animals Elephant smashes car window with people inside and rummages for snacks (video) David Pescovitz

human rights Math against crimes against humanity: Using rigorous statistics to prove genocide when the dead cannot speak for themselves Cory Doctorow

human rights Using statistics to estimate the true scope of the secret killings at the end of the Sri Lankan civil war Patrick Ball, Human Rights Data Analysis Group

alcohol Four fishermen dead after drinking from bottles found at sea Allan Rose Hill

sad sycophants Cringe! Ramaswamy so desperate for MAGA love, he let Ann Coulter belittle him for being Indian (video) Carla Sinclair

animals Lion living large, riding around in a Bentley (video) David Pescovitz

Food The best baguette in Paris is made by a Sri Lankan immigrant Ruben Bolling

world records 1.76-pound, 5.26-inch kidney stone wins two world records Rusty Blazenhoff

Scruples no, rubles yes Retired FBI official arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Rob Beschizza

Conservation efforts for the Sri Lankan cats that hunt underwater Elías Villoro

Delightful Creatures The wandering violin mantis looks like a creature from another planet Mark Frauenfelder

Biggest Losers One man's search for the least-viewed article on Wikipedia Mark Frauenfelder

pollution Nurdles: the plastic pellets toxifying the oceans Rob Beschizza

politics USA map on Sri Lankan television simplifies matters Rob Beschizza

Science This is how some snakes can fly David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin

Weird Wild elephant found gingerly walking through Sri Lankan hotel exploring things with its trunk Gareth Branwyn

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

bad ideas Restaurant shamed for using live crabs in claw machine Mark Frauenfelder

china Hong Kong bans makeup and masks so facial recognition cameras can identify protesters Cory Doctorow