If the presidential election were a series of Mortal Kombat games.

Thank you, Slate, for you have made my Monday. I can’t wait to see the next episodes, especially the battle between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Prediction: Biden’s secret power will be non sequiturs, and Ryan’s washboard abs will be involved.

Making Sense of Science

People are finding out firsthand why you ‘can’t’ pour water down the Hoover Dam

Pop Culture

Woman gives tour of her $650 New York micro apartment and people were unprepared

Generations

Woman inherits her grandma’s ‘perpetual calendar’ from the ’70s. It’s a perfect family heirloom.

Science

A small battery has been ringing a bell continuously since 1840. No one knows what’s inside.