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The Surprising History Of High Heels

High heels are more than just shoes: they’ve long been symbols of power, for women and men. About 72 percent of women will wear high heels at some point in their lives. While these shoes have become something of a metonym for femininity itself, you might be surprised to learn...

By Abby Norman • Mar 28, 2016

The Surprising History Of High Heels

High heels are more than just shoes: they’ve long been symbols of power, for women and men. About 72 percent of women will wear high heels at some point in their lives. While these shoes have become something of a metonym for femininity itself, you might be surprised to learn...

By Abby Norman • March 28, 2016

19 Fascinating Harry Houdini Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

These Harry Houdini facts reveal that this master illusionist's life was even more exciting and mysterious than you imagined.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 24, 2016

19 Fascinating Harry Houdini Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

These Harry Houdini facts reveal that this master illusionist's life was even more exciting and mysterious than you imagined.

By Erin Kelly • March 24, 2016

Hatchets And Blood: Scenes And Stories From The Deadliest Street In The United States

How New York City's Doyers Street became the deadliest street in American history, known forever as The Bloody Angle.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 23, 2016

Hatchets And Blood: Scenes And Stories From The Deadliest Street In The United States

How New York City's Doyers Street became the deadliest street in American history, known forever as The Bloody Angle.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 23, 2016

Ota Benga’s Tragic Life As The Bronx Zoo’s Human Exhibit

His family was killed, he was taken as a slave, and he lived in the Bronx Zoo's monkey house as a human exhibit. This is the story of Ota Benga.

By Richard Stockton • Mar 22, 2016

Ota Benga’s Tragic Life As The Bronx Zoo’s Human Exhibit

His family was killed, he was taken as a slave, and he lived in the Bronx Zoo's monkey house as a human exhibit. This is the story of Ota Benga.

By Richard Stockton • March 22, 2016

‘Til Death Don’t Us Part: A History Of Ghost Marriage

The idea of marrying a dead person is older than the Magna Carta — and it's called ghost marriage.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 22, 2016

‘Til Death Don’t Us Part: A History Of Ghost Marriage

The idea of marrying a dead person is older than the Magna Carta — and it's called ghost marriage.

By All That's Interesting • March 22, 2016

Why America Wouldn’t Be America Without This Mountain Of Skulls

This one startling photo captures the horrifying extent of the buffalo slaughter carried out by early settlers of the American West.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 19, 2016

Why America Wouldn’t Be America Without This Mountain Of Skulls

This one startling photo captures the horrifying extent of the buffalo slaughter carried out by early settlers of the American West.

By All That's Interesting • March 19, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Mar. 13 – 19

The witch doctors of Sierra Leone, tiny structures built by insects, Texas’ female gun owners, European border photography, history’s most famous betrayals. Spending A Week With The Witch Doctors Of Sierra Leone When an American thinks of a physician, images of stethoscopes and syringes often come to mind. In Sierra...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 18, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Mar. 13 – 19

The witch doctors of Sierra Leone, tiny structures built by insects, Texas’ female gun owners, European border photography, history’s most famous betrayals. Spending A Week With The Witch Doctors Of Sierra Leone When an American thinks of a physician, images of stethoscopes and syringes often come to mind. In Sierra...

By All That's Interesting • March 18, 2016

The Tragic Story Of The USS Akron, The Airship That Changed Transportation History

See the glorious USS Akron airship and learn why this vintage flying vessel's historic crash has now largely been forgotten.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 17, 2016

The Tragic Story Of The USS Akron, The Airship That Changed Transportation History

See the glorious USS Akron airship and learn why this vintage flying vessel's historic crash has now largely been forgotten.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 17, 2016

Executions, Informants, And Flamboyance: The American Mafia In The 1980s

A look at the 1980s mafia, when drugs, informants, and money ruled the day -- and the organization's downfall was just around the corner.

By Alexander Baldwin • Mar 17, 2016

Executions, Informants, And Flamboyance: The American Mafia In The 1980s

A look at the 1980s mafia, when drugs, informants, and money ruled the day -- and the organization's downfall was just around the corner.

By Alexander Baldwin • March 17, 2016

40 Eye-Opening Vintage Public Health Posters From The 1940s

These vintage posters come from a time when syphilis was rampant, and people were expected to eat their eggs and cheese every day.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 16, 2016

40 Eye-Opening Vintage Public Health Posters From The 1940s

These vintage posters come from a time when syphilis was rampant, and people were expected to eat their eggs and cheese every day.

By Erin Kelly • March 16, 2016