The Sunday Strands puzzle explores the nature of creation with a clue in the form of a simple question: “What do you make of this?”. Unlike yesterday’s brain-buster edition of this fun little word game, this puzzle is much more approachable. But if you still feel like you’re in need of assistance finding the Spangram of one of those pesky hiding words, we’ve got you covered.

‘What do you make of this?’ Strands NYT hints and answers for today (Aug. 18)

The Sunday edition New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle often comes with short and funny clues, a small step back from the challenges of Saturday. So, “where the funny bone is found” may have come as a surprise because, really, the heck is a funny bone?. Here are...

‘Where the funny bone is found’ Aug. 18 NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer

Abandoned from a young age, the Maneater looks for warmth in the cold, dark Mineshaft of Lethal Company. If you don’t have a loving touch and leave the Maneater starved of affection, you might just become its dinner. Added into Lethal Company v60, the Maneater brings a unique mechanic...

What is the Maneater in Lethal Company?

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Archaeologists in Spain have discovered a possible hidden Roman Empire from over 2,000 years ago.

A team of researchers from the University of Cádiz started exploring an area of the Sierra de Cádiz region last year hoping to just find a few remnants of ancient life there.

Instead, they were stunned to come across 57 Roman Empire-era sites — which they believe could all be connected, based on trade and communication routes, according to the Independent.

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Archaeologists in Spain discover possible hidden, 2,000-year-old Roman Empire

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

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Following his assassination, JFK's body was placed in a bronze casket. It wasn't, however, the one he was buried in. What happened to it?

John F. Kennedy Had Two Caskets - The First One Was Buried At Sea

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Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.

Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

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The reality of what lies within our oceans has fascinated people since time immemorial, so it’s no wonder we’ve created countless myths about the watery depths.But step aside, Atlantis, scientists have discovered a real Lost City beneath the waves, and this one is teaming with life.The rocky, towering landscape is located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge mountain range, hundreds of metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and consists of massive walls, columns and monoliths stretching more than 60 metres (200ft) tall.To be clear, it’s not the home of some long-forgotten human civilisation, but that doesn’t make its existence...

'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic is like nothing else we've ever seen on Earth

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Due to its extreme isolation, Patagonia has become an epicentre of weirdness. From jaw-dropping ice fields and stunning glacial lakes to out of this earth’s "light", Patagonia region displays tje mysterious "light of dawn" shows every night. This region boasts a range of natural phenomena sure to amaze and amuse the travelers from around the world.

Why Patagonia is The End of the Earth? Alien Abduction Hotspot (Maybe)

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Editor’s Note: Here, Dr. Zahi Hawass, arguably Egypt’s most famous and celebrated archaeologist and egyptologist, recounts his recent discoveries at Gisr el-Mudir, also known as the Great Enclosure, one of the oldest stone structures known to date in Egypt, located at Saqqara and only a few hundred meters west of the Step Pyramid. Leading an excavation team, he uncovered evidence of a large cemetery consisting of tombs dated to the 5th and 6th Dynasties of Egypt’s Old Kingdom. What follows is his narrative in his own words:

Discoveries in the Shadow of the Step Pyramid

An altar stone that lies within the heart of Stonehenge in Southern England has turned out to be from the faraway hinterlands of Scotland, a surprising find that suggests it's far older than any other rock at the prehistoric complex. That also means the architects behind Stonehenge somehow transported this...

A "Jaw-Dropping" Study Just Revealed the True Origin of a Stonehenge Megalith

Archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered a monumental stone panel inscribed with an extensive Mayan hieroglyphic text in the Cobá Archaeological Zone, located in Quintana Roo. This panel was found carved into the rock of a sacred pool near the towering Nohoch Mul pyramid.

Giant stone panel with 123 Maya glyphs discovered in Mexico

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

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Evidence continues to mount against the interpretation of a cave filled with ancient hominid bones as a sacred burial ground, one used long before modern humans were burying their own dead.



					
			

The Rising Star Cave system in South Africa contains the remains of an unusually high number of individuals of the hominid species Homo naledi that lived around 300,000 years ago, and their peculiar deposition has continued to puzzle scientists.
Then, last year, a bombshell dropped. A team led by paleoanthropologist Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand published a preprint making the jaw-dropping claim that the burials were deliberate, a...

Did This Ancient Species Really Bury Its Dead Before Modern Humans?

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

I probably spend too much time online, so today’s “Browser subwindow” clue was quite easy for me to solve. But since it’s such a short and specific clue, it can definitely be difficult to complete. The answer for the “Browser subwindow” hint is just three letters...

‘Browser subwindow’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

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‘Package before sending’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

When did you last send a package to someone? It must have been years since I last sent one. But enough about me. What’s it called...

‘Package before sending’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

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