crime Why did 31 people suddenly die in a Pakistan village? A horrible mystery solved Xeni Jardin

youtube Don't be fooled by scammer deepfakes Grant St. Clair

1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

painful returns Scorpion stings woman at Boston Logan International Airport — and the little critter gets away Carla Sinclair

News Ho-ho-horrific: Nazi's twisted plot to turn Santa into child killer Ellsworth Toohey

trees Poison used to kill view-blocking trees may have poisoned beach below—and the sea Thom Dunn

law Rich people are killing trees to improve their views, despite massive fines Ruben Bolling

vladimir putin New Age conspiracy theorist praises Putin and Tucker Carlson's charge against the Satanic Cabal Jennifer Sandlin

salt How Switzerland cured endemic goiter Rob Beschizza

politics Trump doubles down on Nazi rhetoric Jason Weisberger

Japan Japan's flowing noodle restaurant closes after mass food poisoning Mark Frauenfelder

police Cops say they're quitting, but the stats show they're sitting pretty Rob Beschizza

In 1518 a large group of people suddenly started dancing and couldn't stop until they dropped or died Popkin

moon How to build a cryogenic Ark that could survive inside of lunar lava tubes Thom Dunn

tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime White nationalists planned to murder cops and pro-gun protesters in Virginia Cory Doctorow

tabloids How Mafia Killed the Pope, Meghan & Harry quit the Royal Family, and the Obamas divorce, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

cuba "Sonic attacks" on US embassy in Cuba may actually have been insecticide poisoning David Pescovitz