Daily Brief for March 23th, 2020

On this day in 1775, American Revolutionary hero Patrick Henry proclaimed "Give me liberty, or give me death!" while addressing the House of Burgesses

Massive shells found of prehistoric armadillos the size of a VW Beetle

A farmer living near Buenos Aires in Argentina was putting his cattle out to pasture when he noticed two strange lumps in a dried up riverbed.

The strange orbits of "Tatooine" planetary disks
Astronomers have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks around binary stars.

Experts amazed after "incredibly rare" Roman artifact found in Lincolnshire field.
A metal detectorist has amazed experts after finding an incredibly rare Roman artifact in a Lincolnshire field.

Stolen collection of Persian poetry found with help of "Indiana Jones of the Art World" goes on auction
The 15th-century edition of Hafez's "divan" will be sold at Sotheby's next month

A secret tunnel found in Mexico may finally solve the mysteries of Teotihuacan
The chance discovery beneath a nearly 2,000 year old pyramid leads to the heart of a lost civilization

Urban Coyotes eat a lot of garbage - and cats
a new study shows how city-dwelling coyotes thrive by feasting on human-linked food sources

Water balloon physics is high-impact science
Water balloons may seem like a trivial matter - a toy for mischievous kids in the summer.  For scientists, the behavior of balls of liquid wrapped in thin elastic membrane is critical

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