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The 5 Scariest Diseases Scientists Found On The NYC Subway

The NYC subway: A series of infamously crowded, noisy, filthy underground tunnels that transport about 5.7 million people every weekday — and, apparently, disease. Last year, a team of researchers and volunteers at Weill Cornell Medicine swabbed benches, poles, and seats in all 466 open NYC subway stations on their...

By Elisabeth Sherman • May 30, 2016

The 5 Scariest Diseases Scientists Found On The NYC Subway

The NYC subway: A series of infamously crowded, noisy, filthy underground tunnels that transport about 5.7 million people every weekday — and, apparently, disease. Last year, a team of researchers and volunteers at Weill Cornell Medicine swabbed benches, poles, and seats in all 466 open NYC subway stations on their...

By Elisabeth Sherman • May 30, 2016

What We Loved This Week, May 1 – 7

Unbelievable photos of the world’s most polluted city, a photo history of the streets of New York, the 29 weirdest animals on Earth, photographer moves New York’s landmarks to strange locales, inside America’s infamous prison for terrorists. Photographer Documents The World’s Most Polluted City New Delhi is a city of...

By All That's Interesting • May 6, 2016

What We Loved This Week, May 1 – 7

Unbelievable photos of the world’s most polluted city, a photo history of the streets of New York, the 29 weirdest animals on Earth, photographer moves New York’s landmarks to strange locales, inside America’s infamous prison for terrorists. Photographer Documents The World’s Most Polluted City New Delhi is a city of...

By All That's Interesting • May 6, 2016

The Gruesome Crimes Of Hans Schmidt, The Only Catholic Priest Ever Executed In US History

Hans Schmidt illegally married, impregnated, and then brutally murdered and dismembered his mistress. For that crime, he was eventually executed via electrocution, and to this day is the only Catholic priest ever executed in the United States. Turns out, the murder he was caught for was only the tip of the iceberg.

By Nickolaus Hines • Apr 22, 2016

The Gruesome Crimes Of Hans Schmidt, The Only Catholic Priest Ever Executed In US History

Hans Schmidt illegally married, impregnated, and then brutally murdered and dismembered his mistress. For that crime, he was eventually executed via electrocution, and to this day is the only Catholic priest ever executed in the United States. Turns out, the murder he was caught for was only the tip of the iceberg.

By Nickolaus Hines • April 22, 2016

43 Stunning Photos Of The Ziegfeld Follies, The 1920s’ Sexiest Broadway Revue

These Ziegfeld Follies photos will transport you back to a time when sex was a touch more glamorous than it is today.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 19, 2016

43 Stunning Photos Of The Ziegfeld Follies, The 1920s’ Sexiest Broadway Revue

These Ziegfeld Follies photos will transport you back to a time when sex was a touch more glamorous than it is today.

By Erin Kelly • April 19, 2016

Death, Destruction, And Debt: 41 Photos Of Life In 1970s New York

These startling 1970s New York photos reveal a city undergoing an unparalleled transformation fueled by economic collapse and rampant crime.

By Alexander Baldwin • Apr 16, 2016

Death, Destruction, And Debt: 41 Photos Of Life In 1970s New York

These startling 1970s New York photos reveal a city undergoing an unparalleled transformation fueled by economic collapse and rampant crime.

By Alexander Baldwin • April 16, 2016

What Happened When I Became New York’s Famous Pigeon Lady

Each week, we bring you an incredible experience from someone who lived it. In this edition, New York native Tina Trachtenberg — AKA “Mother Pigeon” — tells us how she came to dedicate her entire life to NYC’s most hated animals: rats and pigeons. It's Autumn..i will be in Washington...

By Savannah Cox • Apr 15, 2016

What Happened When I Became New York’s Famous Pigeon Lady

Each week, we bring you an incredible experience from someone who lived it. In this edition, New York native Tina Trachtenberg — AKA “Mother Pigeon” — tells us how she came to dedicate her entire life to NYC’s most hated animals: rats and pigeons. It's Autumn..i will be in Washington...

By Savannah Cox • April 15, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Apr. 10 – 16

Under the hood with the Ku Klux Klan, absurd vintage men’s underwear ads, inside New York’s modern tenements, harsh life in Soviet Lithuania, five disorders almost too crazy to be real. Vintage Men’s Underwear Ads You Won’t Believe Actually Existed Modern male underwear models might make you a little uncomfortable,...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 15, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Apr. 10 – 16

Under the hood with the Ku Klux Klan, absurd vintage men’s underwear ads, inside New York’s modern tenements, harsh life in Soviet Lithuania, five disorders almost too crazy to be real. Vintage Men’s Underwear Ads You Won’t Believe Actually Existed Modern male underwear models might make you a little uncomfortable,...

By All That's Interesting • April 15, 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

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