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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children? Meet The 9 Royals Who Called The Iconic Monarch Their Mother

Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children? Meet The 9 Royals Who Called The Iconic Monarch Their Mother

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria had five daughters and four sons, including the future King Edward VII and Empress Victoria, the mother of German Emperor Wilhelm II.
Fossils Discovered In Morocco Have Revealed This 165-Million-Year-Old Ankylosaur’s ‘Weird’ Appearance

Fossils Discovered In Morocco Have Revealed This 165-Million-Year-Old Ankylosaur’s ‘Weird’ Appearance

"This dinosaur is totally unlike anything else that we have ever seen."
Inside The Turbulent Story Of The Great Railroad Strike Of 1877, America’s First Multi-State Labor Revolt

Inside The Turbulent Story Of The Great Railroad Strike Of 1877, America’s First Multi-State Labor Revolt

During the summer of 1877, about 100,000 workers across the U.S. banded together to protest wage cuts at the nation's major railroad companies — but the massive strike was over almost as quickly as it began.
Inside The John Frum Movement, The Pacific Islander Cargo Cult That Prays To A Fictional American Soldier

Inside The John Frum Movement, The Pacific Islander Cargo Cult That Prays To A Fictional American Soldier

The most famous cargo cult in the South Pacific, the John Frum movement reportedly first emerged on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu around the 1930s — and it still exists today.
This 10th-Century Figurine That Was Just Unveiled In Denmark Provides A Rare Glimpse Of What Vikings Really Looked Like

This 10th-Century Figurine That Was Just Unveiled In Denmark Provides A Rare Glimpse Of What Vikings Really Looked Like

Because Vikings almost never depicted themselves in their art, instead focusing on animals and abstract patterns, we have very few contemporaneous representations of these medieval seafarers.
Archaeologists In Vietnam Discover Prehistoric Remains Of A Man Killed With A Quartz Arrow That’s Unlike Anything They’ve Seen Before

Archaeologists In Vietnam Discover Prehistoric Remains Of A Man Killed With A Quartz Arrow That’s Unlike Anything They’ve Seen Before

Researchers exploring Vietnam's Thung Binh 1 cave have uncovered evidence of what may be one of the oldest-known homicides in human history.
Inside The Brilliant Career Of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, The Man Who Sculpted The Statue Of Liberty

Inside The Brilliant Career Of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, The Man Who Sculpted The Statue Of Liberty

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi began working on the Statue of Liberty in 1870, crafting it from copper sheets that were hammered into shape by hand atop a framework of steel supports made by Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the Eiffel Tower.
A Baroque Painting Looted By The Nazis Was Just Spotted In The Photos Of A House Listed For Sale In Argentina

A Baroque Painting Looted By The Nazis Was Just Spotted In The Photos Of A House Listed For Sale In Argentina

Portrait of a Lady by Giuseppe Ghislandi was taken from a Jewish art dealer living in the Netherlands named Jacques Goudstikker in 1940, then held by senior Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, who fled to Argentina after World War II.
A Fossil Found On The Isle Of Wight Has Just Been Identified As A New Dinosaur Species With A Large Sail On Its Back

A Fossil Found On The Isle Of Wight Has Just Been Identified As A New Dinosaur Species With A Large Sail On Its Back

Istiorachis macarthurae likely used its unique sail to attract mates or intimidate other dinosaurs.
What Happened To Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers After <em>The Wizard Of Oz</em>?

What Happened To Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers After The Wizard Of Oz?

From the pair that sold for $28 million at auction to the 2,400 sequins that adorn each shoe, go inside the turbulent history of Dorothy's slippers.
A Cow’s Tooth Found At Stonehenge Is Revealing More About How The Ancient Monument Was Built

A Cow’s Tooth Found At Stonehenge Is Revealing More About How The Ancient Monument Was Built

The 5,000-year-old cow molar adds credence to the theory that cattle helped drag Stonehenge's megaliths over 100 miles to the site from a quarry in Wales.