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Everglades NPS // Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

15 Endangered UNESCO Sites

The future of these essential destinations is at risk.

14 Fascinating Facts About Isaac Newton

Some of Sir Isaac Newton's achievements are readily filed under G for genius; others simply reveal his complex and all-too-human personality.

15 Dubious Earache Remedies You Should Not Try at Home

No matter how much you're hurting, avoid these historical home cures.

Retrobituaries: Fanny Crosby, America’s Greatest Hymn Writer

Fanny Crosby—poet, public speaker, activist—wrote so many hymns that publishers had to give her dozens of pseudonyms.

Grand Old Ideas: 10 Alternative Designs for the American Flag

The 50-star American flag has been waving for more than half a century—but it could have looked much different.

9 Long-Gone “Sexy” Undergarments In Honor of Victoria’s Secret’s Closing Catalog

Queen Victoria had a particular red number...

Like this kid, George H.W. Bush really, really hated broccoli.

6 Things Once Banned From the White House

George H.W. Bush despised broccoli so much, he had it banned from the White House and Air Force One during his presidency.

Documentary Focuses on the Life of Koko the Talking Gorilla

Learn more about the gorilla that learned sign language and had pet kittens.

Watch a Teleprinter In Action From When It Was the Height of Technology

Old-fashioned, but also somewhat familiar.

Archaeologists Find New Monument in the Ancient City of Petra

The massive structure had been hiding in plain sight for centuries.

Carpenter Paper Co., Salt Lake, Utah via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

The 11 Oldest Amusement Parks in the U.S.

Have your fun in a piece of history!

New Calls to Bury the Bones of 'Elephant Man' Joseph Merrick

His bones currently sit in a glass cabinet at the Queen Mary University of London.

Solid Advice on Living Alone from a 1936 Guide for Single Women

Majorie Hillis was against FOMO before FOMO had a name.

6 Short-Lived Countries That Don't Exist Anymore

Rulers and nations have come and gone throughout history. Some of them have been important, leaving behind a legacy that affects us to this day; others, like the ones on this list, vanished almost as quickly as they started.

Petition Aims to Correct Misspelling of NYC's Verrazano Bridge

Sadly, it might be too expensive to fix it.

The Sudeok temple. Culturalcorpsofkoreanbuddhism via Wikimedia // CC BY-SA 4.0

Seonduk, Korea’s Forward-Looking Queen

A keen diplomat who used her skills to protect her land while paving the way for the unification of Korea.

The Real Story That Inspired The Conjuring 2

In case you weren't already terrified enough.

The German Teens Who Rebelled Against Hitler

Allied forces had a secret ally: German teen gangs that resisted Hitler's messages, sabotaged their military, and embraced American culture.

A miniature portrait of Peggy Schuyler on ivory by James Peale, circa 1796.

'And Peggy': 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Peggy Schuyler

She might be the musical's most mysterious character—but Peggy Schuyler did plenty that didn't make it into 'Hamilton.'

A memorial at the crash site (2006). BoomerKC via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

How a Plane Crash Survivor Got His Wallet Back—More Than 30 Years Later

In 2005, an explorer uncovered belongings that Eduardo Strauch lost in a deadly 1972 plane crash in the Andes.

Happy Birthday to the Drive-In Movie Theater!

The first drive-in opened in Camden, New Jersey on June 6, 1933.

The Story of Lady Wonder, the Psychic Horse

The mind-reading mare could do everything from finding missing children to calling horse races.

Historian Traces 400 Years of History on a Single New York City Block

How one block can tell the story of an entire city.

Hamilton wrote that "The roaring of the sea and wind, fiery meteors flying about it in the air, the prodigious glare of almost perpetual lightning, the crash of the falling houses, and the ear-piercing shrieks of the distressed, were sufficient to strike astonishment into Angels."

This is the Letter Hamilton Wrote That Got Him Out of the West Indies

In August 1772, a hurricane ravaged the West Indies—and a young Alexander Hamilton picked up a pen to write about it. The resulting letter inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to start writing what would become the Broadway musical 'Hamilton.'

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