That strange number 0.577… that keeps showing up in everything http://www.sciencealert.com/the-strange-number-0-577-keeps-showing-up-in-everything
The Untold Story Of Japanese War Brides http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/09/22/from-hiroko-to-susie-the-untold-stories-of-japanese-war-brides/
Examples of when mathematics "accidentally" discovered something about the world http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1808523/what-are-some-examples-of-when-mathematics-accidentally-discovered-something-a
The Kopp-Etchells Effect http://petapixel.com/2016/09/29/combat-photographer-named-phenomenon-honor-soldiers/
Svalbard and Above http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mesmerizing-photos-of-abandoned-structures-in-the-high-arctic
Such Accents, Already! http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-linguists-are-fascinated-by-the-american-jewish-accent