Since 1226, the remains of Saint Francis of Assisi have been treated as a holy relic but hidden from view. For a period in 2026, they'll be on public display.
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Whether it came after decades of hard rock n' roll living or the medical ailments that afflict us all, poor health has been the undoing of these rock legends.
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Underground resistance fighters helped win World War II, and the most wanted resistant fighter was known as The White Mouse. Her real name was Nancy Wake.
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Many have earned a place in history through key roles in wars, exploration, and other dangerous pursuits, but not all are remembered for what they left behind.
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Just after World War II ended, New Yorkers were shocked when a military plane crashed into the Empire State Building. Here's how the tragic accident happened.
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Prison is notoriously tough, with awful conditions and violence in abundance, and this was the life these formerly coddled celebrities faced for their crimes.
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For first ladies such as Jacqueline Kennedy and Mary Todd Lincoln, being widowed by an assassin's bullet was just one in a long line of tragedies.
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Lakes can be fun and offer serenity, but some of the world's creepiest lakes are laden with toxic gases, inhospitable water, and even mummies and corpses.
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Egypt is brimming with remarkable monuments that draw millions of tourists from around the world annually, and the Pyramids of Giza are the crown jewels.
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Celebrities are real people, and they're not spared from the setbacks that life can cruelly and callously dish out, including missing limbs.
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On June 4, 2004, a disgruntled middle-aged man armed and fortified a bulldozer to smash vehicles and buildings as he crunched his way through a small town.
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From underground communities to ghostly dogs and a station that may or may not even exist, the New York City subway is associated with some eerie legends.
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History-making primatologist, anthropologist, conservationist, and legendary animal rights activist, Jane Goodall, has died. She was 91 years old.
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Well before the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, American fighter aces were successfully downing Japanese planes in the skies over a beleaguered China.
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The most pivotal inventions in history have also been highly profitable, but the genius of their inventors didn't always stretch to good business acumen.
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They may seem like arid wastelands, but Earth's deserts play vital roles in global climate and biodiversity, and losing them would have serious consequences.
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If you go see a movie in any of these classic movie palaces, you might encounter something more terrifying than anything you're liable to see on the screen.
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The movie "Jaws" was terrifying enough, but from their spookily powerful senses to those fearsome teeth, the biology of the great white shark is even scarier.
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Over the years, cold cases can stack up, but with genetic genealogy, decades-old cases are being solved. Here's a few haunting cases solved in 2025.
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Just one year before the U.S. withdrew from the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force made multiple desperate attempts to find and rescue its navigator.
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