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websites The obscure airfields of America Rob Beschizza

Science A star discovered in 2014 has exploded six times and none of the theories explain it Ellsworth Toohey

History Japan's greatest sword was surrendered to a US sergeant in 1946. Nobody knows where it is. Ellsworth Toohey

Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1974, Turkish forces fenced off a Cyprus beach resort. It's still empty. Ellsworth Toohey

History Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny Ellsworth Toohey

Science Brain scans of authoritarians show reduced grey matter in regions for empathy and social reasoning Ellsworth Toohey

politics "Donald Dump" depicts Trump with sludge oozing out of his mouth Jennifer Sandlin

animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction The man who built the spaceships for 2001, Alien, and Empire has died Séamus Bellamy

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

DIY Man supercharges a child's pink ride-on car, sends it flying Popkin

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photography Nebraska supercell near Lorenzo looked almost too perfect to be real Popkin

language Old English word of the day Rob Beschizza

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