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How Disney's Frozen Led to a Breakthrough in Russia's Dyatlov Pass Mystery

The abandoned Dyatlov party tent as it was found by searchers.

How Disney's Frozen Led to a Breakthrough in Russia's Dyatlov Pass Mystery

A Skull From the 1845 Franklin Expedition Was Just Identified Using a Descendant’s DNA

John Gregory's actual skull alongside a 3D rendering of his head.

A Skull From the 1845 Franklin Expedition Was Just Identified Using a Descendant’s DNA

10 Pieces of Playground Equipment that Nearly Killed Your Grandparents

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10 Pieces of Playground Equipment that Nearly Killed Your Grandparents

How a West African Lake Killed 1800 People—And How It Could Happen Again

For years, a silent, deadly danger lurked beneath the surface of Lake Nyos.

How a West African Lake Killed 1800 People—And How It Could Happen Again

The Notable Body Parts of 10 Historical Figures

Jeremy Bentham doesn't look a day over 273.

64 People and Their Famous Last Words

Elvis Presley, bathroom reader

When Chumbawamba Released an Album Celebrating Margaret Thatcher’s Death

Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon and June Abbott in 1992.

25 Surprising Facts About Nirvana

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Researchers Uncover 29 Graves at the Original Site of a Razed Black Cemetery in Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater, Florida, from above.

8 Facts About Lupercalia—the Ancient Festival Full of Whippings and Ritual Sacrifice

Andrea Camassei, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

February 3, 1959: The Day the Music Died

Brunswick Records, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

What Happened to Mufasa’s Carcass in The Lion King? A New Fan Theory Suggests Cannibalism

Scar, plotting murder (and possibly his next meal, too).

Microsoft Files Patent for Technology That Could Resurrect Dead Loved Ones as Chat Bots

Yes, we're about to be living in another Black Mirror episode.

The Lizzie Borden Ax Murder House Has Hit the Market

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The Empty Crypt Beneath the U.S. Capitol Rotunda

The U.S. Capitol Crypt in all its splendor.

The Trailblazing Story of Alexandrine Tinné, the Victorian Explorer Who Attempted to Cross the Sahara Desert

Alexandrine Tinné was an avid explorer.