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How MLB’s First Japanese Player Made it to Big Leagues

In 1964, Masanori ‘Mashi’ Murakami debuted with the San Francisco Giants. But two years later, the pipeline of big‑league talent from his country was closed.

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World War I—in Color

Digitally colorized photographs from a century ago help bring “The Great War” to life.

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One Man Exposed the Secrets of the Freemasons. His Disappearance Led to Their Downfall

Before his book could be published, William Morgan was dragged away by a group of Masons, never to be seen again.

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Earliest Known Drawing Found: Is It the First Hashtag?

The oldest known drawing made by Homo sapiens has been discovered in South Africa’s Blombos Cave.

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During WWII, Potato ‘Grenades’ Helped a U.S. Ship Sink a Japanese Sub

It’s said that one shouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight, but what about potatoes?

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2018 World Cup Telstar Ball

The 2018 World Cup Ball Is Named After a 1960s Satellite

The Telstar 18 takes inspiration from the 1970 World Cup ball—and a communications satellite that made it possible to send television signals across the Atlantic.

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A 1884 cartoon depicting Grover Cleveland, titled, “Another Voice for Cleveland."

5 Presidential Scandals in American History

From adulterous affairs yielding secret children to hotel break‑ins and secret gun deals, scandal has always followed American politicians.

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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field

Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, Robinson is also remembered for his poise and strength in the face of adversity—both on and off the field.

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The full 'baby' Tyrannasaurus Rex fossil unearthed in Montana. (Credit: KU News Service)

7‑Year‑Old T. Rex Found in Montana is a ‘1 in 100 Million’ Discovery

It is one of the most preserved and complete juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found.

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Shigeru Miyamoto, creative fellow at Nintendo and creator of Super Mario, speaks on stage during an Apple launch event, 2016.

How Super Mario Helped Nintendo Conquer the Video Game World

Originally a second banana character in ‘Donkey Kong’ in 1981, Mario went on to conquer the video game world.

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Portrait of Alan Turing. (Credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

In 1950, Alan Turing Created a Chess Computer Program That Prefigured A.I.

The first chess algorithm didn’t even run on a computer.

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Victim of “The Killer Clown” Finally Identified After 40 Years

After 40 years, investigators used DNA to identify one of seven unnamed victims of 1970s serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

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