period legistlation Ann Arbor, Michigan is the country's first city to require tampons and pads in public restrooms Annie Rauwerda

Science In the year 536, the sun dimmed for 18 months: "one of the worst periods to be alive" Ellsworth Toohey

anime New documentary explores the astonishing legacy of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka Gareth Branwyn

History A 1278 court record may hold the first written F-word Ellsworth Toohey

music Anthony Hopkins releases first album at 88 Rob Beschizza

animals Baby barn owls rescued from a dock loft before first flight Popkin

History Castro's supercow got a state obituary and a marble statue Ellsworth Toohey

uk UK's Virgin Media fined $28m for hanging up on people calling to cancel Rob Beschizza

Science The ancient spark plug and other "out-of-place artifacts" Ellsworth Toohey

ice cream Twin Pines' vintage ice cream clown is deliciously unsettling Popkin

health A tick virus that needs only 15 minutes to infect you hit a record 76 US cases Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up Rob Beschizza

politics TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave Séamus Bellamy

movies Werwulf sure looks like another Robert Eggers joint Grant St. Clair

Science Large Hadron Collider retired for upgrades Rob Beschizza

trump FEMA official who teleported to Waffle House teleports out of agency Rob Beschizza

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History In 1810, a prankster sent 4,000 letters to flood one London address with chimney sweeps, coffins, and the Lord Mayor Ellsworth Toohey

History Hundreds of tiny medieval tunnels no one can explain Ellsworth Toohey

Science A satellite has been jamming GPS over Europe Ellsworth Toohey