Shaunacy Ferro, Senior Writer: How can you not love a story that leads with an image of cows on a beach? Plus, it’s hard not to be a sucker for that rare climate change story that has a little hope in it … and a lot of cow farts.

The U.S. capital might have been a very different place if not for the surveying work of Benjamin Banneker.

Kate Horowitz, Science Writer: It’s time to take a closer look at lady insects’ private parts. This story has everything—and by “everything,” I mean bugs, genitals, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and kicking a half-century of sexist science in the shins.

Abbey Stone, Senior Editor: Always willing to get personal in order to get a great story, Shaunacy Ferro enlists the help of a feng shui expert in order to jump back into dating after a breakup.

Anna Green, Video Producer: “11 Secrets of Former Blockbuster Employees” is a eulogy for the video store era. Plus it’ll confirm all of your suspicions about late fees and the secret notes employees kept on customer accounts.

Erin McCarthy, Executive Editor: Inspired by the movie Swiss Army Man, which heavily features this song, we asked writer Kenneth Partridge to look into the history of “Cotton Eye Joe.” Turns out the answer to the question “Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?” isn’t just “The Rednex.”