarah Laskow
Found: A Mysterious Icon in the Church Marking Jesus' Birth

churches

Found: A Mysterious Icon in the Church Marking Jesus' Birth

By Sarah Laskow
America's Massive New Transportation Infrastructure System is Hiding in Plain Sight

roads

America's Massive New Transportation Infrastructure System is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Sarah Laskow
FOUND: Evidence That Cockroaches Have Plagued Humans for Millennia

insects

FOUND: Evidence That Cockroaches Have Plagued Humans for Millennia

By Sarah Laskow
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