🎨 Researchers believe a $50 painting bought at a Minnesota garage sale is actually a long-lost original work by Vincent van Gogh. If authenticated, the painting would be worth ~$15 million.

📸 The tiny, elusive Mount Lyell shrew has never been captured on camera, making it the only known mammal in California to evade human photography. That all changed, however, when wildlife photographer Vishal Subramanyan and student scientists Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes were able to photograph the minuscule – and adorable – rodents last October.

📚 Being a bookworm can be good for you. The New York Public Library recently published a study regarding libraries' impacts on the general public. The research showed the vast majority of patrons feel libraries contribute positively to their well-being and overall happiness.