extra live The 2015 Extra Life gaming marathon – play games, help kids Jason Weisberger

Games Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction Rob Beschizza

archaeology Ancient squirrel droppings unlock Ice Age DNA goldmine Séamus Bellamy

aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza

History A stolen slice of watermelon sparked a deadly 1856 riot in Panama Ellsworth Toohey

brains The brain-in-a-bucket drug lab is here Jason Weisberger

Games 007: First Light review: From Denmark with love Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

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Games YouTuber skips the dragon-slaying and becomes a Skyrim farmhand instead Grant St. Clair

top talent Young@Heart Chorus delivers stellar concert filled with political and protest music for these challenging times Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This $80 AI tool brings chat, image, audio, video, and docs together in one place Boing Boing's Shop

History Historian explains why modern bread sucks Séamus Bellamy

law Pub thief who nabbed handbag didn't realize it had $3m Fabergé egg in it Rob Beschizza

money Honda paywalls its garage door opener Jason Weisberger

Technology Southwest limits passengers to one portable charger Ellsworth Toohey

crime Germany unmasks the man behind REvil and GandCrab ransomware Ellsworth Toohey

Off the rails Iran teaches Grandpa Puddin' Brains diplomacy while he imagines Iranians begging for more bombs Jason Weisberger

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn