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The Most Feared Military In The Greek World

The Spartans were the most feared military force in the Greek world, earning legendary status in their wars against Persia—but how they got so powerful is anything but pretty.
May 15, 2025 Samantha Henman
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The Worst Shipwreck In History Wasn't The Titanic

While the Lusitania was known as the world’s largest passenger ship, the luxury cruise ship was actually hiding some dark secrets that played right into her tragic end.
May 13, 2025 Samantha Henman

Scientists Believe They May Have Found The "Missing Link"

The "Missing Link" is the name given to a missing piece of anthropological history, between homo erectus and homo sapiens. In 2010, archaeologists uncovered bone fragments that may fill the gap in our ancestral history.
May 9, 2025 Jack Hawkins

The Evenki: Siberia's Fearless Guardians

The Evenki are an Indigenous people native to Russia's far-flung region of Sakha. Their ancestors inhabited the vast tundra since the 5th century, with populations also in northern China. See how the Evenki live and survive, despite the pressure of outsiders and the intense northern climate.
May 9, 2025 Jack Hawkins
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The Evenki: Siberia's Fearless Guardians

The Evenki are an Indigenous people native to Russia's far-flung region of Sakha. Their ancestors inhabited the vast tundra since the 5th century, with populations also in northern China. See how the Evenki live and survive, despite the pressure of outsiders and the intense northern climate.
May 9, 2025 Jack Hawkins
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Inside the Chinese City Run by Robots

Discover Xiong'an, China: The City of the Future. From robots and sensors to a points-based population management system, find out what makes this up-and-coming smart city appealing to Chinese citizens, and what other countries may think about it.
May 8, 2025 Miles Brucker

The Toto Tribe

In 1982, an outsider encroached on the small primitive Toto tribe’s land and unknowingly introduced a disease that wiped out half the tribe within one week.
May 8, 2025 Allison Robertson

Historical Photos That Show The Extravagance And Glamor Of The Plaza Hotel

Born from stone and steel on Fifth Avenue, the Plaza Hotel became one of New York's legends. Its halls have mirrored cultural shifts and welcomed countless unforgettable faces through over a century of change.
May 7, 2025 Marlon Wright

Scientists Believe They May Have Found The "Missing Link"

The "Missing Link" is the name given to a missing piece of anthropological history, between homo erectus and homo sapiens. In 2010, archaeologists uncovered bone fragments that may fill the gap in our ancestral history.
May 9, 2025 Jack Hawkins
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Historians thought they found a pig pen. It turned out to be the legendary discovery of King Arthur's Hall.

A row of stones held secrets for millennia. Known as King Arthur’s Hall, it was long thought to be medieval. But what if that timeline was off by thousands of years?
May 9, 2025 Alex Summers

Scientists confirm that human activity, like large dams and river diversions, has caused the Earth's crust to shift.

The Earth feels solid and unmoving beneath our feet. But in quiet, measurable ways, we've been disturbing its balance, not through earthquakes or bombs but by draining lakes and moving massive amounts of water. What lies below has started shifting because of us.
May 9, 2025 Marlon Wright

The Middleham Jewel

Historians were speechless when they saw the intricate engravings on the Middleham Jewel, but they were even more shocked when they saw the rare holy relics inside the pendant.
May 8, 2025 Jillian Kent
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The Things People In Each State Hate The Most

In very state there is one thing that folks hate more than anything else. These are those things...
April 30, 2025 Jesse Singer

The Top Travel Trends For 2025

There are many cool new travel trends for 2025, but have you heard about the bizarre benefits of astrocartography?
April 29, 2025 Mark Schilling

US Immigration By Country—Ranked According To Data

As of 2023 the foreign-born population in the United States sat at 47.8 million people. But where do the majority of immigrants to America come from? You might be surprised.
April 28, 2025 Jesse Singer
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The Ultimate Guide To Dog Sledding

From its traditional origin to prestigious world races, this ultimate guide to dog sledding reveals all the intriguing details about this arctic mode of transportation.
April 25, 2025 Miles Brucker

What Salary Do You Need To Be Middle Class In Every American State In 2025?

Middle class used to be an attainable goal for many Americans. But these days the middle feels like its getting farther and farther away—and in some states more than others.
April 21, 2025 Jesse Singer
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The Pacific’s Expanding Garbage Nightmare Keeps Getting Worse

Once a shimmering expanse of open water, the Pacific now harbors an invisible menace: a massive, drifting plastic and waste zone. This is not science fiction; it's reality and unraveling fast.
April 21, 2025 Alex Summers

Data Reveals The Best And Worst Airports In The World—Is Yours On The List?

Well, at least some of them are. While some of them sure aren't. And AirHelp has gone and ranked 239 of them across 69 countries—and these are the 35 best and the 35 worst.
May 8, 2025 Jesse Singer
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Tourism 101: All the Ways People Travel

Explore 21 different types of tourism. From dark tourism and doom tourism, to blue and grey tourism, there is a category for everyone.
May 8, 2025 Sammy Tran

The Deadliest Highway In Every State

There are tens of thousands of motor vehicle deaths every year on American highways. But certain highways have more than others. And these are the ones with the most fatalities in each state across the country.
May 7, 2025 Jesse Singer

The Most Dangerous Roads In The World

If it's on one of these roads, the answer should probably be...No! These roads aren't just dangerous—they're downright terrifying, and sadly, often deadly as well.
May 5, 2025 Jesse Singer

The Best And Worst States For Singles In 2025—Ranked According To Data

People are single and ready to mingle. But what states are the best for all that mingling in 2025 and which ones are the worst?
May 5, 2025 Jesse Singer

The Dumbest Laws In Every American State

Did you know that one state has a law in place making it illegal to wear cowboy boots if you don't own at least 2 cows. And that's just the tip of the ridiculous laws ice berg. Check out these 4 crazy laws that each state has on the books...
May 1, 2025 Jesse Singer