italian A 79-year-old man in Vermont is a 20th-generation Italian stone carver, and he's the last one left Rusty Blazenhoff

pyramids A plausible theory for what the entrance vault to the Great Pyramid might be and what's likely behind it Gareth Branwyn

The pyramids' missing casing stones have a better story than "thieves" Jason Weisberger

History Workers routed a highway through this boulder rather than blast it Popkin

History What thousands of years of foot traffic does to marble stairs Popkin

History Someone already pitched Bezos' 10,000-year clock — in 1903 Ellsworth Toohey

olympics Olympic curling gets ugly with Boopgate Gail Sherman

movies Sequel to The Social Network on the way Rob Beschizza

archaeology Has a secret passage in the Great Pyramid been hiding in plain sight? Jason Weisberger

the lowest SSN of them all Who got social security number 001-01-0001? Carla Sinclair

egypt This YouTube Egyptology channel is keeping me distracted Jason Weisberger

travel The stunning view from Preikestolen, 604m over Norway's Lysefjorden Popkin

Science California's amazing geographic oddities B.R. O'Deal

reddit Bamboo gone wild and neighbors from hell: Redditors share homeowning nightmares Mark Frauenfelder

"Ding ding ding ding ... psheem pfoom" Incoherent Trump slurs and resorts to sound effects as confusion continues (video) Carla Sinclair

"2-person race" Surprising new poll: Haley and Trump tied in New Hampshire (with DeSantis near 0%) Carla Sinclair

maps An interactive map of tiny islands around the world Popkin

short-tempered losers Ron DeSantis is close to rock bottom in new poll — even lower than Chris Christie Carla Sinclair

fun Sketchplanations offers a daily sketch to help you understand the world better Popkin

health This 8-inch granite-coated frying pan is incredibly easy to clean Boing Boing