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How William Pester Pioneered The Hippie Lifestyle In California In The 1910s

How William Pester Pioneered The Hippie Lifestyle In California In The 1910s

Starting in 1916, William Pester began living in a hut, foraging for fruits and nuts in order to eat, and spending most of his time alone in the California desert.
Archaeologists Find African American Cemetery With 70 Graves Forgotten Under Florida Parking Lot

Archaeologists Find African American Cemetery With 70 Graves Forgotten Under Florida Parking Lot

The land formerly belonged to a Black church. When the church was sold in 1955, most of its graves were moved but residents always said dozens of unmarked graves had been left behind.
A Brief History Of The Amphicar: The Amphibious Automobile Of Your Dreams

A Brief History Of The Amphicar: The Amphibious Automobile Of Your Dreams

Originally designed as a Nazi war vessel, the Amphicar 770 made a splash as the only amphibious car ever mass-produced.
Gold Bars Worth $191,000 Discovered Inside A Package Left On Swiss Train

Gold Bars Worth $191,000 Discovered Inside A Package Left On Swiss Train

The parcel containing the gold bars was found in October 2019 on a train bound for Lucerne.
India’s Lonar Lake Mysteriously Went From Deep Green To Reddish Pink Overnight

India’s Lonar Lake Mysteriously Went From Deep Green To Reddish Pink Overnight

Algae, bacteria, and coronavirus lockdowns have all been cited as possible reasons why the Lonar Crater Lake turned pink.
13,500-Year-Old Bird Figurine Discovered In Pile Of Dirt Is The Oldest Sculpture Ever Found In East Asia

13,500-Year-Old Bird Figurine Discovered In Pile Of Dirt Is The Oldest Sculpture Ever Found In East Asia

The three-quarter-inch piece is 8,500 years older than similar artworks of its kind found in the region.
How Mary Ellen Pleasant Became A Self-Made Millionaire — Before Her White Partner’s Wife Took Her Fortune

How Mary Ellen Pleasant Became A Self-Made Millionaire — Before Her White Partner’s Wife Took Her Fortune

Even though Mary Ellen Pleasant amassed $30 million thanks to her real estate empire, the white press vilified her as a mere brothel owner and insisted on calling her "Mammy."
Kathryn Sullivan Just Became The Only Person To Reach Outer Space And The Earth’s Deepest Point

Kathryn Sullivan Just Became The Only Person To Reach Outer Space And The Earth’s Deepest Point

She was the first American woman to spacewalk in 1984. Now, Kathryn Sullivan has made history again.
Yuri Kochiyama Survived An Internment Camp, Then Befriended Malcolm X And Fought For Civil Rights

Yuri Kochiyama Survived An Internment Camp, Then Befriended Malcolm X And Fought For Civil Rights

From the 1960s until her death in 2014, Yuri Kochiyama fought for civil rights, reparations for Japanese Americans detained in concentration camps, and the anti-war movement, among other social justice causes.
South Korea Sends 10,000 Masks To Navajo Nation In Honor Of Code Talkers Who Served In The Korean War

South Korea Sends 10,000 Masks To Navajo Nation In Honor Of Code Talkers Who Served In The Korean War

The shipment of protective supplies is on top of the 500,000 face masks the South Korean government already sent to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute to non-Navajo veterans.
Incel Blows Off His Own Hand While Making DIY Bomb To Attack ‘Hot Cheerleaders’

Incel Blows Off His Own Hand While Making DIY Bomb To Attack ‘Hot Cheerleaders’

Police contacted the FBI after the man showed up at a local medical center with a missing hand, destroyed fingers, and shrapnel wounds across his neck.