Welcome back to The Onion: 20 Years Later, where we review the print issue from 20 years ago, find out what’s still funny and examine the cultural impact. Today, we revisit April 10, 2002. Today, we talk about an early version of “Dad making Dad jokes” and a good statement about what Nevada looks like from the outside, among many other stories and jokes.
I don't know if the Nova article is based on a real episode, but the beetle beer bottle thing is true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julodimorpha_bakewelli