Cool Finds
When the Inventor of the Diesel Engine Disappeared
Rudolf Diesel’s fate is still intriguing to this day
Rare Painting by a Victorian-Era Artist Found on “Antiques Roadshow”
You never know what might be lying around the attic
Russian Burger King Campaign Isn't the First to Mix Art and Advertising
There’s a lot of back-and-forth between these worlds
Channel Childhoods Gone By With This Digital Archive of Victorian Children’s Books
From nursery rhymes to religious lectures, this digital archive shows how kids read in a bygone age
This Documentary Series Will Teach You About World War I in Real Time
A week-by-week approach to the Great War
This Supermarket Sells Only Wasted Food
It’s a yummy solution to a worldwide problem
An 1885 Ship Just Sailed Back to New York City
After a 16-month-long overhaul, the Wavertree has been restored to her former glory
A Statue of Lenin Has Finally Come Down from Red Square...in New York City
One of Manhattan’s strangest buildings has lost its mascot
Getty Instagram Grant Winners Document the Drama of the Everyday
From teen moms to slices of street life
This Letter Tells What Al Capone Was Up to in Alcatraz
Two words: prison band
New Movie Posters Turn Scientists Into Superheroes
The Center for Infectious Disease Research recasts the fight against disease in a series of movie and comic book-style posters
Canada Is Building a Trail That Measures Almost 15,000 Miles
In 2017, the world’s longest trail will finally be complete
Scientists Virtually Peek Inside Ancient Biblical Charred Scrolls
A completely burned Biblical text is now readable
Colombian Statue Heads Home After 80 Years
The slab figure disappeared from Colombia's National Musuem in 1939
This Group Celebrates Kenya’s Religious Diversity by Painting Religious Centers Yellow
Painting for pluralism
Fake Towns Could Help People With Alzheimer’s Live Happier Lives
Model towns meant to spark memories could help patients with dementia
Historic Bell Helps Ring in New African American History Museum
Why President Obama won’t cut a ribbon when the new museum opens this Saturday
Extreme Birdwatching Is a Thing, and This Could Be Its Greatest Year Ever
Thank El Niño for a Big Year that's bashing previous records
World's Oldest Fish Hooks Discovered in Okinawa
The 23,000-year-old barbs are made from snail shell. The discovery shows that early people had the resources to survive on the isolated island
Scientists Puzzle Over Unusual Mammoth Skull Unearthed in the Channel Islands
The well-preserved fossil doesn't neatly fit in with other examples of the species
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