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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

22,000 Signed A Petition To Drink This ‘Mummy Juice’ — And Scientists Just Figured Out What It Is

"We need to drink the red liquid from the cursed dark sarcophagus in the form of some sort of carbonated energy drink so we can assume its powers and finally die."

By Bernadette Deron • Jul 24, 2018

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22,000 Signed A Petition To Drink This ‘Mummy Juice’ — And Scientists Just Figured Out What It Is

"We need to drink the red liquid from the cursed dark sarcophagus in the form of some sort of carbonated energy drink so we can assume its powers and finally die."

By Bernadette Deron • July 24, 2018

Communal Feasts May Have Triggered The Development Of Ancient Civilizations

The cooperation involved in feasting rituals helped shape human civilization as we know it.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 24, 2018

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Communal Feasts May Have Triggered The Development Of Ancient Civilizations

The cooperation involved in feasting rituals helped shape human civilization as we know it.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 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 • 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

21 Classic Images Of Japanese Fart Battles From The 19th Century

Some say the paintings are a kind of political cartoon serving as a commentary on Western influence, but nobody knows for sure.

By Wyatt Redd • Jul 23, 2018

21 Classic Images Of Japanese Fart Battles From The 19th Century

Some say the paintings are a kind of political cartoon serving as a commentary on Western influence, but nobody knows for sure.

By Wyatt Redd • July 23, 2018

Massive, 4500-Year-Old Irish Henge Revealed By Drought

"We knew fairly quickly that what we were seeing was something very special. And huge."

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 23, 2018

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Massive, 4500-Year-Old Irish Henge Revealed By Drought

"We knew fairly quickly that what we were seeing was something very special. And huge."

By Kara Goldfarb • July 23, 2018

Explorers Discover 113-Year-Old Russian Shipwreck Believed To Have Cargo Worth Over $100 Billion

An international team of experts located the Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that reportedly went down with 5,500 boxes of gold still aboard.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 23, 2018

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Explorers Discover 113-Year-Old Russian Shipwreck Believed To Have Cargo Worth Over $100 Billion

An international team of experts located the Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that reportedly went down with 5,500 boxes of gold still aboard.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 23, 2018

Harriet Cole Donated Her Body To Science — And Had Her Entire Nervous System Removed

No one knows why Harriet Cole donated her body to science, but the contribution she made lives on to this day.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 23, 2018

Harriet Cole Donated Her Body To Science — And Had Her Entire Nervous System Removed

No one knows why Harriet Cole donated her body to science, but the contribution she made lives on to this day.

By Gina Dimuro • July 23, 2018

This Week In History News, July 15 – 21

Shroud of Turin shown to be fake, Ötzi the Iceman's last meal reconstructed, medieval warrior with knife for a hand unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 20, 2018

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This Week In History News, July 15 – 21

Shroud of Turin shown to be fake, Ötzi the Iceman's last meal reconstructed, medieval warrior with knife for a hand unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • July 20, 2018

The True Story Of John Rolfe And Pocahontas

Discover why the true story of John Rolfe and Pocahontas was "too complicated and violent for a youthful audience."

By All That's Interesting • Jul 20, 2018

The True Story Of John Rolfe And Pocahontas

Discover why the true story of John Rolfe and Pocahontas was "too complicated and violent for a youthful audience."

By All That's Interesting • July 20, 2018

21 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Supported The Eugenics Movement

Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and other revered historical figures who supported the eugenics movement at the height of its pre-WWII popularity.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 19, 2018

21 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Supported The Eugenics Movement

Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and other revered historical figures who supported the eugenics movement at the height of its pre-WWII popularity.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 19, 2018