Comics Glow-in-the-dark inks, real bullet holes, and other gimmicky comic book covers (video) Lux Sparks-Pescovitz
Robert Anton Wilson "A Ugandan hunter is tranquilizing gorillas and dressing them in clown suits" — the origins of a crazy story that lives on Mark Frauenfelder
American Journal of Infection Control New study finds that closing the toilet lid when flushing isn't all that effective for cutting down viral contamination Jennifer Sandlin
books Upcoming book: How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page Ruben Bolling
personal finance In 1995, Patrick Combs deposited a fake junk mail check for $95,093 and the bank cleared it Mark Frauenfelder
COVID-19 New research shows that COVID-19 can cause "significant drops in IQ scores" Jennifer Sandlin
lauren boebert Boebert reacts to son's arrest for robbing a woman with a brain tumor by accusing Biden family of being criminals Mark Frauenfelder
1970s "Pickled People" were heads made out of stuffed panty hose and smushed into jars, and people in the 1970s bought them for fun Jennifer Sandlin
viewmaster View Master Travels finds the exact spots old 3D photos were taken. Here's how it's done. Bob Knetzger
protests "Imagine the worst, most foul thing you have ever smelled" – protestors sprayed with crowd-control chemical report severe symptoms Mark Frauenfelder