norway A fascinating look at Nordic folk bands who make instruments from human bones Thom Dunn

DIY How to make a Viking axe from a rusty old axe head Xeni Jardin

Weird Sweden: Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake where she and her dad were swimming Xeni Jardin

fungus 930 passengers stranded on cruise ship for a week due to fungus on hull Carla Sinclair

wedding venues LizzyGator chapel will fulfill for your alt-wedding dreams Jennifer Sandlin

fires Video: at 1978 pro football game, a spectator dressed as a snowman caught on fire Mark Frauenfelder

language The Viking influence on the English language Gareth Branwyn

Weird Astonishing rock face found on Mars David Pescovitz

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

makers The adorable reason this dad installed a payphone in his house Mark Frauenfelder

Creepy Interesting and Real Were these church doors covered in human skin? David Pescovitz

drugs How did the Vikings get high? Devin Nealy

archaeology Vikings didn't invent those iconic horned helmets and probably never wore them David Pescovitz

Probably not making another run Exciting and new: 89 cruise ships currently report COVID-19 cases Jason Weisberger

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Science Age of Viking settlement revealed using trees and astrophysics Séamus Bellamy

trumpism Bill Maher's prediction about Trump's "slow coup" could easily happen Mark Frauenfelder

humor "All's well that ends" and other anti-proverbs Annie Rauwerda

happy mutants Remembering Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue Mark Frauenfelder

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