UCLA did the research: at least 65 different animal species apart from humans exhibit vocal play sounds that are similar to laughter. So what kind of jokes should we be telling them? Plus: how an acclaimed 1972 movie might have been lost forever, if the man hunting for the original copy had shown up a week later.  

Animals laugh too, UCLA analysis suggests (UCLA)

The Recovery and Re-Release of a Classic (National Film and Sound Archive of Australia)

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Today in 1875, aviation pioneer Harriet Quimby was born. She isn't as well known as Amelia Earhart or Bessie Coleman but, as the first woman to fly across the English Channel, she definitely made an impact. Plus: on Minnesota's birthday, a look at a fact you might not know about its famous state fair. 

Harriet Quimby (National Aviation Hall of Fame)

Queen of the Channel Crossing (NOVA)

Sept. 3, 1901: Roosevelt 'Big Stick' speech at State Fair (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

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It's the day in 1899 that dancing, acting and singing legend Fred Astaire was born. He's best known for his iconic dancing with Ginger Rogers, but before that, he danced on stages all over the world with his sister, Adele - and she was the one who got most of the attention. Plus: a music rental company teams up with a metal drummer to create a drum kit so big it's more like a drum fortress. 

Two-Step (New York Times)

World’s Largest Drum Kit (The Awesomer)

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It was this week in 1965 that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards got up in his sleep, started up a portable tape recorder, and recorded a guitar riff and an opening line that would soon be iconic: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Here's more of how the song came together. Plus: if this year has left you stressed out, there's a new game that might help you find some calm. It's Literally Just Mowing is both the title and the premise. 

Keith Richards Wrote One of the Rolling Stones' Biggest Hits In His Sleep (Biography)

Satisfaction: The song that made the Stones (BBC)

I Battle My Panic Disorder by ‘Mowing’ Virtual Lawns (WIRED)

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A research team at the University of Rochester and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has found a way to bioprint a strong, flexible and eco-friendly material that could one day serve as fabric for t-shirts, energy storage for space missions and much more. Plus: there's a world record for longest golf drive into a moving car... you knew that was a record, right? 

Will your future clothes be made of algae? (University of Rochester)

Watch a Pro Golfer Land a Golf Ball Into a Moving BMW M8 Convertible From 909 Feet Away (The Drive)

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There's apparently a group now fundraising for restoring Notre Dame Cathedral by asking people to "adopt" their favorite gargoyles. So maybe it's a good time to figure out why those big scary stone figures are outside cathedrals in the first place. Plus: Cinco de Mayo is here, and some of the many ways we celebrate are more traditional than others. 

Adopt a Gargoyle and Help Fund the Rebuilding of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (Good News Network)

The Strange, Real History of Gargoyles (The Mary Sue)

25 Cinco de Mayo Facts, Plus the History of Cinco de Mayo (Parade)

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Fifteen people just took part in the Deep Time project, where they lived in a cave in France as far away from time as we can get. And some interesting things happened. Plus: scientists in Brazil have just spotted a pumpkin toadlet, a tiny orange amphibian that glows green under ultraviolet light. 

15 People Lived 40 Days in a Sunless Cave Without Clocks to Study Time (Vice)

Biologists Discover New Species of Glowing Pumpkin Toadlet (Smithsonian)

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Two new construction projects bring the ancient art of using soil and other materials on a building site to create a new house, in these cases with the help of 3d printers. Plus: Scan the World is an online museum that has 3D scans of thousands of great artworks. 

This is the first house to be 3D printed from raw earth (It's Nice That)

This 3D Printed House Is Made From A Mix Of Soil, Straw, Sand, And Other Sustainable Materials! (Yanko Design)

Download and 3D-Print 18,000 Artifacts from Art History through Scan the World (Colossal)

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Today is the day in 1926 that Route 66 got its name. The interstate highway may not be the only one of its kind, but it's certainly the one with the most memorable roadside attractions - including the giant fiberglass sculptures known as Muffler Men and Uniroyal Gals. Plus: there’s a sculpture contest this weekend at Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum - the Honey, I Shrunk The Kinetic Sculpture Race!

Cruise through the Land of Lincoln on IL's Route 66 (Roadtrippers)

Giant Women: The Uniroyal Gal (Roadside America)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kinetic Sculpture Race (American Visionary Art Museum) 

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Wearables are big right now, and while they're increasingly useful, they're also limited by the batteries they require. A new effort out of Japan has developed a way to power devices through a chemical found in human perspiration. Plus: Airo is a self-driving concept car that is not only all-electric, it has a built in filter to clean the air it drives through.

No Batteries? No Sweat! Wearable Biofuel Cells Now Produce Electricity from Lactate (Tokyo University of Science)

This Autonomous Electric Car Concept Actively Cleans the Air While It Drives (Cool Material)

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