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Back when many households kept beehives, the hardworking bees were considered members of the family. When someone died, the bees must be informed. (via Nag on the Lake)

According to English folklore, Saga Vanecek might now be a queen or else a magical being who can confer royalty on another. Monty Python would beg to differ. She found a 1,500-year-old sword in Sweden's Lake Vidöstern as her family was vacationing there.

The Suffocation of Democracy. "If the US has someone whom historians will look back on as the gravedigger of American democracy, it is Mitch McConnell."

Battling the Scourge of ‘Embalmed Milk.’ In addition to bacteria and adulteration, consumers once had to worry about formaldehyde in their milk. (via Digg)

Smith Mansion: The House That Killed its Builder. It's for sale. (via Strange Company)

A collection of mathematical jokes. Good luck understanding them.

Bill Maher explains how power begets power, and we're at the bottom of the hill getting hit by rolling snowballs. NSFW language.

Too Sick, Too Pregnant, Too Well Paid: Walmart Workers on Why the Company Fires Them. 

The Ghosts of the Glacier. As climate change alters the Alps, long-dead bodies are coming to the surface.

The Problem That Has No Name. We still have no word to describe what happens to women living in a country that hates them.

A blast from the past (2013): You're Never Too Old for Halloween.