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What The World’s Former Olympic Sites Looked Like After We Abandoned Them

A great deal of preparation and construction go into hosting the Olympic Games — but in many instances, the structures built only await dilapidation following the events’ close. Given the competition, cost, and sacrifices involved in creating and preparing spaces for the elite athletic ritual, the sight of since-abandoned Olympic...

By Erin Kelly • Apr 17, 2017

What The World’s Former Olympic Sites Looked Like After We Abandoned Them

A great deal of preparation and construction go into hosting the Olympic Games — but in many instances, the structures built only await dilapidation following the events’ close. Given the competition, cost, and sacrifices involved in creating and preparing spaces for the elite athletic ritual, the sight of since-abandoned Olympic...

By Erin Kelly • April 17, 2017

27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public

Famed for his rapier wit as much as his ill-temperament, Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken rose to national prominence as a journalist and correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. A student of Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain, Mencken was a detractor of representative democracy, religion, and social norms, and thus stood in...

By Alexander Baldwin • Apr 16, 2017

27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public

Famed for his rapier wit as much as his ill-temperament, Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken rose to national prominence as a journalist and correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. A student of Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain, Mencken was a detractor of representative democracy, religion, and social norms, and thus stood in...

By Alexander Baldwin • April 16, 2017

The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World’s First Female Private Eye

Kate Warne was so good at her job that barely anyone knows her name today.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 14, 2017

The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World’s First Female Private Eye

Kate Warne was so good at her job that barely anyone knows her name today.

By Savannah Cox • April 14, 2017

New Prehistoric Fossil Discovery Turns Established Dinosaur Evolution Theory On Its Head

The teleocrater adds a new wrinkle into the story of how dinosaurs evolved.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 13, 2017

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New Prehistoric Fossil Discovery Turns Established Dinosaur Evolution Theory On Its Head

The teleocrater adds a new wrinkle into the story of how dinosaurs evolved.

By All That's Interesting • April 13, 2017

Rarely Seen David Attie Photos Offer A Glimpse Into Truman Capote’s Brooklyn

David Attie was a photographic unknown for decades. A dig through his home changed that.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 13, 2017

Rarely Seen David Attie Photos Offer A Glimpse Into Truman Capote’s Brooklyn

David Attie was a photographic unknown for decades. A dig through his home changed that.

By All That's Interesting • April 13, 2017

What 19th Century French Artists Thought The Year 2000 Would Look Like

If you were a French dandy living at the cusp of the 20th century, the future looked bright. How bright? Read on to find out.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 12, 2017

What 19th Century French Artists Thought The Year 2000 Would Look Like

If you were a French dandy living at the cusp of the 20th century, the future looked bright. How bright? Read on to find out.

By Erin Kelly • April 12, 2017

NYPD Officer Who Murdered Eight People For The Mob Dies In Prison

Murderer Stephen Caracappa — also known as the "Mafia Cop" — died in prison Saturday.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 12, 2017

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NYPD Officer Who Murdered Eight People For The Mob Dies In Prison

Murderer Stephen Caracappa — also known as the "Mafia Cop" — died in prison Saturday.

By All That's Interesting • April 12, 2017

$2.4 Million-Worth Of Gold Bars Found In Tank Purchased On eBay

Nick Mead got a real bargain on eBay.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 12, 2017

Weird News

$2.4 Million-Worth Of Gold Bars Found In Tank Purchased On eBay

Nick Mead got a real bargain on eBay.

By All That's Interesting • April 12, 2017

Just-Discovered 14,000-Year-Old Settlement May Require Revising History Of North America

The history books may have to be revised.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 11, 2017

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Just-Discovered 14,000-Year-Old Settlement May Require Revising History Of North America

The history books may have to be revised.

By All That's Interesting • April 11, 2017

25 Soviet Propaganda Posters From The Height Of The Cold War

These vintage Soviet propaganda posters represent the peak of Cold War iconography and state-sponsored manipulation.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 11, 2017

25 Soviet Propaganda Posters From The Height Of The Cold War

These vintage Soviet propaganda posters represent the peak of Cold War iconography and state-sponsored manipulation.

By Savannah Cox • April 11, 2017

The 5 Most Important Battles That Shaped Modern America And Europe

Between 1939 and 1945, hundreds of brutal battles brought about the deaths of as many as 25 million soldiers (not to mention tens of millions of civilians). And that’s just World War II. The complete human toll of all the battles in all the wars fought in modern European and...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Battles That Shaped Modern America And Europe

Between 1939 and 1945, hundreds of brutal battles brought about the deaths of as many as 25 million soldiers (not to mention tens of millions of civilians). And that’s just World War II. The complete human toll of all the battles in all the wars fought in modern European and...

By All That's Interesting • April 10, 2017

Not Making Headlines: Major News Stories Lost To The Media Grind

Sometimes a big story gets lost only because its unfortunate timing pits it in a competition for our attention with another, much larger story elsewhere.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 10, 2017

Not Making Headlines: Major News Stories Lost To The Media Grind

Sometimes a big story gets lost only because its unfortunate timing pits it in a competition for our attention with another, much larger story elsewhere.

By Richard Stockton • April 10, 2017