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Evan Andrews

Do carrots really improve your eyesight?
Do carrots really improve your eyesight?

The Great Moon Hoax
The Great Moon Hoax

On the anniversary of the “Great Moon Hoax,” learn how a New York newspaper convinced many of its readers that unicorns and winged bat-men had been found on the lunar surface.

6 Infamous Sacks of Rome
6 Infamous Sacks of Rome

Take a look back at six of the most damaging raids on the Eternal City.

What was the “Year Without a Summer”?
What was the “Year Without a Summer”?

Were Humans Responsible for Killing Off the Wooly Mammoth?
Were Humans Responsible for Killing Off the Wooly Mammoth?

According to a new statistical study, mankind—not climate change—was the driving force behind the extinction of prehistoric behemoths like the wooly mammoth and the saber-toothed tiger.

10 Little-Known Facts About Cleopatra
10 Little-Known Facts About Cleopatra

Check out 10 surprising facts about the fabled Queen of the Nile.

Who were the Luddites?
Who were the Luddites?

The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs

Some 260,000 people survived the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, but Japanese engineer Tsutomu Yamaguchi was one of the very few who endured the horror of both blasts and lived to the tell the tale.

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