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

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History Soldier who was shot in eight places said he "enjoyed the war" Ellsworth Toohey

relics Why English spelling looks like it lost a bar fight with history Jason Weisberger

movies Marvel wouldn't let Italian Spiderman into a real Spider-Man movie Ellsworth Toohey

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Space Two Italian brothers claimed to have recorded dying Soviet cosmonauts that Moscow erased from history Ellsworth Toohey

Games Federal prison for Super Mario meth man Rob Beschizza

Science No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow Ellsworth Toohey

Science Physicist says the 'hard problem of consciousness' isn't real Ellsworth Toohey

worse things happen at sea When your yacht is too big for Monaco, Italy, and reality Jason Weisberger

Science Your drip coffee has more caffeine than your espresso — here's why Ellsworth Toohey

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greyhound Watch this glorious greyhound snout enter "turbo mode" Jennifer Sandlin

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NASA An Italian astronaut almost drowned on a spacewalk Gail Sherman

art Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse masterpieces stolen in 3-minute heist Rob Beschizza

crime Shipment of 412,793 Kit Kat chocolate bars heisted in Europe Rob Beschizza