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This Tablet From 1,500 B.C. May Contain The World’s First “Yo Mama” Joke

The ancient Babylonian tablet was likely written by a student, proving that even 35 centuries ago kids were making the same crude jokes as they do now.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 2, 2018

This Tablet From 1,500 B.C. May Contain The World’s First “Yo Mama” Joke

The ancient Babylonian tablet was likely written by a student, proving that even 35 centuries ago kids were making the same crude jokes as they do now.

By Bernadette Deron • August 2, 2018

Erik Weihenmayer: The Man Who Summited Everest – While Blind

"I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to participate in life," Erik Weihenmayer remembered thinking after he first went blind at 14. But that's not how things turned out.

By Gina Dimuro • Aug 2, 2018

Erik Weihenmayer: The Man Who Summited Everest – While Blind

"I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to participate in life," Erik Weihenmayer remembered thinking after he first went blind at 14. But that's not how things turned out.

By Gina Dimuro • August 2, 2018

Remains Of Tuskegee Airman Identified More Than 70 Years After His Death

Lawrence Dickson was declared M.I.A. in 1944 after his plane went down due to engine troubles somewhere over the Austria-Italy border.

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 1, 2018

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Remains Of Tuskegee Airman Identified More Than 70 Years After His Death

Lawrence Dickson was declared M.I.A. in 1944 after his plane went down due to engine troubles somewhere over the Austria-Italy border.

By Caroline Redmond • August 1, 2018

King Zog Named Himself The King Of Albania, Then Survived Over 50 Assassination Attempts

He was the only Muslim king of modern Europe, and he survived over fifty assassination attempts as the last monarch of Albania.

By William DeLong • Jul 30, 2018

King Zog Named Himself The King Of Albania, Then Survived Over 50 Assassination Attempts

He was the only Muslim king of modern Europe, and he survived over fifty assassination attempts as the last monarch of Albania.

By William DeLong • July 30, 2018

Meet Ida Lewis, History’s Most Heroic Lighthouse Keeper

Throughout the late 1800s, Ida Lewis braved the waters near Newport, Rhode Island — and saved 18 lives along the way.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jul 28, 2018

Meet Ida Lewis, History’s Most Heroic Lighthouse Keeper

Throughout the late 1800s, Ida Lewis braved the waters near Newport, Rhode Island — and saved 18 lives along the way.

By Aimee Lamoureux • July 28, 2018

Serial Killer Electrocutes Himself To Death During Prison Sex Act Gone Wrong

"He removed a cable from his bedside table lamp. Then he wound it around his nipples..."

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 26, 2018

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Serial Killer Electrocutes Himself To Death During Prison Sex Act Gone Wrong

"He removed a cable from his bedside table lamp. Then he wound it around his nipples..."

By Kara Goldfarb • July 26, 2018

The Forgotten Story Of Giuseppe Di Matteo, A Boy Dissolved In Acid By The Mafia

After his father agreed to testify against the Mafia, Giuseppe Di Matteo was tortured by gangsters for two years before being murdered.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 26, 2018

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The Forgotten Story Of Giuseppe Di Matteo, A Boy Dissolved In Acid By The Mafia

After his father agreed to testify against the Mafia, Giuseppe Di Matteo was tortured by gangsters for two years before being murdered.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 26, 2018

Newly Revealed Distress Calls Reveal The Final, Desperate Days Of Amelia Earhart

For 80 years, the disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart has fascinated the public. New research believes it's solved what exactly happened in her final days.

By Caroline Redmond • Jul 25, 2018

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Newly Revealed Distress Calls Reveal The Final, Desperate Days Of Amelia Earhart

For 80 years, the disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart has fascinated the public. New research believes it's solved what exactly happened in her final days.

By Caroline Redmond • July 25, 2018

Min Bahadur Sherchan Was The Oldest To Summit Everest – Then He Died There

Scientists say your body acts and feels 70 years older than it actually is in Everest's high-altitude "death zone." And Min Bahadur Sherchan was already very old.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 25, 2018

Min Bahadur Sherchan Was The Oldest To Summit Everest – Then He Died There

Scientists say your body acts and feels 70 years older than it actually is in Everest's high-altitude "death zone." And Min Bahadur Sherchan was already very old.

By Gina Dimuro • July 25, 2018

The Story Of Annie Jones, P.T. Barnum’s Bearded Lady

How Annie Jones attained fame as P.T. Barnum's "Bearded Lady," yet still died little more than a circus "freak" in the eyes of the business that chewed her up.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 24, 2018

The Story Of Annie Jones, P.T. Barnum’s Bearded Lady

How Annie Jones attained fame as P.T. Barnum's "Bearded Lady," yet still died little more than a circus "freak" in the eyes of the business that chewed her up.

By Gina Dimuro • July 24, 2018