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A concrete dome on Runit Island in the Pacific Ocean contains 111,000 cubic yards of radioactive debris
Inspired by vintage book covers and other unexpected materials, French designer Sylvie Facon creates unique evening gowns
The Wild West era, a period known for cowboys, gunslingers, lawmen, and saloon madames, actually lasted only 30 years
Amelia Earhart’s plane is still missing and no one knows when or how she died, but her 1932 car has been found
There’s gold in them thar jeans: The truth behind the tale of a Chinese laundryman who got rich during the Gold Rush washing miners’ clothes
Conquistadors chopped off his hands, so this Native Chilean fastened knives to both of his wrists and went back for revenge
The cloth corset worn in 1603 by the funeral effigy of Queen Elizabeth I will be displayed this year at Westminster Abbey
The 19th century Hindu ascetic Sadhu Haridas was revived after allegedly being buried for 40 days
In Ancient Greece, prostitutes wore special sandals that printed a message in the ground reading, “Follow me”
The Little Drummer Boy: Sergeant John Clem was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero
