In a possible world record, 100 inches of snow were said to fall on Capracotta, Italy this past March 5th in just 18 hours! In other whopping news, a Chinese farmer has harvested a monster-sized hand-shaped 'yam' around three feet long, and a car-sized stingray, caught and released in Thailand, may be the world's largest freshwater fish.
Stuart Eve's piece in The Atlantic probes how augmented reality apps could change the way we understand and experience history-- even being able to smell the past. Meanwhile, a group of Univ. of Pennsylvania professors are doing some fascinating research-- delving into the impact of ghost beliefs across cultures and disciplines.