privacy A thoughtful interview with David Tennant about the loss of anonymity Séamus Bellamy

mystery A mystery DVD mailed from Poland hid coded threats in a plague doctor video Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1943, the NFL forced the Eagles and Steelers to merge into one team Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment The one thing scarier than getting stuck in ancient Mesopotamia Grant St. Clair

Games The AI Compass tells you what flavor Basilisk food you are Rob Beschizza

Science Suspected brain cancer turns out to be pork tapeworm infestation Rob Beschizza

Tanzania Man lives with a knife blade in his chest for 8 years Séamus Bellamy

Science Dissolving crust on dead lithium batteries allows restoration to 95% original capacity Rob Beschizza

The Mouth of Moron returns to explain that pond scum is democracy Jason Weisberger

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

language Old English word of the day Rob Beschizza

criminals Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly finds her mean-girls table in prison Jason Weisberger

History Violet Jessop survived the Titanic, the Britannic, and a collision on the Olympic Ellsworth Toohey

History Robert Wadlow stood 8 feet 11 inches tall and refused to be a sideshow act Ellsworth Toohey

History The spy who ate live animals, documents, and possibly a toddler Ellsworth Toohey

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

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

dumb Grandpa Pudding Brains: "Most people don't know dumb has a B" Jason Weisberger

Experts warn men not to turn scrotums into septic DIY water balloons Jason Weisberger

Bewitched Dr. Pompeii, Dr. Pompeii! Emergency! Come right away! Jason Weisberger