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33 Vintage Photos Of Old Penn Station Before It Was Destroyed
It used to be the fourth largest building in the world — now it’s a windowless underground pit.
The Incredible Story Of Unsinkable Sam, The Cat That Allegedly Survived Three Shipwrecks During World War 2
Unsinkable Sam was a black-and-white cat named Oscar who was purportedly lived through three shipwrecks in 1941.
Kouri Richins Wrote A Book About Grief After Her Husband’s Death — Then She Was Convicted Of His Murder
Kouri Richins poisoned her husband Eric with a cocktail laced with fentanyl.
How Jack McCall Murdered Wild Bill Hickok, One Of The Most Legendary Lawmen Of The Old West
Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back of the head as he played poker in August 1876.
‘It Would Have Been Very Gruesome’: Researchers Just Proved That Egyptian Rulers Were Buried With Dozens Of Human Sacrifices
Researchers studying remains from the royal cemetery of Umm el-Qaab in Abydos found that the pharaohs were buried alongside human sacrifices.
Fart Proudly, The Essay On Flatulence That Benjamin Franklin Wrote While Serving As The Minister To France
In 1781, Benjamin Franklin wrote a satirical essay on flatulence that’s known today as “Fart Proudly.”
The Controversial Life Of Robert Wagner And His Troubled Marriage To Natalie Wood
Robert Wagner’s wife, actress Natalie Wood, drowned under mysterious circumstances in November 1981.
Melting Ice In Southern Norway Just Revealed Dozens Of Prehistoric Arrows Dating As Far Back As 6,000 Years
Archaeologists exploring Kvitingskjølen mountain recently came across dozens of prehistoric arrows dating as far back as 6,000 years.
Archaeologists In Egypt Just Found A 1,900-Year-Old Ring Depicting The Lighthouse Of Alexandria
Archaeologists exploring the waters off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast discovered a 1,900-year-old ring emblazoned with an image of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The Tragic Story Of Ishi, California’s ‘Last Wild Indian’ Whose People Were Wiped Out By Settlers
Ishi emerged from the wilderness 50 years after settlers slaughtered most of his people.
How Béla Kiss Posed As A Lonely Widower To Lure Women To His Home — And Then Strangled Them
Béla Kiss killed at least 23 women between 1903 and 1914.
The Shadowy Story Of Operation Condor, The Covert Plot To Eliminate Political Dissidents Throughout South America
Operation Condor began in 1975, and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of political exiles across South America.
How The Mighty American Chestnut Tree Vanished From Forests Across The United States
Once the backbone of the forests in the eastern U.S., a 20th-century blight all but destroyed the American chestnut tree — and no one could stop it.
Archaeologists In Russia Just Found An Ancient Warrior’s Grave Filled With Weapons, Sacrificed Animals, And A Jug Emblazoned With A Pentagram
Archaeologists excavating the Vinogradny 1 necropolis near Krymsk found the 2,000-year-old remains of a Maeotian warrior surrounded by grave goods.
Oliver Sipple Saved President Ford From An Assassin — Then Suffered For It For The Rest Of His Life
Newspapers outed Oliver Sipple as gay after he saved President Ford’s life in 1975.
Archaeologists Exploring The Mountain Forests Of Central Germany Just Discovered An Ancient Roman Temple Dedicated To The God Of War
Archaeologists exploring the forests of the Taunus Mountains near Rosbach vor der Höhe found the ruins of a temple once used to honor the god of war.
Inside The Amazonian Guards, The Elite All-Female Unit That Protected Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi
The Amazonian Guard was formed around the 1980s to protect the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, but little is known about the women who served him.
This Cipher That Napoleon Used Went Unsolved For 217 Years. ChatGPT Just Solved It In Six Hours
Napoleon’s cipher to General Auguste de Marmont went unsolved for 217 years — but an AI engineer used ChatGPT to solve it in six hours.
How An Enslaved Woman Named La Malinche Helped Hernán Cortés Topple The Aztec Empire
La Malinche, also known as Doña Marina, spoke both Mayan and the Aztec language of Nahuatl.
‘Like A Castle By The Rhine’: How The Cliff House Became One Of San Francisco’s Most Majestic Landmarks
Perched above the Pacific Ocean, the Cliff House in San Francisco has had a tumultuous history, from devastating fires to exploding sailboats.
