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The Life Of Chandra Bahadur Dangi, The Shortest Person In Recorded History

The Life Of Chandra Bahadur Dangi, The Shortest Person In Recorded History

Standing just 1 foot, 9.5 inches tall, Chandra Bahadur Dangi was the shortest man to ever live. After he was honored by Guinness World Records in 2012, the Nepalese farmer fulfilled his lifelong dream of traveling the globe.
‘It’s Like Being In A Third World Country’: See 55 Photos Of Hurricane Katrina’s Destruction

‘It’s Like Being In A Third World Country’: See 55 Photos Of Hurricane Katrina’s Destruction

After striking the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused 1,392 deaths and an estimated $125 billion in damage.
What Really Happened To Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 The Night It Disappeared?

What Really Happened To Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 The Night It Disappeared?

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously vanished while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing — and it's still unclear what caused the plane's disappearance.
Archaeologists In Egypt Just Pulled Statues, Tools, And A Sphinx From The Ancient Sunken ‘Party Town’ Of Canopus

Archaeologists In Egypt Just Pulled Statues, Tools, And A Sphinx From The Ancient Sunken ‘Party Town’ Of Canopus

The ancient city of Canopus was known for "all sorts of licentious behavior" before it sank beneath the Bay of Abū Qīr off the coast of Alexandria in the eighth century C.E.
Chinese Scientists Have Just Created Multicolored, Glow-In-The-Dark Plants

Chinese Scientists Have Just Created Multicolored, Glow-In-The-Dark Plants

By injecting phosphor particles into succulents and exposing the leaves to sunlight or LED light, the researchers made the plants glow for up to two hours.
Inside Begich Towers, The Self-Sufficient Apartment Building That Houses Nearly An Entire Alaskan Town

Inside Begich Towers, The Self-Sufficient Apartment Building That Houses Nearly An Entire Alaskan Town

Originally built as army barracks during the Cold War, Begich Towers is now home to almost all 272 residents of Whittier, Alaska, a remote outpost near the Passage Canal.
Rangers Patrolling Jungles In Northern Thailand Just Happened Upon An Untouched Cave Filled With 2,000-Year-Old Rock Art

Rangers Patrolling Jungles In Northern Thailand Just Happened Upon An Untouched Cave Filled With 2,000-Year-Old Rock Art

While out on a routine patrol in Thailand's Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary, rangers recently happened upon a mysterious mountain cave known as Ta Kueng that's covered with ancient rock art that predates the region's recorded history.
The Mystery Of Cicada 3301, The Series Of Baffling Puzzles That Were Posted Online Without Explanation

The Mystery Of Cicada 3301, The Series Of Baffling Puzzles That Were Posted Online Without Explanation

The Cicada 3301 puzzles started to appear on 4chan in 2012, claiming to be a test to find "highly intelligent individuals" — but no one knows who posted these puzzles or why.
Michelle Philpots, The British Woman With Such Severe Amnesia That She Wakes Up Every Day Thinking It’s 1994

Michelle Philpots, The British Woman With Such Severe Amnesia That She Wakes Up Every Day Thinking It’s 1994

Michelle Philpots starts each day with no memory of the day before, the result of a rare variety of amnesia which helped inspire the 2004 film "50 First Dates."
Gruesome Stone Age ‘Victory Pits’ Uncovered In France — Where Dozens Of People Were Brutally Murdered

Gruesome Stone Age ‘Victory Pits’ Uncovered In France — Where Dozens Of People Were Brutally Murdered

The pits, which date back about 6,000 years, show the horrific reality of ancient warfare.