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36 Historic Photos That Capture The Rough-And-Tumble Beginnings Of NASCAR

Today, NASCAR is one of America's most popular spectator sports — but the earliest races looked very different.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 8, 2025

36 Historic Photos That Capture The Rough-And-Tumble Beginnings Of NASCAR

Today, NASCAR is one of America's most popular spectator sports — but the earliest races looked very different.

By Ainsley Brown • December 8, 2025

A Goat Herder In Turkey Just Discovered An Ornately Carved Roman-Era Funerary Stele

The stele dates to between the first and third centuries C.E. and depicts a man and a woman alongside an inscription in Greek.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 8, 2025

A Goat Herder In Turkey Just Discovered An Ornately Carved Roman-Era Funerary Stele

The stele dates to between the first and third centuries C.E. and depicts a man and a woman alongside an inscription in Greek.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 8, 2025

Archaeologists In Bulgaria Just Uncovered An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Wedding Ring Made Of Gold

Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 8, 2025

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Archaeologists In Bulgaria Just Uncovered An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Wedding Ring Made Of Gold

Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center.

By Ainsley Brown • December 8, 2025

A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street

The paving was laid around the time of the Pantheon's original construction between 27 and 25 B.C.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 8, 2025

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A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street

The paving was laid around the time of the Pantheon's original construction between 27 and 25 B.C.

By Natasha Ishak • December 8, 2025

44 Vintage Images Of Asia’s Hippie Trail That Promised Enlightenment And LSD To Thousands Of Western Travelers

During the 1960s and '70s, many adventurous young tourists were eager to experience the famous Hippie Trail, which stretched from Europe all the way to Southeast Asia.

By Gina Dimuro • Dec 7, 2025

44 Vintage Images Of Asia’s Hippie Trail That Promised Enlightenment And LSD To Thousands Of Western Travelers

During the 1960s and '70s, many adventurous young tourists were eager to experience the famous Hippie Trail, which stretched from Europe all the way to Southeast Asia.

By Gina Dimuro • December 7, 2025

The True Story Of Raymond Robinson, The Man Who Inspired Pennsylvania’s ‘Green Man’ Myth

After Raymond Robinson was disfigured in a childhood accident, people who saw him walking along dark Pennsylvania roads at night began spreading rumors of "Charlie No-Face" who appeared on isolated highways, sparking an urban legend that endures to this day.

By Gabe Paoletti • Dec 7, 2025

The True Story Of Raymond Robinson, The Man Who Inspired Pennsylvania’s ‘Green Man’ Myth

After Raymond Robinson was disfigured in a childhood accident, people who saw him walking along dark Pennsylvania roads at night began spreading rumors of "Charlie No-Face" who appeared on isolated highways, sparking an urban legend that endures to this day.

By Gabe Paoletti • December 7, 2025

Sally Horner Was Kidnapped By A Child Molester At Age 11 — And Her Ordeal May Have Inspired ‘Lolita’

A serial rapist named Frank La Salle held Sally Horner captive from June 1948 to March 1950, and her story was so similar to the controversial plot of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita that the author named Sally in the novel.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 7, 2025

Sally Horner Was Kidnapped By A Child Molester At Age 11 — And Her Ordeal May Have Inspired ‘Lolita’

A serial rapist named Frank La Salle held Sally Horner captive from June 1948 to March 1950, and her story was so similar to the controversial plot of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita that the author named Sally in the novel.

By Erin Kelly • December 7, 2025

The Tragic Story Of Mumtaz Mahal, The Woman Whose Death Inspired The Taj Mahal

The wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal died at the age of 38 — prompting her husband to build a grand mausoleum in her honor.

By Genevieve Carlton • Dec 7, 2025

The Tragic Story Of Mumtaz Mahal, The Woman Whose Death Inspired The Taj Mahal

The wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal died at the age of 38 — prompting her husband to build a grand mausoleum in her honor.

By Genevieve Carlton • December 7, 2025

A Secret Knights Templar Crypt Was Found Beneath A Polish Church — And It Could Contain The Holy Grail

The mysterious band of Catholic warriors was said to be keepers of the Holy Grail — the cup of Christ that they purportedly found during the Crusades.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 6, 2025

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A Secret Knights Templar Crypt Was Found Beneath A Polish Church — And It Could Contain The Holy Grail

The mysterious band of Catholic warriors was said to be keepers of the Holy Grail — the cup of Christ that they purportedly found during the Crusades.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 6, 2025

‘Where 1960s Flower Power Blossomed’: 55 Vintage Photos Of Haight-Ashbury’s Counterculture

The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco was the epicenter of the hippie movement — offering psychedelic shops, lively music, and plenty of free love.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 6, 2025

‘Where 1960s Flower Power Blossomed’: 55 Vintage Photos Of Haight-Ashbury’s Counterculture

The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco was the epicenter of the hippie movement — offering psychedelic shops, lively music, and plenty of free love.

By Austin Harvey • December 6, 2025