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33 Vintage Photographs From The Grand Canyon’s Historic Kolb Studio

For over 70 years, the Kolb brothers owned and operated a photography studio perched at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Here are some of their most breathtaking shots.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 18, 2020

33 Vintage Photographs From The Grand Canyon’s Historic Kolb Studio

For over 70 years, the Kolb brothers owned and operated a photography studio perched at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Here are some of their most breathtaking shots.

By Erin Kelly • March 18, 2020

Polo-Obsessed Tang Dynasty Noblewoman Buried With Donkeys So She Could Keep Playing In Afterlife

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she'd been buried with the beasts of burden.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 18, 2020

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Polo-Obsessed Tang Dynasty Noblewoman Buried With Donkeys So She Could Keep Playing In Afterlife

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she'd been buried with the beasts of burden.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 18, 2020

These Colorized Mugshots Show Criminals From The Past As They Really Were

From a woman who sliced off her husband's penis to a serial killer who gleefully confessed to murdering 21 people, these vintage mugshots are just as unsettling as they are compelling.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 17, 2020

These Colorized Mugshots Show Criminals From The Past As They Really Were

From a woman who sliced off her husband's penis to a serial killer who gleefully confessed to murdering 21 people, these vintage mugshots are just as unsettling as they are compelling.

By All That's Interesting • March 17, 2020

How Photographer-Turned-Sheriff C.S. Fly Helped Immortalize The Wild West

Based in Tombstone, Arizona, C.S. Fly documented the peace treaty between Apache Chief Geronimo and the U.S. Army in 1886, as well as other iconic moments of the Old West.

By Hannah McKennett • Mar 17, 2020

How Photographer-Turned-Sheriff C.S. Fly Helped Immortalize The Wild West

Based in Tombstone, Arizona, C.S. Fly documented the peace treaty between Apache Chief Geronimo and the U.S. Army in 1886, as well as other iconic moments of the Old West.

By Hannah McKennett • March 17, 2020

Ice Age Structure Made Of Bones From More Than 60 Mammoths Uncovered In Russia

"Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age."

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 17, 2020

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Ice Age Structure Made Of Bones From More Than 60 Mammoths Uncovered In Russia

"Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age."

By Marco Margaritoff • March 17, 2020

How Excess Flour Dust And Rogue Sparks Produced The Washburn Mill Explosion of 1878

When Cadwallader Colden Washburn built a mill in Minneapolis in 1874, it was the largest ever constructed. Just four years later, a blast caused by excess flour dust reduced it to rubble.

By Morgan Dunn • Mar 16, 2020

How Excess Flour Dust And Rogue Sparks Produced The Washburn Mill Explosion of 1878

When Cadwallader Colden Washburn built a mill in Minneapolis in 1874, it was the largest ever constructed. Just four years later, a blast caused by excess flour dust reduced it to rubble.

By Morgan Dunn • March 16, 2020

The Life Of E. Howard Hunt: From Crooked CIA Spy To Watergate ‘Plumber’

For Watergate ringleader E. Howard Hunt, the crimes he committed on behalf of Richard Nixon pale in comparison to the crimes he committed on behalf of his country.

By Andrew Lenoir • Mar 16, 2020

The Life Of E. Howard Hunt: From Crooked CIA Spy To Watergate ‘Plumber’

For Watergate ringleader E. Howard Hunt, the crimes he committed on behalf of Richard Nixon pale in comparison to the crimes he committed on behalf of his country.

By Andrew Lenoir • March 16, 2020

Prehistoric Rock Carving Of Half-Man Half-Mantis Figure Unearthed In Iran

The unusual rock carving that depicts a hybrid animal figure may be among the oldest petroglyphs ever uncovered.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 16, 2020

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Prehistoric Rock Carving Of Half-Man Half-Mantis Figure Unearthed In Iran

The unusual rock carving that depicts a hybrid animal figure may be among the oldest petroglyphs ever uncovered.

By Natasha Ishak • March 16, 2020

Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 16, 2020

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Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 16, 2020

How Alice Ball Ended Leprosy’s Centuries-Old Reign Of Terror — At Just 23

When Alice Ball made the discovery that brought leprosy patients back from certain death, she wasn't just young — she was also a black woman in Jim Crow-era America.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 15, 2020

How Alice Ball Ended Leprosy’s Centuries-Old Reign Of Terror — At Just 23

When Alice Ball made the discovery that brought leprosy patients back from certain death, she wasn't just young — she was also a black woman in Jim Crow-era America.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 15, 2020

How Homophobia Almost Erased The Legacy Of Bayard Rustin, The Man Who Advised MLK

Bayard Rustin was the mind behind the 1963 March on Washington and organized the first Freedom Rides, but his open homosexuality was fodder for critics of the civil rights movement.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 13, 2020

How Homophobia Almost Erased The Legacy Of Bayard Rustin, The Man Who Advised MLK

Bayard Rustin was the mind behind the 1963 March on Washington and organized the first Freedom Rides, but his open homosexuality was fodder for critics of the civil rights movement.

By Natasha Ishak • March 13, 2020