rummaged in the roots: with only the dead in their graves as witnesses, we learned that the Hardy Tree of St Pancras succumbed to blight, via Strange Company
terracotta army: archeologists are hesitant to unseal the tomb of China’s first emperor—and for good reason, via ibฤซdem, more here

alphaputt: this typographical, twenty-six hole course
know your meme: incredibly, there has never been an indexed search engine of the internet image macros—via Waxy
fossil fuel: industry scientists had a preternaturally accurate grasp on the consequences of burning oil five decades ago—via Damn Interesting’s Curated Links
ucluelet: the largest Rogue Wave on record—see previously
vauxhall: a tour of south London in the 1980s—via Things Magazine