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The “Orphan Train” That Brought Kids Around The Country For No-Background-Check Adoptions

Before there was modern-day adoption, there was the Orphan Train, which transported kids around the country and into the arms of families more often looking for laborers than children.

By Katie Serena • Feb 8, 2018

The “Orphan Train” That Brought Kids Around The Country For No-Background-Check Adoptions

Before there was modern-day adoption, there was the Orphan Train, which transported kids around the country and into the arms of families more often looking for laborers than children.

By Katie Serena • February 8, 2018

24 Of The Biggest Badasses In Modern History

Whether it's war heroes, adventurers, or stories of survival in extreme conditions, these stories are about the triumph of the human spirit.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 7, 2018

24 Of The Biggest Badasses In Modern History

Whether it's war heroes, adventurers, or stories of survival in extreme conditions, these stories are about the triumph of the human spirit.

By Erin Kelly • February 7, 2018

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

Before the concentration camps, the Nazis' victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish ghettos.

By Mark Oliver • Feb 7, 2018

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

Before the concentration camps, the Nazis' victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish ghettos.

By Mark Oliver • February 7, 2018

Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance

Nancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number one on the Gestapo's Most Wanted list.

By Katie Serena • Feb 7, 2018

Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance

Nancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number one on the Gestapo's Most Wanted list.

By Katie Serena • February 7, 2018

DNA Reveals Early Brits Had Dark Skin

The DNA pulled from the fossil suggest that the earliest Europeans look nothing like scientists thought.

By Katie Serena • Feb 7, 2018

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DNA Reveals Early Brits Had Dark Skin

The DNA pulled from the fossil suggest that the earliest Europeans look nothing like scientists thought.

By Katie Serena • February 7, 2018

Killing Exotic Animals And Turning Them Into Furniture Was All The Rage In Victorian England

The craze for animal furniture came from the work of Rowland Ward, who was a talented taxidermist whose work popularized the trend.

By Wyatt Redd • Feb 7, 2018

Killing Exotic Animals And Turning Them Into Furniture Was All The Rage In Victorian England

The craze for animal furniture came from the work of Rowland Ward, who was a talented taxidermist whose work popularized the trend.

By Wyatt Redd • February 7, 2018

The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys, And The Great July 4th Riot

The Dead Rabbits feuded with the Bowery Boys for decades, ultimately coming to blows in one of New York City's worst riots.

By Katie Serena • Feb 6, 2018

The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys, And The Great July 4th Riot

The Dead Rabbits feuded with the Bowery Boys for decades, ultimately coming to blows in one of New York City's worst riots.

By Katie Serena • February 6, 2018

How The New York Blackout Of 1977 Tore A Crumbling City Apart

During the New York blackout of 1977, an entire city went dark, only to be lit up by the fires of more than 1,000 arsons.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 6, 2018

How The New York Blackout Of 1977 Tore A Crumbling City Apart

During the New York blackout of 1977, an entire city went dark, only to be lit up by the fires of more than 1,000 arsons.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 6, 2018

People Before Columbus Didn’t Believe The Earth Was Flat, But Here’s Why Some Think So

Columbus and his contemporaries all knew the Earth was round long before he ever set sail.

By William DeLong • Feb 6, 2018

People Before Columbus Didn’t Believe The Earth Was Flat, But Here’s Why Some Think So

Columbus and his contemporaries all knew the Earth was round long before he ever set sail.

By William DeLong • February 6, 2018

Inside The Unification Church’s Strange Mass Wedding Ceremonies [VIDEO]

Over the years, due to the practices and the treatment of the members, the church has been referred to as a cult.

By Katie Serena • Feb 6, 2018

Inside The Unification Church’s Strange Mass Wedding Ceremonies [VIDEO]

Over the years, due to the practices and the treatment of the members, the church has been referred to as a cult.

By Katie Serena • February 6, 2018

30 Last Meals Of Infamous Criminals Before They Were Executed

The last meals requested by death-row inmates like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and others are as revealing as they are strange.

By John Kuroski • Feb 5, 2018

30 Last Meals Of Infamous Criminals Before They Were Executed

The last meals requested by death-row inmates like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and others are as revealing as they are strange.

By John Kuroski • February 5, 2018