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Albert Einstein sticks out his tongue.

Behind the Photo: Einstein Sticks Out His Tongue

On March 14, 1951, Albert Einstein was celebrating his 72nd birthday, when a group of photographers asked to take a photo.

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A fragment of organic glass found inside the skull of the deceased Vesuvius victim.

Mt. Vesuvius Eruption Was So Intense It Turned a Man’s Brain to Glass

The victim was lying in his bed when a searing ash cloud swept through his city. Soon, it turned out, he had a brain of glass.

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A tablet of Bayer aspirin as it dissolves in water.

Who Invented Aspirin?

Many associate aspirin with willow bark, but the pills in your cabinet don’t come from a tree.

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Assassination of President Garfield.

How a Presidential Assassination Led to the End of the Spoils System

Before civil service reforms—introduced after President Garfield’s assassination—federal employees could be fired for not making campaign donations.

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Why Presidents Declare National Emergencies

Since 1979, the United States has technically been in constant states of emergency since outdated declarations have been repeatedly renewed.

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Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter.

7 Facts About Jimmy Carter Before He Became President

In his life before presidency, Carter helped fix a nuclear reactor while it was melting down and once reported a UFO.

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Painting depicting dinosaurs during the Saurian Age.

When Did Humans First Discover Dinosaurs?

The first known illustration of a dinosaur bone is from 1677. The man who wrote about it thought it might belong to a giant.

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entryway to a tall dark cave, with lights

6 of the Earliest Known Cave Dwellings

Our early human ancestors left behind archaeological clues whenever they went, but the ones they left in caves are often particularly well‑preserved. From South Africa to Siberia, archaeologists have discovered prehistoric bones, fire ash and even fossilized human footprints inside caves. Early humans may have used caves for shelter, but they also used them in […]

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A clerk removes cans of cranberry from the shelves in a supermarket in Jackson Heights, Queens, Nov. 10, 1959.

How the Great Cranberry Scare of 1959 Set Off a Thanksgiving Panic

On November 9, 1959—just two‑and‑a‑half weeks before Thanksgiving—the U.S. secretary of Health, Education and Welfare made a startling announcement: some cranberries grown in the Pacific Northwest may have been contaminated by a weed killer that could lead to cancer in rats. This meant that cranberry sauce, a popular staple of Thanksgiving dinners, might not be […]

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Federal Hall, New York City, circa 1789; the first capitol building of the United States.

The 18th‑Century Origins of Recess Appointments

When cross‑country travel by horse prevented senators from quickly convening, the Framers decided to allow the president to make temporary appointments.

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The Women’s Voluntary Services provide tea and sandwiches at the Liverpool Street station in October 1940.

7 Photos of London’s Underground During WWII Blitz

As Hitler bombed London, its citizens set up makeshift beds in rail cars, on escalators and even in tunnels to get a night’s sleep.

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Nosferatu

How ‘Nosferatu’ Reinvented the Vampire

While the 1897 novel ‘Dracula’ launched a genre of literature and film about vampires, a 1922 knock‑off film cast the villain in a whole new light.

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