slavery The Boston Public Library needs help transcribing 40,000 anti-slavery documents from the 19th century Thom Dunn

music Newly digitized mixtapes from 80s and 90s club DJs Andrea James

crime Millionaire fined after using children's gravestones to build a patio Andrea James

History US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them David Pescovitz

History A rat's nest in George Washington's bedroom was chock-full of treasures Jennifer Sandlin

arizona Discover the unbelievable art car collection in southern Arizona Jennifer Sandlin

crimes Long-missing, this cane's handle is carved with Jack the Ripper's creepy face David Pescovitz

History Horses were in North America before Europeans. Don't tell Tucker Carlson. Elías Villoro

science fiction Octavia Butler's Kindred to premiere on Hulu on December 13 Elías Villoro

politics Antifa means Anti-fascist Elías Villoro

fossils Visit Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park Jennifer Sandlin

movies 1954's Salt of the Earth told a powerful story of American labor Elías Villoro

books Exquisite photographs of America's abandoned places Rob Beschizza

graffiti Philadelphia's historic "Boner Forever" building under restoration, iconic graffiti may be erased David Pescovitz

code Code Vault: there's an archival film copy of Github 250 meters underground in Svalbard, down the road from the seeds Rob Beschizza

real estate For $5 million you can own the narrowest house in New York City David Pescovitz

architecture These weird windows are designed to stop witch attacks Thom Dunn

Harold and Maude Harold and Maude Turns 50 Janelle Hessig

This unassuming hardware store in Chinatown was once an underground "post office" for immigration detainees Janelle Hessig

mashups Legend of Beavis Rob Beschizza