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manson family

A 45-Year-Old Mom and a Manson Girl Both Tried to Kill Gerald Ford

islands of the undesirables

Islands of the Undesirables: Randall's Island and Wards Island

animals

FOUND: More Marsupials That Sex Themselves to Death

story

Technology You Didn't Know Still Existed: The Telegram

cars

Why Are These Cars Wearing Tutus? Ask The Male Ballerinas

love locks

Not-So-Loved Locks: 6 Love Lock Sites That Caused Both Controversy and Cuddling

animals

Why Thousands of New Animal Species Are Still Discovered Each Year

story

FOUND: Ritual Gold Bongs from 2,400 Years Ago

nellie bly

Islands of The Undesirables: Roosevelt Island

extra mile

Extra Mile: The Accidental Tribe of Highpointers

abandoned hospitals

Here's What Happens When You Bring $30,000 of Video Gear to an Abandoned Asylum

story

#ObscuraDay Rolling Round-Up

war history

FOUND: A Gun Linked to 7 Murders Was Sitting in a British Museum

story

The World's Only Monument To A Horrible Destructive Pest Is In Alabama

essential guide

Corpse Brides and Ghost Grooms: A Guide to Marrying the Dead

bauhaus

Surreal South America: Modernist Photography from the 1930s

bones

FOUND: The Jawbones of a Never-Before-Seen Species of Early Human

funeral art

Sprucing Up the Pine Box: Inside Ghana's Novelty Coffin Industry