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The Strength of Spider Web Glue Is Affected by UV Light
No one has yet made an adhesive based on the spider’s glue. Now we're learning how it's affected by UV light.
This Czech Church Holds a Chandelier Made With Every Bone in the Human Body
The Sedlec ossuary owes it all to a handful of dirt.
Italians Defeated At Third Isonzo
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 207th installment in the series.
A Scientific Analysis of Civil War Beards
How Civil War commanders wore their facial hair, in one chart.
12 Directors Who Started Out Making Horror Movies
The genre has helped launch the careers of some of Hollywood's finest.

5 Pressing Booze Questions, Answered
Supplement your cocktail knowledge with responses to the questions frequently lobbed at bartenders.
The World's First Vending Machine Dispensed Holy Water
The mechanisms inside wouldn't be widely seen again for thousands of years.
The World's First Vending Machine Dispensed Holy Water
The mechanisms inside wouldn't be widely seen again for thousands of years.
Hard, Unpopular Cob Corn Couldn't Hold a Kernel to Candy Corn in Its Beginnings
It's National Candy Corn Day!
Athletic Support: A History of Sports Agents
Professional football players once made $100 a game. When "Red" Grange's agent was done, Grange walked off with $100,000.
Vampires and Humans Could Never Coexist, Because Math
Scientists have done the calculations and it doesn't look good for us.

18 Supercalifragilistic Facts About Mary Poppins
Half a century after it hit theaters, Mary Poppins is still one of the most beloved films ever.
12 Fiendishly Fun Facts About The Munsters
Some behind-the-scenes facts about the goings-on at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

12 Things You Didn't Know About Sarah Vowell
The author tells us about her musical beginnings, dirty laundry, and love of index cards.
10 Neat Facts About Newts
The subject of an unmade Pixar film and the occasional Monty Python joke—and a key ingredient in many a witch's brew—these little amphibians are world-class survivors.