A New Species Of Dinosaur With Four Wings Was Just Identified By Paleontologists In China
Norellraptor barsboldi was identified in a perfectly-preserved fossil from the Early Cretaceous that was found at the Jiufotang Formation in Chaoyang.
Were JFK And The Governor Of Texas Really Struck By The Same ‘Magic Bullet’?
If the magic bullet theory is true, it’s possible that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
How Elvita Adams Jumped From The 86th Floor Of The Empire State Building — And Survived
Elvita Adams landed on a ledge 20 feet beneath the observation deck of the Empire State Building.
How The Titanic Lifeboats Saved Hundreds — And Doomed Far More
Though the Titanic had more lifeboats on board than was legally required, it did not have enough to save the lives of all its passengers and crew.
This 2,800-Year-Old Palace Discovered In Ethiopia May Have Been One Of The World’s Very First ‘Skyscrapers’
Researchers studying the Grat Be’al Gibri palace in Yeha, Ethiopia have concluded that it may have stood a whopping 19 stories tall some 2,800 years ago.
The Eerie Story Of The Porsche 550 Spyder That James Dean Was Driving When He Died In A Tragic Crash In 1955
James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder reportedly went on to kill and injure several more people after Dean’s death in 1955.
How Dorothea Lange Revealed The True Horrors Of The Great Depression Through Her Photography
Dorothea Lange started documenting migrant workers in California in the early 1930s.
Archaeologists In Turkey Just Found A 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Filled With Luxury Tableware Once Highly Prized In Ancient Rome
Marine archaeologists diving near Adrasan uncovered a 2,100-year-old shipwreck filled with thousands of pieces of luxury tableware.
How A $25,000 Beach Cottage Became One Of The Most Iconic Homes In American History
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. first purchased the family home in Hyannis Port in 1928.
Archaeologists In Greece Found An Ancient School Complete With Intact Benches Where Students Like Alexander The Great Listened To Lectures More Than 2,000 Years Ago
Archaeologists excavating near Naousa uncovered a 2,400-year-old school that’s believed to be where Aristotle taught a young Alexander the Great.
Meet The Rusty-Spotted Cat, The Three-Pound Feline That Can Take Down Prey Twice Its Size
The rusty-spotted cat is the smallest wild feline in the world.
The Wild Life Of Wavy Gravy, The Colorful Counterculture Icon
Wavy Gravy, born Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. in 1936, played an important role in Woodstock by providing security and free meals.
Thomas Jefferson’s DNA Has Officially Proven That He Fathered Children With Sally Hemings
Researchers used Thomas Jefferson’s DNA for the first time ever to prove that he fathered children with an enslaved woman named Sally Hemings.
The Strange Story Of Stuckie, The Mummified Dog Found Trapped In A Tree 20 Years After Getting Stuck There
Stuckie the dog got trapped in the tree in the 1960s, and his mummified remains weren’t discovered until loggers chopped down the tree in the 1980s.
The Little-Known Story Of Charles Stanley Gifford, Marilyn Monroe’s Father Who Refused To Have Anything To Do With Her
Charles Stanley Gifford had a brief affair with Marilyn Monroe’s mother, then rebuffed the movie star’s attempts to establish a relationship with him.
Archaeologists Believe They’ve Just Identified Remains From The Original 2,200-Year-Old Settlement Of Paris
Renovations of the Hôtel-Dieu on the Île de la Cité turned up an ancient wall that could be part of Lutetia, the Gallic settlement that’s now Paris.
The Sad Story Of The Clotilda, The Last Known Slave Ship In American History
The Clotilda was illegally carried enslaved Africans when it arrived in Alabama in 1860, and the Civil War broke out less than a year later.
Archaeologists In China Uncovered A Medieval Woman Who Had Her Nose Brutally Removed From Her Face As Punishment For Stealing Or Adultery
Archaeologists excavating Sanzhiyuan Cemetery unearthed a 14th-century woman whose nose was amputated as punishment for adultery or stealing.
The Tragic Story Of Jon-Erik Hexum, The Actor Who Accidentally Shot Himself On Set
In 1984, Jon-Erik Hexum died after shooting himself with a gun that had been loaded with blanks on the set of the TV show “Cover Up.”
Who Was Green Boots? The Story Of The Man Behind Mt. Everest’s Most Famous Body
Dorje Morup died during the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster.
Soldiers In South Korea Were Sweeping For Landmines And Uncovered The Oldest Gunpowder Weapon Ever Found In The Country’s History
Soldiers sweeping for landmines in Naju found a medieval hand cannon made of bronze that they’ve dubbed “Hwangja Hwatong.”
