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What Happened When I Was Ambushed By The Taliban

Each week, we bring you an incredible experience from someone who lived it. In this edition, former U.S. army medic Adam Linehan tells us what happened when the Taliban attacked — and the only way out was a path you’d never take unless you absolutely had to. In the summer...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 8, 2016

What Happened When I Was Ambushed By The Taliban

Each week, we bring you an incredible experience from someone who lived it. In this edition, former U.S. army medic Adam Linehan tells us what happened when the Taliban attacked — and the only way out was a path you’d never take unless you absolutely had to. In the summer...

By All That's Interesting • April 8, 2016

Man-Eaters And Monsters: The 15 Weirdest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught

River Monsters' Jeremy Wade on the weirdest river fish he's hauled in over the years, including giant piranhas and a fish that changes sex.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 7, 2016

Man-Eaters And Monsters: The 15 Weirdest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught

River Monsters' Jeremy Wade on the weirdest river fish he's hauled in over the years, including giant piranhas and a fish that changes sex.

By All That's Interesting • April 7, 2016

Morphine, Santa Claus, And Nazis: The Secret History Of Coca-Cola

From morphine to Santa Claus to Nazis, this Coca-Cola history lesson will reveal how one sugary drink created the America we know today.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 6, 2016

Morphine, Santa Claus, And Nazis: The Secret History Of Coca-Cola

From morphine to Santa Claus to Nazis, this Coca-Cola history lesson will reveal how one sugary drink created the America we know today.

By Richard Stockton • April 6, 2016

Three Times Donald Trump Made Millions By Screwing Over Hundreds Of People

Though he carries himself like a master businessman, Donald Trump's real estate business has left a trail of debt and destruction from Fort Lauderdale to Baja.

By Nickolaus Hines • Apr 6, 2016

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Three Times Donald Trump Made Millions By Screwing Over Hundreds Of People

Though he carries himself like a master businessman, Donald Trump's real estate business has left a trail of debt and destruction from Fort Lauderdale to Baja.

By Nickolaus Hines • April 6, 2016

Why Are Girls Starting Their Period Younger And Younger?

We often take the age a girl starts her period for granted. But history shows us that since Medieval times, that age has been getting steadily lower.

By Abby Norman • Apr 5, 2016

Why Are Girls Starting Their Period Younger And Younger?

We often take the age a girl starts her period for granted. But history shows us that since Medieval times, that age has been getting steadily lower.

By Abby Norman • April 5, 2016

5 Unusual Disorders That Seem Too Strange To Be Real

From involuntary natural drunkenness to a condition called "Exploding Head Syndrome," these are some of the most unusual disorders in the world.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 4, 2016

5 Unusual Disorders That Seem Too Strange To Be Real

From involuntary natural drunkenness to a condition called "Exploding Head Syndrome," these are some of the most unusual disorders in the world.

By Erin Kelly • April 4, 2016

Meet The Blue Dragon, The World’s Most Beautiful – And Deadly – Slug

Glaucus atlanticus, or the blue dragon, is one of the most fascinating looking creatures in the ocean. It also happens to be one of the most deadly.

By Nickolaus Hines • Apr 1, 2016

Meet The Blue Dragon, The World’s Most Beautiful – And Deadly – Slug

Glaucus atlanticus, or the blue dragon, is one of the most fascinating looking creatures in the ocean. It also happens to be one of the most deadly.

By Nickolaus Hines • April 1, 2016

The Five Most Terrifying Prisons On The Planet

From physical abuse and disease to severe overcrowding and gang violence, the following five terrifying pits of chaos and despair are the worst prisons in the world.

By Briana Jones • Apr 1, 2016

The Five Most Terrifying Prisons On The Planet

From physical abuse and disease to severe overcrowding and gang violence, the following five terrifying pits of chaos and despair are the worst prisons in the world.

By Briana Jones • April 1, 2016

Seven Dangerous Medications The FDA Should Never Have Approved

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

By Callie Stewart • Mar 31, 2016

Seven Dangerous Medications The FDA Should Never Have Approved

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

By Callie Stewart • March 31, 2016

11 Things You Didn’t Know About Vincent Van Gogh

Born March 30th, 1853, Vincent van Gogh would go on to become one of the most legendary figures in all of art history. But there are still many things most people don't know about the troubled painter.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 30, 2016

11 Things You Didn’t Know About Vincent Van Gogh

Born March 30th, 1853, Vincent van Gogh would go on to become one of the most legendary figures in all of art history. But there are still many things most people don't know about the troubled painter.

By Erin Kelly • March 30, 2016