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How Contact Lenses Were Made in 1948

Would you put this on your eye?

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Lead Poisoning Rampant for Wealthy Medieval Europeans

It wasn't just the Romans that accidentally poisoned themselves

"Adolf Hitler Strasse" wasn't a street in Germany—it was a street at Camp Siegfried, a Nazi summer camp located in Yaphank, New York on Long Island during the 1930s.

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A Town Founded By Nazis Was Just Sued for Housing Discrimination

In parts of Yaphank, laws require homeowners to be of German descent

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Arctic Explorers Uncover (and Eat) 60-Year-Old Food Stash

Tins of jam and crackers hidden in Greenland’s Arctic desert made for a delicious surprise

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There’s an Elephant Buried Underneath the Vatican

The forgotten remains of a beloved, 16th-century papal pet

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Man’s Best Friend May Hail From Central Asia

Genetic analysis of over 5,000 dogs suggests that they were originally domesticated in Mongolia and Nepal

Overlooking part of Malpaso or Nezahualcoyotl Dam in Chiapas.

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The Sunken Ruins of a 450-Year-Old Church Rise From a Mexican Reservoir

After a historic drought, a 16th-century church has reemerged

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This Is What 14,000,000,000 Years of History Looks Like

A designer's ingenious timeline covers the Big Bang to the Internet

Lee Harvey Oswald stands in his backyard with Marxist newspapers and a rifle. This photo has been looked on with suspicion ever since Oswald called it a fake after John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

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3D Model Showed Controversial Photo of John F. Kennedy’s Assassin Is Not a Fake

Doubts surrounded the incriminating photo since Kennedy was assassinated in 1963

Edith Wharton had presumably outgrown her rattle by the time this photo was taken in 1877.

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For Sale: Edith Wharton’s $16,500 Baby Rattle

Fanciest. Teething device. Ever.

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Lego Superfans Built This Epic Model of Hadrian's Wall

The edge of the Roman Empire, recreated with tiny toy blocks

Francis Bacon, social networking superstar, strikes a pose ca. 1618.

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Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Is Your New Favorite Trivia Game

Move over, Kevin!

A page of the original King James Bible

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The Origins of the King James Bible

A handwritten draft of the world's most famous bible has been discovered in England

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This Halloween, Who Wants to Spend a Night in the Paris Catacombs?

Airbnb is looking for two brave souls to sleep with the dead

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Fossilized Teeth Reveal Humans Were in Asia Long Before Europe

Early humans might have been more inclined to roam than scientists previously thought

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There's a Fake Egyptian City Buried in California

The incredible, nearly forgotten story behind one of Hollywood's most expensive movie sets

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The Oldest Chemistry Lab in America?

A classroom designed by Thomas Jefferson was rediscovered

Mysterious Neolithic masterpiece...or world's most complicated BBQ joint?

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The People Who Built Stonehenge Loved BBQ

New evidence that Neolithic settlers roasted pork and beef

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America's in the Midst of a Lobster Boom

With the lobster catch up sixfold in the last 30 years, can we eat without worry?

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