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UFOs Mysterious disk spotted on Google Earth is crashed UFO, or maybe not Allan Rose Hill

language In defense of the hard C Thom Dunn

History Whatever happened to Ambrose Bierce? Natalie Dressed

History Why did Beethoven go deaf? DNA testing solves 200 year old mystery Yoy Luadha

History Exclusive interview with Matt LaCroix and Kaedrich Olsen about Gaia's Ancient Civilizations fourth season Devin Nealy

cool tools Look inside a haunted-tour guide's bag Claudia Dawson

manga Yoshiharu Tsuge: the first manga artist who used his personal life as story material Mark Frauenfelder

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist's perspective Ferdinando Buscema

experiences Don't miss one of the coolest real time experiences: The 49 Boxes Mark Frauenfelder

crowdfunding The original legacy of Wendy and Richard Pini's ElfQuest Hannah Means-Shannon

Science The Voyager Golden Record now available as a vinyl box set David Pescovitz

security New clues in WannaCry ransomware attack point to North Korea and Kim Jong Un Xeni Jardin

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