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What We Loved This Week, Dec. 4 – 10

One of Brazil's last uncontacted tribes, gangs of pre-gentrification Brooklyn, Nat Geo photos of the year, Ohio's forgotten class, New York during the Great Depression.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 9, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Dec. 4 – 10

One of Brazil's last uncontacted tribes, gangs of pre-gentrification Brooklyn, Nat Geo photos of the year, Ohio's forgotten class, New York during the Great Depression.

By All That's Interesting • December 9, 2016

7 Presidents Who Broke Some Of Their Biggest Campaign Promises

Only two U.S. presidents have followed through on all of their campaign promises.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 8, 2016

7 Presidents Who Broke Some Of Their Biggest Campaign Promises

Only two U.S. presidents have followed through on all of their campaign promises.

By All That's Interesting • December 8, 2016

10 Famous Funerals Even More Extravagant Than Fidel Castro’s

Even for famous figures like these, these ten weird funerals here are as unexpected, eye-catching, and puzzling as they come.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 8, 2016

10 Famous Funerals Even More Extravagant Than Fidel Castro’s

Even for famous figures like these, these ten weird funerals here are as unexpected, eye-catching, and puzzling as they come.

By All That's Interesting • December 8, 2016

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dark Side

Half a century after his death, Martin Luther King Jr. remains a hero to millions of people. But with every hero comes a dark side.

By Richard Stockton • Dec 7, 2016

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dark Side

Half a century after his death, Martin Luther King Jr. remains a hero to millions of people. But with every hero comes a dark side.

By Richard Stockton • December 7, 2016

18 Months Without A Head: The True Story Of A Headless Chicken Named Mike

Learn why a small Colorado town has an annual festival to celebrate a single chicken who managed to survive for 18 months without its head.

By Krissy Howard • Dec 7, 2016

18 Months Without A Head: The True Story Of A Headless Chicken Named Mike

Learn why a small Colorado town has an annual festival to celebrate a single chicken who managed to survive for 18 months without its head.

By Krissy Howard • December 7, 2016

Powerful World War 2 Photos That Most People Haven’t Seen

From Pearl Harbor to D-Day to the momentous events you may not know so well, these World War 2 photos bring history's worst cataclysm to life.

By John Kuroski • Dec 6, 2016

Powerful World War 2 Photos That Most People Haven’t Seen

From Pearl Harbor to D-Day to the momentous events you may not know so well, these World War 2 photos bring history's worst cataclysm to life.

By John Kuroski • December 6, 2016

55 Harrowing Photos Of The Great Depression In New York City

The Great Depression hit few cities harder than New York — but the city's darkest hour was also the crucible in which today's New York was forged.

By John Kuroski • Dec 4, 2016

55 Harrowing Photos Of The Great Depression In New York City

The Great Depression hit few cities harder than New York — but the city's darkest hour was also the crucible in which today's New York was forged.

By John Kuroski • December 4, 2016

The Seldom-Heard Story Of New York City’s Forgotten Stepchild

Staten Island has never been the biggest fan of New York City — and in some ways, rightfully so.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 3, 2016

The Seldom-Heard Story Of New York City’s Forgotten Stepchild

Staten Island has never been the biggest fan of New York City — and in some ways, rightfully so.

By All That's Interesting • December 3, 2016

47 Dust Bowl Pictures That Are Still Haunting Today

These stark, heart-wrenching Dust Bowl pictures reveal both the vast scope and intimate despair of this tragic time.

By John Kuroski • Nov 30, 2016

47 Dust Bowl Pictures That Are Still Haunting Today

These stark, heart-wrenching Dust Bowl pictures reveal both the vast scope and intimate despair of this tragic time.

By John Kuroski • November 30, 2016

1968: The Year America Almost Tore Itself Apart

From the assassinations of MLK and RFK to antiwar and civil rights protests nationwide, these 1968 photos reveal a nation at war with itself.

By John Kuroski • Nov 29, 2016

1968: The Year America Almost Tore Itself Apart

From the assassinations of MLK and RFK to antiwar and civil rights protests nationwide, these 1968 photos reveal a nation at war with itself.

By John Kuroski • November 29, 2016