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21 Shocking Images That Uncover The World Cup’s Dark Side

The FIFA World Cup is always a roller coaster of emotion. We root for our favorite teams, boo when the referees make terrible decisions and feel a deep, unalienable sense of nationalistic pride when our team fights for a win, despite all odds. Yet with all of the success and...

By Kiri Picone • Jun 29, 2014

21 Shocking Images That Uncover The World Cup’s Dark Side

The FIFA World Cup is always a roller coaster of emotion. We root for our favorite teams, boo when the referees make terrible decisions and feel a deep, unalienable sense of nationalistic pride when our team fights for a win, despite all odds. Yet with all of the success and...

By Kiri Picone • June 29, 2014

21 Fantastic Pictures Of Female Skateboarders From The 1970s

While much of the mythos of the origin of skateboarding is centered around teenage boys of Southern California, there was a strong contingent of female pioneers who helped shape skateboarding since it’s inception. Below we take a look at some of the women who influenced skateboarding culture in the 60s...

By Alexander Baldwin • Jun 8, 2014

21 Fantastic Pictures Of Female Skateboarders From The 1970s

While much of the mythos of the origin of skateboarding is centered around teenage boys of Southern California, there was a strong contingent of female pioneers who helped shape skateboarding since it’s inception. Below we take a look at some of the women who influenced skateboarding culture in the 60s...

By Alexander Baldwin • June 8, 2014

20 Of The Most Famous Sports Photos

1. The highly contested soccer match between Argentina and England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals is to thank for the “Hand of God” goal in which Maradona used his hand to place the ball into the net. The goal was allowed, and led to Argentina’s victory there and...

By Mamta Bhatt • May 7, 2014

20 Of The Most Famous Sports Photos

1. The highly contested soccer match between Argentina and England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals is to thank for the “Hand of God” goal in which Maradona used his hand to place the ball into the net. The goal was allowed, and led to Argentina’s victory there and...

By Mamta Bhatt • May 7, 2014

The 1948 Olympics In Photos

World War II shaped so much of who we are today, as did the 1936 Berlin Olympic games. Uunder the watchful eye of Adolf Hitler, the ’36 Olympic games were the last of its kind for 12 years, as the war raged on and the global sporting event became a...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 7, 2013

The 1948 Olympics In Photos

World War II shaped so much of who we are today, as did the 1936 Berlin Olympic games. Uunder the watchful eye of Adolf Hitler, the ’36 Olympic games were the last of its kind for 12 years, as the war raged on and the global sporting event became a...

By All That's Interesting • December 7, 2013

The History Of America’s Defunct Baseball Teams

Defunct Baseball Teams No. 1: Providence Grays When baseball was first organized in the late 19th century, the majority of its fans lived in the northeast region of the country. At one point, there were five teams in southern New England, and another five in New York state. But before...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 16, 2013

The History Of America’s Defunct Baseball Teams

Defunct Baseball Teams No. 1: Providence Grays When baseball was first organized in the late 19th century, the majority of its fans lived in the northeast region of the country. At one point, there were five teams in southern New England, and another five in New York state. But before...

By All That's Interesting • July 16, 2013

Walking The Line With Nik Wallenda

Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda hails from a long lineage of death-defying, danger-devoted daredevils. Known as the Flying Wallendas, Nik owes his passion to great grandfather Karl Wallenda, the legendary aerialist who brought his tightrope troupe to America in the 20th century and provided much-needed inspiration–and relief–to audiences around the world...

By Savannah Cox • Jun 23, 2013

Walking The Line With Nik Wallenda

Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda hails from a long lineage of death-defying, danger-devoted daredevils. Known as the Flying Wallendas, Nik owes his passion to great grandfather Karl Wallenda, the legendary aerialist who brought his tightrope troupe to America in the 20th century and provided much-needed inspiration–and relief–to audiences around the world...

By Savannah Cox • June 23, 2013

The World’s Five Most Extreme Sports

From diving into volcanoes to bungee jumping into crocodile-infested waters, we look at the most extreme sports ever imagined.

By Mamta Bhatt • Mar 26, 2012

The World’s Five Most Extreme Sports

From diving into volcanoes to bungee jumping into crocodile-infested waters, we look at the most extreme sports ever imagined.

By Mamta Bhatt • March 26, 2012