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How Burt Munro Set A World Motorcycle Record At Almost 70 Years Old

Burt Munro was almost 70 years old, but that didn't stop him from setting several world records.

By Katie Serena • Mar 1, 2018

How Burt Munro Set A World Motorcycle Record At Almost 70 Years Old

Burt Munro was almost 70 years old, but that didn't stop him from setting several world records.

By Katie Serena • March 1, 2018

Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi — Gifted Fortune Teller Or User of Hallucinogenics?

Known throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom and destruction.

By Katie Serena • Mar 1, 2018

Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi — Gifted Fortune Teller Or User of Hallucinogenics?

Known throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom and destruction.

By Katie Serena • March 1, 2018

How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance

Following the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp's guards. What exactly transpired still isn't known.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 1, 2018

How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance

Following the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp's guards. What exactly transpired still isn't known.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 1, 2018

World’s Oldest Known Tattoos Discovered On 5,000 Year Old Mummies [PHOTOS]

New research shows that what was previously thought of simply as dark smudges on 5,000-year-old mummies are actually the world's oldest tattoos.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 1, 2018

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World’s Oldest Known Tattoos Discovered On 5,000 Year Old Mummies [PHOTOS]

New research shows that what was previously thought of simply as dark smudges on 5,000-year-old mummies are actually the world's oldest tattoos.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 1, 2018

‘Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized’: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre

At the 1972 Olympic Games, members of Black September took 11 Israeli athletes hostage, only to execute them when a German rescue plan went wrong.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Mar 1, 2018

‘Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized’: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre

At the 1972 Olympic Games, members of Black September took 11 Israeli athletes hostage, only to execute them when a German rescue plan went wrong.

By Aimee Lamoureux • March 1, 2018

7 Surreal Food Disasters From The Boston Molasses Disaster To The London Beer Flood

From the London beer flood to the Boston molasses disaster, these are the strangest, deadliest food disasters in history.

By Laura Martisiute • Feb 28, 2018

7 Surreal Food Disasters From The Boston Molasses Disaster To The London Beer Flood

From the London beer flood to the Boston molasses disaster, these are the strangest, deadliest food disasters in history.

By Laura Martisiute • February 28, 2018

Your Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk

For centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them is actually real?

By Katie Serena • Feb 28, 2018

Your Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk

For centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them is actually real?

By Katie Serena • February 28, 2018

How Glenn Miller Went From World War II Musical Icon To Missing In Action

Glenn Miller was a renowned bandleader during the swing era. Then he played for the allied troops in WWII. Then he vanished.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 28, 2018

How Glenn Miller Went From World War II Musical Icon To Missing In Action

Glenn Miller was a renowned bandleader during the swing era. Then he played for the allied troops in WWII. Then he vanished.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 28, 2018

Meet Margot Frank — Anne’s Older Sister Who Also Had A Diary

Though Anne's diary, friends, and family have shed some light on who Margot was, her own diary was lost and so were her own words.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 28, 2018

Meet Margot Frank — Anne’s Older Sister Who Also Had A Diary

Though Anne's diary, friends, and family have shed some light on who Margot was, her own diary was lost and so were her own words.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 28, 2018

55 Vintage Mugshots That Prove They Don’t Make Female Criminals Like They Used To

These women, charged with everything from theft to murder, are anything but prim and proper — and will still chill you to the bone a century later.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 27, 2018

55 Vintage Mugshots That Prove They Don’t Make Female Criminals Like They Used To

These women, charged with everything from theft to murder, are anything but prim and proper — and will still chill you to the bone a century later.

By Erin Kelly • February 27, 2018

The Weathermen: Inside The Free-Loving, Bomb-Planting Radical Group

Experience the most outrageous stories and photos from the Weathermen a.k.a. the Weather Underground, the Vietnam War-era radicals that made their protests with bombs.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 26, 2018

The Weathermen: Inside The Free-Loving, Bomb-Planting Radical Group

Experience the most outrageous stories and photos from the Weathermen a.k.a. the Weather Underground, the Vietnam War-era radicals that made their protests with bombs.

By Erin Kelly • February 26, 2018