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25 Medical Oddities On Display At The Mütter Museum

25 Medical Oddities On Display At The Mütter Museum

The collection of Dr. Thomas Mütter begat this funhouse of morbid curiosity, and currently houses over 20,000 specimens of medical abnormalities.

Masamune, The 13th-Century Japanese Swordsmith Who Was The Stuff Of Legends

William DeLong

15 hours ago

Legend says that his swords were so well-made, their layers went to a point that was but one atom thick.
Rumored Female Pope Denied By Catholic Church For Centuries May Have Existed, New Evidence Shows

Caroline Redmond

17 hours ago

The Catholic Church has long denied the existence of Pope Joan, but newly uncovered coins suggest that she could have existed after all.
Martha Mitchell: The Woman Nobody Believed About Watergate

Elizabeth McCauley

19 hours ago

Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell, was the first Watergate whistleblower — but she was silenced, discredited, and all but forgotten.
Freddie Oversteegen, The Dutch Resistance Fighter Who Seduced And Killed Nazis As A Teen, Dies at 92

Caroline Redmond

21 hours ago

When she was just 14-years-old, Freddie Oversteegen joined the resistance and fought against the Nazis in World War II.
Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Skin And Fur Intact Discovered In Canadian Permafrost

Caroline Redmond

23 hours ago

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."
How Meyer Lansky, The “Mob’s Accountant”, Modernized Organized Crime

Kara Goldfarb

2 days ago

The math whiz used his wits to reorganize crime into what looked like, on paper, a legitimate business.

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8 Devastating Riots In New York That Shook The City To Its Core

8 Devastating Riots In New York That Shook The City To Its Core

From the Civil War Draft Riots of 1863 to the Crown Heights Riots of 1991, these riots in New York left indelible marks on the city's history.

How ‘Operation Finale’ Finally Brought Nazi Fugitive Adolf Eichmann To Justice

How ‘Operation Finale’ Finally Brought Nazi Fugitive Adolf Eichmann To Justice

Adolf Eichmann evaded capture and trial for nearly 15 years before Israeli Agents were tipped off by a young Jewish woman.

This Week In History News, Sept. 9 – 15

This Week In History News, Sept. 9 – 15

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Ancient elk skull uncovered, Greek tomb dug up, haul of Roman coins found.

Man Shooting At Imaginary Clowns Sentenced To Up To 5 Years In Prison

Man Shooting At Imaginary Clowns Sentenced To Up To 5 Years In Prison

Bernadette Deron

Nathan Matthias, 35, said he saw "two small clows" running around in his home and shot at them out of fear. Police said no clowns were present.

Will North Carolina’s Hog Waste Lagoons Overflow During Hurricane Florence?

Will North Carolina’s Hog Waste Lagoons Overflow During Hurricane Florence?

Caroline Redmond

As Hurricane Florence dumps dozens of inches of rain onto North Carolina, many are wondering if the state's pig manure lagoons will be able to withstand the downpours — without contaminating their drinking water.

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