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The Great Blizzard Of 1888 Was So Devastating That We’re Still Feeling Its Effects Today

The Great Blizzard Of 1888 Was So Devastating That We’re Still Feeling Its Effects Today

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
How the Blizzard of 1888 wreaked havoc, killed hundreds, and forced American cities into the modern age.
Meet Ida Lewis, History’s Most Heroic Lighthouse Keeper

Meet Ida Lewis, History’s Most Heroic Lighthouse Keeper

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Throughout the late 1800s, Ida Lewis braved the waters near Newport, Rhode Island — and saved 18 lives along the way.
How A Small Texas Town Paid A Conman A Ton Of Money To Build “The World’s Littlest Skyscraper”

How A Small Texas Town Paid A Conman A Ton Of Money To Build “The World’s Littlest Skyscraper”

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
J.D. McMahon promised Wichita Falls a skyscraper befitting the prospering boom town. Unknown to townspeople, the con man drew up blueprints for a building 480 inches tall, instead of the 480 feet he promised.
How Claire Phillips Used Her Gentleman’s Club As A Front For A World War II Spy Ring

How Claire Phillips Used Her Gentleman’s Club As A Front For A World War II Spy Ring

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Claire Phillips was a smalltown girl from Michigan who wound up running a spy ring for the United States in the Japan-occupied Philippines during World War II.
The Great Banyan Tree Is More Enormous, And Gorgeous, Than You Can Even Imagine

The Great Banyan Tree Is More Enormous, And Gorgeous, Than You Can Even Imagine

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
How India's Great Banyan Tree came back from the brink of death to become one of the most astounding living things on Earth.
Why Some Wounded Civil War Soldiers Actually Glowed In The Dark – And Lived Because Of It

Why Some Wounded Civil War Soldiers Actually Glowed In The Dark – And Lived Because Of It

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
"Angel's Glow" was a phenomenon of the Civil War in which soldiers' wounds seemed to glow in the dark. It took 139 years to figure out why.
Listen To The Seikilos Epitaph, The World’s Oldest Complete Musical Composition

Listen To The Seikilos Epitaph, The World’s Oldest Complete Musical Composition

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Written sometime between 200 B.C. and 100 A.D., the Seikilos epitaph is the oldest complete musical composition in existence — hear it for yourself.
Despite Being A Renowned Mathematician, Kurt Gödel Starved Himself Out Of Paranoia

Despite Being A Renowned Mathematician, Kurt Gödel Starved Himself Out Of Paranoia

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Kurt Gödel was one of the 20th century's most brilliant mathematicians. But he was so paranoid he ended up starving to death.
Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.
Experience The Unique Wonders Of China’s Reed Flute Cave

Experience The Unique Wonders Of China’s Reed Flute Cave

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Discover why China's Reed Flute Cave first captivated humans more than 1,000 years ago — then vanished from our history for more than a millennium.
Why Alex The Parrot May Have Been The World’s Smartest Bird [VIDEO]

Why Alex The Parrot May Have Been The World’s Smartest Bird [VIDEO]

Aimee Lamoureux
6 years ago
Over the course of 30 years, Alex the parrot and Irene Pepperberg showed that parrots are even smarter than most people think.