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One photo suggests that rampant rumors of submarine smuggling were true.

Literature-inspired naming of land in the remote Caniapiscau Reservoir has caused controversy.

Digging into a legendary moment in the history of extraterrestrial labor.

Adding graphene could mean major upgrades to an old standby.

Animal arson isn't actually all that rare.

A natural treasure is weathering the calamitous storm.

A real conversation-starter.

Yes, that coffee does look a bit like a face.

It was pregnant, too.

If you hear a robot yelling, "SHARK," you should listen.

The company behind one popular cookie-cutter statue advertised they would "last as long as the Pyramids of Egypt."

One early design, by the man who built Mount Rushmore, included a giant statue of Christ.

The educational experiment in Naples Harbor that turned street children into sailors and students.

Members of this unusual species spend most of their lives underground, only emerging during monsoon rains.

The father of modern computing had no intention of attending a conference in the United States.

The controversial art of choosing who we do, or do not, commemorate.

They're the men who returned.

In the 19th century, 100,000 indentured laborers came to Peru from China.