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Sarah Laskow

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A Brief History of the Evolution of Locker Room Talk

It used to mostly be about golf.

October 11, 2016

Never Fear, Pet Owners: There's Now An Oxygen Mask For Your Cat

Or your dog, bunny, guinea pig, bird, or even turtle.

October 11, 2016

forgotten friday

Inside the New York Public Library's Last, Secret Apartments

There are just 13 left.

October 7, 2016

Found: A 1,600-Year-Old Oven With Food Still Inside

October 7, 2016

Yeast Rescued From 220-Year-Old Shipwreck, Put to Work Making Beer

A beautiful gimmick.

October 6, 2016

The 'Great British Bake Off' of the 1600s Would Have Been All Alphabet Cookies

Bakers flaunted their talent by creating letter-shaped pastries.

October 6, 2016

What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars?

The out-of-this-world future of human death.

October 5, 2016

Meet the Newest Entrant in the Pantheon of 'Real Mermaids'

A British man says he found a washed-up mermaid.

October 5, 2016

Trucks Have Been Blocking Bike Lanes in New York City Since 1899

Also wagons, carts and carriages.

October 4, 2016

A Dearly Departed Istanbul Cat Gets a Commemorative Statue

Tombili was a star.

October 4, 2016

Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Blueberries?

The blueberry industry has gotten so big there's now a glut.

September 30, 2016

Found: An Underwater Cave 1,325 Feet Deep—A New Record

It might not look like much from the surface but this cave goes deep.

September 30, 2016

Found: A Goddess Statue That's 8,000 Years Old

It may have represented an elderly woman.

September 29, 2016

What's This Strange Patch in the Australian Desert?

It appeared in the fall of 2015.

September 28, 2016

How Different Is Elon Musk's Plan From Mars Colony Visions of the Past?

A short history of plans for colonizing Mars.

September 27, 2016

Proteins Preserved on 3.8 Million-Year-Old Eggshell Are a Portal to 'Deep Time'

These proteins are 50 times older than the oldest DNA ever sequenced.

September 27, 2016

Found: A Centuries-Old Network of Hidden Underground Tunnels

Old British town has very old tunnels.

September 26, 2016

Are Mermaids Real? The Long Tail of a Simple Question

Where do mermaids live? Where are mermaids found? Are there mermaids in real life? Are mermaids really real?

September 26, 2016

endangered animals

The Mysterious Decapitation of Two Bison at a Spanish Reserve

Sauron, the dominant male bull of the herd, was found without his head.

September 23, 2016

After Over 20 Years Overlooking the East Village, Lenin Comes Down

An 18-foot-tall statue of Vladimir Lenin was removed.

September 22, 2016

A Massive Sinkhole Dropped 200 Million Gallons of Radioactive Water Into the Ground

It's the second giant sinkhole to open at this Florida plant.

September 21, 2016

How to Shop for the Revolutionary War

A cottage industry of craftspeople is dedicated to making accurate reproductions of objects used in 18th-century life.

September 21, 2016

Found: A 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton at the Antikythera Wreck

Archaeologists made a new discovery at the site where the world's oldest computer was found.

September 20, 2016

You Can Follow a Hidden Stream Beneath Indianapolis—If You Know Where to Look

Pogue's Run makes an appearance in the best-selling novel 'Underground Airlines.'

September 20, 2016