Deaths From Drug Overdoses Are Soaring
Across America, the rate of drug overdose deaths has risen by 300%
Edgar Allan Poe Tried and Failed to Crack the Mysterious Murder Case of Mary Rogers
After a teenage beauty turned up dead in the Hudson River, not even the godfather of detective fiction could figure out who done it
Read Seamus Heaney’s Last Known, Previously Unpublished Poem
Two months before he died, Heaney wrote “In a Field” at the request of poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy
The Trial of Cambodia’s Genocidal Leaders Is Nearing a Verdict
More than 30 years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, trials of the group’s genocidal leaders are inching closer to a verdict
A Giant Oarfish Just Washed Up in California
Every time an oarfish washes up on the beach, the world freaks out. Here’s the most recent one
This New Burial Technique Turns a Corpse Into a Tiny Pile of Freeze-Dried Fertilizer
In the future wills may include specifications for the type of flower or bush we’d like to fertilize rather than the make of coffin or urn
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, the Second American to Orbit the Planet, Dies at 88
John Glenn, who was a close friend to Carpenter, is now the last surviving astronaut from NASA’s Project Mercury, the original space program
Espionage Thriller Author Tom Clancy Dies
Clancy authored more than 20 books and his final novel, Command Authority, is scheduled for release on December 3
Lysol’s Vintage Ads Subtly Pushed Women to Use Its Disinfectant as Birth Control
As if that wasn’t bad enough, Lysol isn’t even an effective contraceptive
The Strongest Hurricane of the Year Is About to Hit Taiwan
The strongest hurricane of the year, Super Typhoon Usagi, is set to hit China over the weekend
Game Over: Former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies at 85
The man who oversaw Nintendo’s transformation into a video game company died today
Half of Children That Die Before Age Five Live in Just Five Countries
6.6 million children died before their first birthday last year, but the good news is that number is going down
233,000 Gallons of Molasses Spilled in Hawaii, Killing Everything
This might sound like the beginning of a cartoon, but it’s not. Molasses is bad for wildlife, and the officials are dealing with an environmental disaster
In the 16th Century, Nose Jobs Were Horrible, Horrible Things
The process involves shoving cloth under the skin of your arm, walking around for two weeks with your bicep attached to your face, and probably dying
Thousands of Dolphins And Whales Will Get in the Way of the Navy’s Bombs, Says the Navy
Underwater explosions and sonar testing is expected to kill hundreds, and injure thousands to millions of animals
Muriel Siebert, First Woman With a Seat on the Stock Exchange, Dies at Age 80
Siebert bought her seat in 1967, but she remained the only woman on the exchange for almost 10 years after that
Chemicals in the Blood Could Warn of Suicidal Thoughts
Preliminary work has found chemical signs, hidden in the blood, of peoples’ internal struggles
Before Crime Novels, the Late Elmore Leonard Specialized in Westerns
The author was in the middle of a 46th novel when he passed away following complications from a stroke
Three Things to Know About the Bloodshed in Egypt
Hundreds of people were killed in Egypt yesterday. Here’s your primer
Werner Herzog Doesn’t Want You to Text And Drive
Texting and driving kills more teenagers than driving and driving
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