Area 51 is one of the most famous places on Earth that, for many years, officially did not exist. It…
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The Shroud of Turin is, at first glance, an object of almost startling simplicity: a long piece of linen, pale…
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On 7 May 1957, the Pollock family suffered the kind of loss that does not simply alter a life, but…
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On the afternoon of 5 December 1945, five United States Navy TBM Avenger torpedo bombers took off from Naval Air…
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Before there was Brushy Bill Roberts, there was Billy the Kid, one of the most famous and disputed figures of…
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In the summer of 1947, something unusual happened on a ranch in the remote deserts of New Mexico. About 75…
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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24 June 1842, in a log cabin in Meigs County, Ohio. He was one…
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At the heart of this mystery lie several objects: a jewel-encrusted badge and star, ceremonial regalia known collectively as the…
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Solomon Northup was born free, likely in 1808, in New York State. He worked as a skilled carpenter, landowner, and…
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In the dead of night on February 8, 1855, the quiet countryside of Devon, England, was blanketed in fresh snow.…
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