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Dudley ‘Mushmouth’ Morton: The Ambitious American Submarine Ace Who Sank 19 Japanese Ships

Dudley "Mushmouth" Morton, a World War II submarine ace so named for his pronounced mouth, sank 19 enemy ships while commanding the submarine Wahoo in the Pacific.

By Leah Silverman • Jul 26, 2019

Dudley ‘Mushmouth’ Morton: The Ambitious American Submarine Ace Who Sank 19 Japanese Ships

Dudley "Mushmouth" Morton, a World War II submarine ace so named for his pronounced mouth, sank 19 enemy ships while commanding the submarine Wahoo in the Pacific.

By Leah Silverman • July 26, 2019

College Student Unearths 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull In North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation

Most college students preparing for the real world begin with an internship, part-time job, or creative pursuits. Harrison Duran digs up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 26, 2019

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College Student Unearths 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull In North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation

Most college students preparing for the real world begin with an internship, part-time job, or creative pursuits. Harrison Duran digs up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 26, 2019

Bean-Carrying Truck Overloads And Collapses Historic 113-Year-Old Bridge

The Northwood Bridge spanned 56 feet over North Dakota’s Goose River — until Monday afternoon, when a 42-ton semi truck barreled over it.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 25, 2019

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Bean-Carrying Truck Overloads And Collapses Historic 113-Year-Old Bridge

The Northwood Bridge spanned 56 feet over North Dakota’s Goose River — until Monday afternoon, when a 42-ton semi truck barreled over it.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 25, 2019

Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 23, 2019

Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver • July 23, 2019

The Remains Of A Man Missing For A Decade Have Just Been Found Behind A Cooler At His Job

Nobody knew what happened to Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada when he disappeared in 2009. Authorities searched far and wide, only for contractors to find his body at his place of work a decade later.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 23, 2019

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The Remains Of A Man Missing For A Decade Have Just Been Found Behind A Cooler At His Job

Nobody knew what happened to Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada when he disappeared in 2009. Authorities searched far and wide, only for contractors to find his body at his place of work a decade later.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 23, 2019

Meet Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, The 26-Year-Old Charles Manson Superfan Who Almost Married Him Behind Bars

Afton Burton first started communicating with the incarcerated Charles Manson when she was 17. By 26, she believed she was engaged to the cult leader.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 22, 2019

Meet Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, The 26-Year-Old Charles Manson Superfan Who Almost Married Him Behind Bars

Afton Burton first started communicating with the incarcerated Charles Manson when she was 17. By 26, she believed she was engaged to the cult leader.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 22, 2019

Buckets Of Heads And Limbs Discovered During FBI Raid On Arizona Body Donation Center

The Arizona organization claimed to be a respectable donor for the body parts of loved ones. In reality, it was an illegal body broker selling parts overseas.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 22, 2019

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Buckets Of Heads And Limbs Discovered During FBI Raid On Arizona Body Donation Center

The Arizona organization claimed to be a respectable donor for the body parts of loved ones. In reality, it was an illegal body broker selling parts overseas.

By Natasha Ishak • July 22, 2019

The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Damned: Inside The Church Of Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 to supposedly rid his parishioners of self-doubt. More than half a century later, the religion is under more scrutiny than ever.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 21, 2019

The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Damned: Inside The Church Of Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 to supposedly rid his parishioners of self-doubt. More than half a century later, the religion is under more scrutiny than ever.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 21, 2019

How Tens Of Thousands Of Soldiers Died In The Bloody Battle Of Iwo Jima

One American general called the Battle of Iwo Jima “the most savage and the most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps.”

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 20, 2019

How Tens Of Thousands Of Soldiers Died In The Bloody Battle Of Iwo Jima

One American general called the Battle of Iwo Jima “the most savage and the most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps.”

By Natasha Ishak • July 20, 2019

The First March On Washington Was An 1894 Protest By The Unemployed Called Coxey’s Army

Jacob Coxey's Army of 500 unemployed citizens marched on Washington D.C. to protest a crippling 1894 depression. Though they failed, they set a national precedent that lasts to this day.

By Brandon Weber • Jul 19, 2019

The First March On Washington Was An 1894 Protest By The Unemployed Called Coxey’s Army

Jacob Coxey's Army of 500 unemployed citizens marched on Washington D.C. to protest a crippling 1894 depression. Though they failed, they set a national precedent that lasts to this day.

By Brandon Weber • July 19, 2019