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A Scoreboard Used By The Maya During An Ancient Ball Game Was Just Discovered Among Mexican Ruins

A Scoreboard Used By The Maya During An Ancient Ball Game Was Just Discovered Among Mexican Ruins

The scoreboard, which features two figures standing near a ball as well as hieroglyphic writing, is thought to be 1,100 years old.
Inside The Real Lives Of America’s First Ladies In 37 Little-Known Facts

Inside The Real Lives Of America’s First Ladies In 37 Little-Known Facts

From the heartwarming to the macabre, these interesting facts about U.S. first ladies weren't taught in any history class.
930-Year-Old Native American Canoe Pulled Out Of North Carolina Lake

930-Year-Old Native American Canoe Pulled Out Of North Carolina Lake

This 28-foot boat sat just five five beneath the surface of Lake Waccamaw for nearly a millennium before three local teens uncovered it by accident while going for a swim.
33 Of History’s Most Infamous Female Serial Killers And Their Grisly Crimes

33 Of History’s Most Infamous Female Serial Killers And Their Grisly Crimes

Murder isn't just a man's world — and these disturbing true stories of female serial killers are all the proof you need.
The Forgotten Story Of Frank Wills, The Security Guard Who Foiled The Watergate Break-In

The Forgotten Story Of Frank Wills, The Security Guard Who Foiled The Watergate Break-In

On June 17, 1972, Frank Wills discovered burglars in the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate hotel, setting off a sequence of events that led to President Nixon's resignation.
The Double Life Of Philip Markoff, The Medical Student Who Became The ‘Craiglist Killer’

The Double Life Of Philip Markoff, The Medical Student Who Became The ‘Craiglist Killer’

Philip Markoff was a 23-year-old husband-to-be and medical student in Boston who was also soliciting women off Craigslist to rob and murder.
Inside The Horrifying History Of Japanese War Crimes During World War II

Inside The Horrifying History Of Japanese War Crimes During World War II

Experts believe that at least 25 million people died in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with some of the grisliest deaths befalling Chinese civilians who were systematically tortured by the Imperial Japanese Army.
44 Vintage Photos Of The Real-Life Newsboys Who Peddled Papers On The Streets Of America And Inspired ‘Newsies’

44 Vintage Photos Of The Real-Life Newsboys Who Peddled Papers On The Streets Of America And Inspired ‘Newsies’

Beginning in the 1840s, young boys called "newsies" sold newspapers in major cities across the U.S. in order to make a living or support their struggling families — and as these photos show, the job wasn't always easy.
The Astonishing Story Of Thomas Wadhouse, The Man With The World’s Longest Nose

The Astonishing Story Of Thomas Wadhouse, The Man With The World’s Longest Nose

Thomas Wadhouse, also known as Thomas Wedders, was an 18th-century circus performer who had the largest nose ever recorded at a whopping 7.5 inches long — but little else is known about his mysterious life.
55 Astonishing Ansel Adams Photographs That Depict Nature, Life, And Social Justice In America

55 Astonishing Ansel Adams Photographs That Depict Nature, Life, And Social Justice In America

Throughout the 20th century, Ansel Adams captured stunning black-and-white images of the American West, earning the title of "America's most important landscape photographer."
Scientists Just Discovered Prehistoric Footprints Made By A Gigantic Amphibian Older Than The Dinosaurs

Scientists Just Discovered Prehistoric Footprints Made By A Gigantic Amphibian Older Than The Dinosaurs

Using modern technology like drones and 3D scanners, researchers were able to detect footprints left by the crocodile-like rhinesuchid temnospondyl roughly 255 million years ago.