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How Robin Lee Graham Became The Youngest Person To Sail Around The World Alone

In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham set out from California in his 24-foot sloop to circumnavigate the globe with just two cats for company — and he successfully completed his journey five years and more than 30,000 miles later.

By Andrew Milne • Jul 31, 2025

How Robin Lee Graham Became The Youngest Person To Sail Around The World Alone

In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham set out from California in his 24-foot sloop to circumnavigate the globe with just two cats for company — and he successfully completed his journey five years and more than 30,000 miles later.

By Andrew Milne • July 31, 2025

55 Evocative Photos Of The Biggest Bands Of The 1960s

From the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the Temptations and the Beach Boys, these bands symbolized the rapid social and cultural changes that defined the '60s.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 31, 2025

55 Evocative Photos Of The Biggest Bands Of The 1960s

From the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the Temptations and the Beach Boys, these bands symbolized the rapid social and cultural changes that defined the '60s.

By Austin Harvey • July 31, 2025

Archaeology Students In Missouri Just Uncovered An Historic Pioneer Homestead That Was Built In The 1830s

In some of their final days of excavation at a Springfield dig site, these 20 undergrads helped unearth the foundation of the William Townsend house, a pioneer home built upon his arrival in the area in 1832.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 31, 2025

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Archaeology Students In Missouri Just Uncovered An Historic Pioneer Homestead That Was Built In The 1830s

In some of their final days of excavation at a Springfield dig site, these 20 undergrads helped unearth the foundation of the William Townsend house, a pioneer home built upon his arrival in the area in 1832.

By Ainsley Brown • July 31, 2025

A Pennsylvania Museum’s ‘Knockoff’ Rembrandt Painting Is Actually Authentic — And It May Be Worth Millions

When Portrait Of A Young Woman was first donated to the Allentown Art Museum in 1961, it was believed to be an original Rembrandt. A decade later, it was declared a forgery — but it may actually be authentic after all.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 31, 2025

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A Pennsylvania Museum’s ‘Knockoff’ Rembrandt Painting Is Actually Authentic — And It May Be Worth Millions

When Portrait Of A Young Woman was first donated to the Allentown Art Museum in 1961, it was believed to be an original Rembrandt. A decade later, it was declared a forgery — but it may actually be authentic after all.

By Natasha Ishak • July 31, 2025

Kermit Gosnell, The Abortion Doctor Who Murdered Babies Who Were Born Alive

A 2010 investigation of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's clinic in West Philadelphia revealed that he and his staff not only provided illegal late-term abortions, but also killed viable newborns after birth by cutting their spines with scissors.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 29, 2025

Kermit Gosnell, The Abortion Doctor Who Murdered Babies Who Were Born Alive

A 2010 investigation of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's clinic in West Philadelphia revealed that he and his staff not only provided illegal late-term abortions, but also killed viable newborns after birth by cutting their spines with scissors.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 29, 2025

Jerry Garcia’s Death: Inside The Sad And Sudden Demise Of The Grateful Dead Bandleader At Just 53

Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack in August 1995, just a month after he played his final concert with the Grateful Dead at Soldier Field in Chicago.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 29, 2025

Jerry Garcia’s Death: Inside The Sad And Sudden Demise Of The Grateful Dead Bandleader At Just 53

Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack in August 1995, just a month after he played his final concert with the Grateful Dead at Soldier Field in Chicago.

By Austin Harvey • July 29, 2025

A Signature Made By Moses May Have Just Been Uncovered Among 3,800-Year-Old Inscriptions In Egypt

Independent researcher Michael S. Bar-Ron claims to have found the Proto-Sinaitic signature of Moses at the site of an ancient Egyptian turquoise mine on the Sinai Peninsula.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 29, 2025

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A Signature Made By Moses May Have Just Been Uncovered Among 3,800-Year-Old Inscriptions In Egypt

Independent researcher Michael S. Bar-Ron claims to have found the Proto-Sinaitic signature of Moses at the site of an ancient Egyptian turquoise mine on the Sinai Peninsula.

By Austin Harvey • July 29, 2025

Puppies Found In Ancient Chinese Tombs Were Used As Sacrifices In Lieu Of Humans

"If it's not your puppy and if you're living in a society where you don't have the same assumptions of dogs and cuteness... it's a cheaper investment."

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 29, 2025

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Puppies Found In Ancient Chinese Tombs Were Used As Sacrifices In Lieu Of Humans

"If it's not your puppy and if you're living in a society where you don't have the same assumptions of dogs and cuteness... it's a cheaper investment."

By Natasha Ishak • July 29, 2025

Inside The Full Story Of Tony Provenzano, The Mob Capo Linked To Jimmy Hoffa’s Disappearance

Tony "Tony Pro" Provenzano was a powerful mobster in New Jersey's faction of the Genovese crime family — but did he really murder Jimmy Hoffa?

By Austin Harvey • Jul 28, 2025

Inside The Full Story Of Tony Provenzano, The Mob Capo Linked To Jimmy Hoffa’s Disappearance

Tony "Tony Pro" Provenzano was a powerful mobster in New Jersey's faction of the Genovese crime family — but did he really murder Jimmy Hoffa?

By Austin Harvey • July 28, 2025

Archaeologists Excavating Turkey’s ‘Mosaic House’ Just Uncovered A 1,400-Year-Old Bronze Cauldron

The cauldron, which was likely used to transport water for domestic use, has been lying undisturbed since the Mosaic House was abandoned in the seventh century C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 28, 2025

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Archaeologists Excavating Turkey’s ‘Mosaic House’ Just Uncovered A 1,400-Year-Old Bronze Cauldron

The cauldron, which was likely used to transport water for domestic use, has been lying undisturbed since the Mosaic House was abandoned in the seventh century C.E.

By Austin Harvey • July 28, 2025

More Than Two Dozen Centuries-Old Petroglyphs Were Revealed By Shifting Sands On A Hawaiian Beach

Waves recently washed away the top layer of sand on a beach in Oahu and revealed 26 petroglyphs that could date as far back as 1,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 28, 2025

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More Than Two Dozen Centuries-Old Petroglyphs Were Revealed By Shifting Sands On A Hawaiian Beach

Waves recently washed away the top layer of sand on a beach in Oahu and revealed 26 petroglyphs that could date as far back as 1,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 28, 2025

33 Shocking Photos Of Life Inside The FLDS, Warren Jeffs’ Radical Polygamist Cult

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, is one of the largest and most infamous polygamist Mormon sects in history.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 27, 2025

33 Shocking Photos Of Life Inside The FLDS, Warren Jeffs’ Radical Polygamist Cult

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, is one of the largest and most infamous polygamist Mormon sects in history.

By Mark Oliver • July 27, 2025