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The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • Jan 19, 2017

The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • January 19, 2017

Archaeologists Unearth Pendant With Possible Connection To Anne Frank

While digging at a concentration camp site, researchers uncovered a charm with a haunting past.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 17, 2017

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Archaeologists Unearth Pendant With Possible Connection To Anne Frank

While digging at a concentration camp site, researchers uncovered a charm with a haunting past.

By All That's Interesting • January 17, 2017

True Stories Of The Japanese-American Internment Program

The Japanese-American internment camps serve as a stark reminder of what angry, frightened Americans are capable of.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 17, 2017

True Stories Of The Japanese-American Internment Program

The Japanese-American internment camps serve as a stark reminder of what angry, frightened Americans are capable of.

By Richard Stockton • January 17, 2017

The Dark Secret of America’s WWII German Death Camps

At the end of World War II, the U.S. opened camps of its own, where perhaps a million German prisoners died in secret.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 13, 2017

The Dark Secret of America’s WWII German Death Camps

At the end of World War II, the U.S. opened camps of its own, where perhaps a million German prisoners died in secret.

By Richard Stockton • January 13, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 8 – 14

The Titanic's wreckage, surreal landscape photography, crime in Caracas, WWII's female pilots, century-old Native American masks.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 13, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 8 – 14

The Titanic's wreckage, surreal landscape photography, crime in Caracas, WWII's female pilots, century-old Native American masks.

By All That's Interesting • January 13, 2017

Why Einstein Turned Down The Presidency Of Israel

Had he so desired, the "Father of Relativity" could have been Israel's second president.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 12, 2017

Why Einstein Turned Down The Presidency Of Israel

Had he so desired, the "Father of Relativity" could have been Israel's second president.

By All That's Interesting • January 12, 2017

How Wojtek The Bear Became A World War II Hero

How an orphaned Syrian bear named Wojtek became a Polish army hero.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 7, 2017

How Wojtek The Bear Became A World War II Hero

How an orphaned Syrian bear named Wojtek became a Polish army hero.

By Savannah Cox • January 7, 2017

How Vodka Shaped The Course Of Russian History

The surprising ways in which the "water of life" has helped determine Russia's religious, political, and economic fate for hundreds of years.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 20, 2016

How Vodka Shaped The Course Of Russian History

The surprising ways in which the "water of life" has helped determine Russia's religious, political, and economic fate for hundreds of years.

By All That's Interesting • December 20, 2016

31 Inappropriate And Outdated Government Posters Warning People About STDs

During World War I, STDs put 18,000 servicemen in the hospital every single day. Indeed, as lonely servicemen sent overseas often filled their spare time with female companionship, the likes of syphilis and gonorrhea ran wild thanks to poor sexual hygiene and almost no sexual education. In the years that...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 13, 2016

31 Inappropriate And Outdated Government Posters Warning People About STDs

During World War I, STDs put 18,000 servicemen in the hospital every single day. Indeed, as lonely servicemen sent overseas often filled their spare time with female companionship, the likes of syphilis and gonorrhea ran wild thanks to poor sexual hygiene and almost no sexual education. In the years that...

By All That's Interesting • December 13, 2016

How American Eugenics Programs Inspired The Nazis

"There is today one state in which at least weak beginnings toward a better conception are noticeable. Of course, it is not our model German Republic, but the American Union." – Adolf Hitler

By Richard Stockton • Dec 13, 2016

How American Eugenics Programs Inspired The Nazis

"There is today one state in which at least weak beginnings toward a better conception are noticeable. Of course, it is not our model German Republic, but the American Union." – Adolf Hitler

By Richard Stockton • December 13, 2016