Food Barbecue your food on a thick slab of Himalayan salt David Pescovitz

History Japan's greatest sword was surrendered to a US sergeant in 1946. Nobody knows where it is. Ellsworth Toohey

Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey

politics "Donald Dump" depicts Trump with sludge oozing out of his mouth Jennifer Sandlin

animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

DIY Man supercharges a child's pink ride-on car, sends it flying Popkin

animals Lemur makes an alarming sound when communicating Popkin

photography Nebraska supercell near Lorenzo looked almost too perfect to be real Popkin

language Old English word of the day Rob Beschizza

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History The ancient practice of mummifying a man in honey to sell as medicine Ellsworth Toohey

video Cow chewing grass through a fish-eye lens becomes strangely addictive Popkin

Safety Chicago storm hurls rooftop pool chairs into Lincoln Park traffic Popkin

Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling

History In 1888, a French adventurer convinced Vietnamese tribes to crown him king Ellsworth Toohey

History Grandpa Pudding Brains announces another Treaty of Versailles Jason Weisberger

Comics MAD hits 600 issues; still, thankfully, hilariously juvenile Ruben Bolling