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The Future Star Apocalypse
Amidst the vast emptiness of space, the skies rarely trouble most earthlings beyond furnishing poetic inspiration. Yet concealed in the abyss, deadly remnants from our solar system's birth slowly circle in the darkness.
When Amazon almost went boke
Today, Amazon rakes in $386 billion yearly as Earth’s most valuable retailer. But 20 years back, critics called it “Amazon.bomb” - certain the company would crumble.
Treadmill Torture
Glancing at the treadmills lined up in your gym, you’d never guess the sinister backstory behind this popular workout machine. Before treadmills built athletes, they brutally punished prisoners.
The Tribe with Unknown DNA
Buried within the genes of modern Melanesians, scientists recently uncovered clues of an extinct human relative lost to history. Studying their DNA reveals traces of surprising ancestry beyond the Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestors scientists expected.
The Heroic Harlem Hellfighters
When America entered World War I in 1917, few units compiled a more courageous record than New York’s 369th Infantry Regiment. Made up mostly of African Americans and Puerto Ricans from Harlem, they quickly proved their skill and bravery on the battlefield.
The Origin of Bungee Jumping and Extreme Sports
In the late 1970s, a crew of thrill-seeking Oxford University students grew bored of rigid, bureaucratic sports and formed their own club seeking adventure.
