museums The Busy Beaver Button Co is one of the few museums on earth which is devoted to collecting and displaying pinback buttons Popkin
books A book bound with human skin from dead woman's corpse finally removed from Harvard library Carla Sinclair
You have two noses, the US Army mulled yerba mate for soldiers, and 79 other startling facts David Pescovitz
Science How long would it take for a human brain to form in a void, complete with a memory of having existed? Mark Frauenfelder
Environment Woman given maximum fine for walking into Australian airport with a rose Mark Frauenfelder
london Handprints of child laborers discovered on roof tiles at Victorian era construction site Rusty Blazenhoff
oceans Creepy dolls, magic spell bottle, barnacle-encrusted bible, and other bizarre beach detritus to be auctioned off in environmental benefit David Pescovitz
kickstarter A peek inside Mike Mignola's illustrated edition of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, with annotations by Lemony Snicket Gareth Branwyn
nfl Medical historian explores how the science of repeated head injuries was established, and then forgotten Jennifer Sandlin
airbnb Want to stay in the Sicilian palazzo featured in The White Lotus? It's yours for $6k per night on Airbnb Mark Frauenfelder
mysteries Archaeologists solve mystery of huge object protruding from sand on Florida beach David Pescovitz