Britain: The Principality of Sealand a pirate “micro-state” & band of Dutch & German mercenaries armed with assault rifles and charged the platform with a speedboat, jet skis, & helicopters Battlefields News Self-Propelled
The Collyer brothers were found amid 120 tons of belongings, including 250,000 books and several bowling balls, in their Fifth Avenue mansion Strangeness
The Kennewick Man, a highly contested set of 8,500-year-old human remains, most closely matches DNA of modern-day Native Americans Archeology News
Pattie Boyd was the real-life “Layla,” who married George Harrison and became the romantic obsession of his close friend, Eric Clapton Glamour
Johnny Cash accidentally started a wildfire that destroyed over 500 acres and killed 49 endangered condors Glamour News
The Guisborough Helmet, discovered in England in 1864, is believed to be the cavalry headgear of an ancient Roman Archeology Featured
Decorating Easter eggs became a Christian custom by 13th century, with the hard-boiled shell representing Jesus’ empty tomb News
An ancient landfill: A huge artificial hill in Italy helps archaeologists understand how trading networks worked in Rome Archeology Abandoned Spaces News Strangeness
Big Bird was on the short list for the Space Shuttle but didn’t make the cut–fortunately, as it turned out News