An Architecture History Professor In Ireland Just Found The Shell Of A Medieval Castle Hiding Inside A Victorian University Building
Researcher Tadhg O’Keeffe uncovered the remains of the medieval Roebuck Castle right behind the walls at University College Dublin.
Meet Stagecoach Mary, The Gunslinging Postwoman Who Braved The Wild West
Born into slavery, this Wild West legend rolled her own cigars, argued with nuns, and protected the mail from bandits.
Seven Times Teddy Roosevelt Should Have Died — But Somehow Didn’t
Go inside seven incredible times Teddy Roosevelt escaped from death’s clutches.
The Disturbing Story Of Willie Francis, The Louisiana Teenager Who Faced The Electric Chair Twice
Willie Francis was sentenced to death for the 1944 murder of Andrew Thomas.
Lionel The Lion-Faced Man Was Billed As A Fearsome Sideshow ‘Freak,’ But Stephan Bibrowski Was Anything But
Stephan Bibrowski had a condition called hypertrichosis, which caused him to grow excessive hair, and spent most of his life performing in 20th century sideshows.
Freddie Lee Glenn, The Man Convicted Of Killing Kelsey Grammer’s Little Sister
Freddie Lee Glenn took part in a string of murders that left three people dead in Colorado Springs.
The World’s First New Cat Species In 100 Years Has Just Emerged From The Cloud Forests Of Bolivia
Scientists in Bolivia have discovered Leopardus tilcayo, or the tilcayo tiger, the first new cat species that’s been identified since 1923.
William Murdoch, The Doomed First Officer On The RMS Titanic
As the Titanic approached the iceberg on April 14, 1912, William Murdoch tried to avoid a direct collision — but was unable to avert the catastrophe.
The Sad Story Of Maria Feodorovna, The Last Dowager Empress To Ever Rule Russia
Maria Feodorovna, the mother of Tsar Nicholas II, experienced great tragedy during her life, and spent her final years in lonely exile.
A Researcher Going Through Old Manuscripts In A University Library Just Uncovered A 1,700-Year-Old Fragment From The ‘Odyssey’
Researcher Mark de Kreij happened upon this ancient papyrus from Homer’s “Odyssey” while combing through manuscripts at Utrecht University.
7 Bizarre Witch Tests That Were Basically Impossible To Pass
These impossible tests reveal the true absurdity of the anti-witch hysteria in 17th-century America and Europe.
Inside The Chilling Murder Of Lindsay Hawker And The Two-Year Manhunt For Her Killer
Lindsay Hawker was strangled by Tatsuya Ichihashi after giving him an English lesson.
Unraveling The 1993 Khamar-Daban Incident, One Of The Most Mysterious Hiking Disasters In History
Theories about the cause of the Khamar-Daban incident range from hypothermia to Russian nerve agents.
‘I Had Chills’: A California Geologist Just Stumbled Upon An Enormous Mastodon Tooth While Performing Routine Fieldwork
Geologists surveying a protected animals’ habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains of San Mateo County uncovered an enormous mastodon tooth.
9 Women Who Fell In Love With Some Of History’s Worst Murderers — After They Were Convicted
Hybristophilia is a sexual attraction to people who’ve committed horrific crimes — and it may explain why so many women love serial killers.
The Man Who Tried To Snowboard Down Everest — And More Of The Mountain’s Gnarliest Deaths
Read the harrowing stories of some of the approximately 300 people who have died on Mount Everest throughout history.
This Ancient Ring Found Near Jerusalem May Have Been Worn By An Employee Of Pontius Pilate
Found at the fortress of Herodium near Jerusalem, this 2,000-year-old ring probably belonged to an official working for Pontius Pilate.
James Stacy, The Double-Amputee Actor Who Went To Prison For Child Molestation
James Stacy continued acting despite a devastating motorcycle accident, but his career came to an end after he was convicted of child molestation in the 1990s.
Ron DiFrancesco, The Last Person To Escape From The South Tower On 9/11
Ron DiFrancesco was one of just 18 people to escape from the upper floors of the South Tower, and says he was guided by an otherworldly voice.
Paleontologists In North Dakota Have Discovered The First-Known Footprints Of A Full-Grown T. Rex
Paleontologists in the Hell Creek Formation found four footprints that represent the first trackway of a full-grown T. rex that’s ever been uncovered.