At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> 55: Most rollercoasters ridden in one week, achieved by this adrenaline junkie.
> 29 minutes, 3 seconds: How long a Croatian freediver held his breath underwater, beating the last world record by nearly five minutes and about doubling the time managed by bottlenose dolphins.

Browse
> Twin giant panda cubs, Leni and Lotti, celebrate their first birthday.
> Photos show 2,000-year-old artifacts from sunken Egyptian city.
> Ketchup was once prescribed as a remedy for diarrhea.
> The cost of five years of daycare today.
> The rise of the "coolcation."
> ... and destinations where tourists outnumber locals.

Listen
> Why parents are opting out of public schools.
> Australia has its own Area 51.

Watch
> Can saunas make you live longer?
> Professional chefs blind taste test 27 salsas.
> ... and why seedless fruits are a disaster in the making.

Long Read
> How everything we do is authenticated, stored, and scored.
> America is setting its mouth on fire.
> These 14 empty nesters are reimagining their lives.

Most Clicked This Week: The controversial rise of grandma showers.

Historybook: Actor River Phoenix born (1970); Salad Bowl strike begins; largest farmworker strike in US history (1970); Kobe Bryant born (1978); 12-time Olympic swimming medalist Natalie Coughlin born (1982); India becomes fourth country to successfully land on the moon (2023).