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Sarah Laskow

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Found: A Wealthy Roman Neighborhood in France, Preserved Under Ash

The team that found it is calling it a “Little Pompeii.”

Found: One Incredibly Large Porcini Mushroom

It broke a Utah state record and came close to breaking the world record.

Found: A Pink Dolphin Hanging Out Near Louisiana

Pinky has achieved a certain local fame.

A Very Modern Map of Britain's Ancient Roman Roads

Let's take the VII from Londinium to Letocetum.

Found: The DNA of Ancient Canaanites

What really happened to this Biblical people?

Found: A Lunch Box From 4,000 Years Ago

Someone's lunch was full of whole grains.

Why a New Orleans Museum Displays a Can of Water

It's a memory from the days after Hurricane Katrina.

Found: A House Full of Art, All Stolen

The thief claims he suffers from kleptomania.

Found: The Warhol Silkscreen That Alice Cooper Forgot He Owned

Probably worth millions, it was rolled up in storage for decades.

Asking the Tough Questions With an 18th-Century Debate Society

Is polygamy justifiable? Is it lawful to eat swine's flesh?

Found: A Hint of Humans’ Connection to an Ancient ‘Ghost Species’

An unusual gene shows humans interbred with a mysterious species 150,000 years ago.

Found: A Particle That’s Its Own Anti-Particle

Found: A Cavernous, 2,700-Year-Old Reservoir

Its entrance was decorated with engraved figures.

A Kid Found a 1.2-Million-Year-Old Stegomastodon Fossil by Tripping Over It

It was a whole skull!

Found: A Letter to the Future From 1995

The walls of a suburban house contained a secret missive.

The Computer That Ran for School President

In 1975, the Pro-Apathy Party had an IBM 360 at the top of its ticket.

This Tube Worm Will Outlive Us All

Some members of the species can live past 300.

Found: Dozens of Naturally Shrunken Brains in a Mass Grave

There are very few examples of naturally preserved brains.

Your Votes Are In: Sloths Are Cute

Never mind the latrine thing, sloths are pretty darn amazing.

The Story of the 'Portofess,' the Prank Confessional Booth at the 1992 Democratic Convention

Artist Joey Skaggs fooled everyone and pedaled off.

Found: The Lost Sword of a Civil War Hero

Col. Robert Gould Shaw led the Civil War’s first all-black regiment, a story depicted in the 1989 movie "Glory."

Salacious Convent Exposés Were the Most Popular Books in Antebellum America

Protestant authors loved to imagine the secret sins of Catholics.

Found: Tower Tombs in an Empty Desert

An archaeological project has found hundreds of gravesite cairns in Jordan.

Just How Big Is Antarctica's Newly Broken-Off Iceberg?

Very, very big.