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Tourists flocked to see the "macaroni eaters" cram noodles into their mouths.

Stars in question have included Elvis, Truman Capote, Michael Jackson, and Marilyn Monroe.

Wild Bill came from a family of die-hard Republicans and clowns, and he created a destination where the only rule is "faster, wilder."

Dr. John Wilkins' lunar ambitions were a little too lofty.

Before doctors settled on the T-shape, these contraceptives came in all shapes and sizes.

Florida's SynDaver Labs makes extraordinarily advanced anatomical models.

A brief history of lesbian sadomasochism, from the shadows to the front lines of the “Sex Wars.”

One woman in London is dedicated to starting the world's first physical space wholly dedicated to vaginas.

"I’m an American" was the U.S. government's attempt to promote tolerance in the run-up to World War II.

These relics of wartime propaganda and anti-Semitism were designed for playtime.

Built in a time of crisis and intended to be temporary, they have created long-lasting communities.

In the decades before World War II, U.S. Christians created a "Jerusalem of the East."

He went to see "Snow White" with C.S. Lewis.

When will the party end for online poker's refugees?

The once-glamorous casinos and hotels have become a gilded ghost town.

Isolation, a harsh climate, and decades of candy import bans may have something to do with it.

A fallen whale can fuel new life on the ocean floor.

Roads, colleges, war—all funded by lottery tickets.