Runners lined up at the start of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon receiving instructions
History

The 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon Was a Bizarre Disaster That Also Included the First Black African Olympic Marathon Runners

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Sthitapragya Chakraborty
Prathamesh Kabra
Creepy clown at Doc Wilkes House of Horrors in Longview Texas, used for the 2016 killer clown sightings story
Culture

The 2016 Creepy Clown Sightings Were a Global Panic That Started in South Carolina and Spiraled Fast

By
Aindrila Paul
Prathamesh Kabra

A bizarre wave of creepy clown sightings, some allegedly brandishing knives, swept communities across the US and the world in…

Biosphere 2 Was a Strange 1990s Mars Experiment That MrBeast Just Made Famous Again

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

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

Selling Dreams and Everyday Magic: A Journey Through Iconic Ads

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

Government

art crime historyart forgery

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

Bryan Charnleyschizophrenia art

Bryan Charnley painted his schizophrenia in self portraits until the day he died

20th century iconsAudrey Hepburn

From Surviving WWII to Winning an Oscar, Audrey Hepburn’s Life Was Far More Than Pearls and Pastries

automobile designautomotive innovation

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

Future of Work

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

By
Prathamesh Kabra

Before menus, before microwaves, before anyone said “I’m cutting carbs,” humans still had to eat. They foraged, cooked, soaked, boiled,…

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

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

Fish PorterGong Farmer

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

EnglandJames Newlove

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

AirmailBeacon Tower

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

1920sAtlantic City

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

Naomi Parker FraleyRosie the Riveter

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

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

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Prathamesh Kabra

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