Lyra Radford Kolmanskop was once a small but thriving town, founded by German miners and their families in the early …
For Years, She Kept Her Secret Lover In The Attic And Made Him Live Like A Bat
Jennifer Wirth Every once in a while, a murder case comes along that is so strange it sounds like it …
More Than The Theory Of Relativity: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Einstein
Shea Huffman On April 18, 1955, Albert Einstein died of a ruptured artery. The theoretical physicist had influenced the core …
These Mysterious Technologies And Inventions Are Now Lost To History
Marina Brown In the 21st century, we tend to look back at ancient technologies with an air of superiority. But …
This Is How Explorers Finally Found The Titanic, 73 Years After It Sank
Jennifer Wirth Immediately after the Titanic sank in 1912, people were scrambling to organize a deep-sea mission to locate and …
This Locked Crypt Holds Civilization’s Secrets. It Won’t Be Opened For 6,097 Years
Jennifer Wirth This time capsule crypt was packed with iconic treasures in the 1940s, and it won’t be opened until …
The Creepy Side Of The Sunshine State—Florida’s Forgotten Structures And Ghost Towns
Lyra Radford Tourists flock to Florida in droves to relax on its sandy beaches and to bond with family at …
A True History Of Absinthe, And The Reason It Was Banned For 100 Years
Leah Dearborn Absinthe has a bad reputation, even compared with other alcoholic beverages. But from its early use as a …
This Hawaiian Commune Was A Hippie Paradise Until The Government Burnt It Down
Jennifer Wirth After a beef with the Hawaiian government, Howard Taylor allowed 13 hippies to move into his beachfront property …
Scarred Landscape, Rebuilt City: Hiroshima After The Bomb, And Today
Shea Huffman On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. After another atomic …