Instead of finding the remains of one whole cat, researchers found a ball of fabric, five hind leg bones, and nothing else.

"Since I was the eldest among the other seven children, I felt the urge to save her. So, I jumped into the water and swam to where she was struggling to float."

Harriet Tubman had been married to John Tubman for five years when she escaped slavery in 1849. She came back for him — but he'd already found another woman.

"I love it when we can apply mathematical models to even the most surprising things."

Hiking Mount Fuji outside of the summer months has been discouraged by authorities, but currently there is no law banning climbers from attempting to scale the famous landmark.

William Still helped some 800 slaves escape to freedom, but his heroism is often overshadowed by Harriet Tubman's.

"We've known for a long time that modern humans originated in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago... but what we hadn't known until the study was where exactly this homeland was."

"During the Crusades, the Knights Templar battle for God, gold, and glory. Somewhere in the modern city of Acre lies their command center, and possibly their treasure."

"I've worked for the Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it's one of the stranger things that's happened."

"He chose a spot where the water ran off easily, keeping it cool in the heat of the day, keeping it watered and making sure that squash beetles didn’t overtake it."

"I do believe that rats are smarter than most people perceive them to be, and that most animals are smarter in unique ways than we think."