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The new Unesco world heritage site spans six caves located in the Swabian Alps in Germany
'Whopper' of an iceberg weighs more than one trillion metric tons—and has been threatening to make the break for years
Fuller held more than 30 patents during his life, but many of his ideas didn't make it off the page–or not for long
Eritrean officials lobbied for the designation in a bid to reform their country’s isolationist image
From its origins to modern day, the favorite cliché of detectives and journalists everywhere refuses to kick the bucket
Thoreau's essay became a cornerstone of 20th-century protest
The 'Wedgwood Slave Medallion' was the first modern piece of protest jewelry
Microscopic life is everywhere, but it could be dangerous for future astronauts bound for Mars
The 25 well-preserved wooden tablets include a soldier's request for time off
Liberty Hall Museum owns the wine and will decide if anyone will be allowed to sample the Revolutionary libation
It’s a sticky issue for Catholics with celiac disease or other gluten sensitivities
Before social media, TV, radio and even telegraphs, news of America's independence took a long time to reach some Americans
Answering an ad in a newspaper, 20 amateur explorers attempted to ski from Arctic Canada to the top of the world
Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler started out with relatively noble intentions
Okinoshima is officially an Unesco world heritage site—but tradition bans women from its shores
A History Channel special claims that a National Archives photo shows the pilot sitting on a dock in the Pacific, but experts are skeptical
When left with the choice of nasty-tasting plants or each other, the choice is clear for the beet armyworm caterpillar
European settlers waged more than 150 attacks against Aboriginal groups along the country’s east coast, resulting in the deaths of some 6,000 people
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