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Beatriz Flamini Spent 500 Days Alone in a Cave and Came Out Wanting a Beer and a Shower

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Nicholas Muhoro
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Sarah Winchester Built the Winchester Mystery House in the 1880s, and the “Mystery” Still Sells

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Aniket Chaughule
Prathamesh Kabra

Picture this - An American woman in the 1800s, just under 5 feet tall, from a comparatively wealthy family. She…

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Before Disney Took Over, Amusement Parks Were Glowing, Dangerous, and Absolutely Unhinged

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Wild and Brilliant Inventions That Capture the Bold Creativity of People in the 1800s

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Selling Dreams and Everyday Magic: A Journey Through Iconic Ads

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We Drove These 14 Remarkable Creatures, Once Thriving Across the World, Into Extinction

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These Paintings Were Stolen, Lost or Burned and the Stories Are Wilder Than the Art

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Kriti Shrivastava

There is something haunting about a nail sticking out of a museum wall that once held a masterpiece and has…

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From Crank to Code: A Human-Sized Story of the Car

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What People Ate Before Ovens, Cutlery, and Even Fire Might Surprise You

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Tattoos Have Been Around Longer Than Writing, and They’re Still Saying Something

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From Cage Skirts to Power Suits, Women’s Fashion Always Knew How to Hold Its Shape

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Catching Rats, Eating Sins and Waking Up Strangers Was Once an Honest Day’s Work

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This Shell Grotto Was Found in 1835, and We Still Don’t Know Who Built It or Why

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Prathamesh Kabra

In 1835, a man in the English seaside town of Margate was digging a duck pond in his backyard. His…

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America Once Laid Down Giant Concrete Arrows to Tell Pilots Where to Go and they still exists!

It sounds fake. Like something from a Looney Tunes cartoon or a conspiracy video you’d…

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In the 1920s, a Law Sent Police to the Beach with Tape Measures to Check Women’s Swimsuit Lengths

In 1919, New York City created a new kind of beach patrol. Twenty women, called…

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Naomi Parker Fraley Was the Real Rosie the Riveter but Her Name Was Erased from History for 70 Years

She wore a blue work shirt with rolled sleeves and a red polka-dot bandana that…

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Corinne Hofmann Saw a Stranger on a Beach and Left Her Life Behind

In 1986, Corinne Hofmann was running a successful clothing shop in Switzerland. She had a…