Argentinian Grandmothers Are Using DNA to Track Down Stolen Children
A national genetic bank and novel identification techniques have helped identify over 100 children abducted during Argentina’s “Dirty War”
One Japanese Company Makes Half Of The World’s Zippers
How YKK came to dominate pants around the world.
Here’s How Victorians “Photoshopped” Photos
Early photographers used pencils to touch up photographic plates — and the results look pretty freaky
See How the Plague Swept Through London
New research shows that during mass burials, bodies were given more respect than previously thought
Legendary Nazi Gold Train Might Exist After All
Polish culture minister is “99 percent sure” the train has been found
Denali, Ongtupqa, and Other Native American Names for Landmarks
Mount McKinley was recently renamed Denali, but it’s not the only one with a Native American name
How Glistening Egyptian Blue Pigment Was Forgotten then Lost
It may be the oldest artificial pigment
These Century-Old Stone “Tsunami Stones” Dot Japan’s Coastline
“Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.”
Denmark’s Earliest Kings Were Also Pirates
Viking piracy laid the groundwork for the Danish monarchy
Here’s Every Nuclear Detonation Ever
Watch all 2,153 nuclear detonations since 1945 in this bleak visualization
Confused Construction Workers Tore Down an Ancient Tomb and Replaced it With a Picnic Table
Is the tomb’s picnic table-like appearance to blame?
During Prohibition, Vintners Sold “Wine Bricks” Rather Than Wine
Dissolve, ferment, enjoy
A Woman Just Found a Message in a Bottle From a Century-old Experiment
A German tourist spotted the bottle, which had been intended to measure deep ocean currents
Execution Ballads Once Spread the News of Punishment to the Public
The grisly tunes deliberately pull on emotions to discourage crime
ISIS Recently Blew Up an Ancient Temple in Palmyra
The temple of Baalshamin was over 2,000 years old
Two Men Say They’ve Found a Mythical Train of Nazi Gold
Treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of World War II, but it may have never existed in the first place
Utah’s Winged Monster Rock Painting Isn’t A Monster at All
The picture shows a collection of figures, none of which have wings
Russia Wants Rachmaninoff’s Remains Back
Should a composer who abandoned his home forever be returned there 72 years after his death?
Human Bones Found Near Pennsylvania Highway Could Be From the 1918 Flu
Roadside construction reveals mass gravesite
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