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Add Labor Day to the vaulted hall of things concocted by secret societies, alongside Madonna's Superbowl performance and Pancho Villa's stolen skull
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The recent Apple patent decision was a big one, but here are some historical patent wars you might not have heard of
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The race for the tallest structure in the world has been with us since humans built structures, and today it is going strong. But where's the limit?
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The number of people in slavery is estimated to be upwards of 27 million — 2x the number of slaves taken from Africa during the transatlantic slave trade
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Archaeologists are excavating hundreds of skeletons from the boggy swamps, and the remains belong to men who all sacrificed around the time of Christ
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The U.S. Census Bureau announced yesterday that our population has hit one of math's favorite landmarks
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Flooding fueled by heavy rains brought down a 36 meter long stretch of the Great Wall of China
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Unearthed from a site near modern day St. Louis, Missouri, archaeologists found tea residue in pottery beakers that dates back to as early as 1050 A.D.
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On a wooden raft two kittens (and three sailors) traveled from Canada to Cornwall
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This silent film footage was taken in 1909 by Thomas Edison at Mark Twain's estate
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In one click, the drifting lines and changing colors take you through 170 years of history.
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In 1936 Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, throwing the idea of Aryan supremacy back into Hitler's face
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London's Natural History Museum is challenging adults to channel their inner child in an upcoming grown ups-only slumber party
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Clendenin's photos evoke the feeling that for all the changes seen by the modern Olympic games, the athletes themselves could be transposed across time
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From the ancient Romans to the Tudor Queen, everyone likes dressing up and pretending to be something else
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Underneath a rock slab which rests on dozens of narrow stilts researchers have found the world's oldest stone axe, and a vast collection of painted artwork
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A few highlights of death on New York City's subways over the years
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No one knows exactly what's hidden in a giant warehouse in Sweden, but everyone agrees that it's really, really valuable
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A few highlights of coverage celebrating Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday
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July 24th marks double jackpot for the intrepid explorers of years past as well for as fans of the latest photographic trend, "ruin porn."
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