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Internet Sunken Roman city ruins finally get an internet connection Thom Dunn
Games The ancient world's greatest board games David Pescovitz
Funny Greek statue from 110 BCE of a girl showing her mom a laptop computer David Pescovitz
Science The oldest genome ever sequenced Maggie Koerth
Science Help transcribe ancient Egyptian texts Maggie Koerth
Science Ancient Chinese art used a toxic lacquer made from a relative of poison ivy Maggie Koerth
Science Spam email reveals the existence of ancient, giant furry armadillo things Maggie Koerth
Science Newly-discovered Mayan calendar in Guatemala proves (again) the world won't end in 2012 Xeni Jardin
Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt
mistakes were made Amazon's got a Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar wrap—oopsy Rusty Blazenhoff
art Nun's "luck-bringing" vulva sculpture becomes beacon for followers Mark Frauenfelder
films Kenneth Anger, experimental filmmaker and occultist, RIP David Pescovitz
ancient artifacts What is the function of these mysterious ancient Roman dodecahedrons? Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Melania's Pay-Off and King Charles "master-stroke" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
books Mars rover photographed a book on the surface of the Red Planet! David Pescovitz
animals Psychedelic fish, ants, and sponges that can make you trip David Pescovitz
Dianne Feinstein The Onion parodies Dianne Feinstein Mark Frauenfelder
Science Carl Sagan: How the circumference of the Earth was calculated using only sticks, eyes, feet, and brains Ruben Bolling
History Ancient Egyptian tablet is an "attendance sheet" listing excuses for missing work Ruben Bolling
costumes Short moody doc explores the Bulgarian ritual of scaring off evil spirits Rusty Blazenhoff