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Completed Japanese balloon is inflated for laboratory tests at a California base, recovered in 1945.

Omaha, Nebraska

Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

"The Solider Takes a Wife."

What Planned Parenthood Taught WWII Veterans About Birth Control

“The step-up in your pulse when a nifty number looks your way isn’t love. That’s sex, mister.”

Sarah Laskow September 26, 2017

Saint Mere Eglise

Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Corporal Chas Ippel on the right, died on July 26, 1863.

Arlington, Virginia

Headstone-Eating Trees

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

Alexander the Great, in battle with Darius III, in a mosaic from Pompeii.

Found: An Iraqi City, Established by Alexander the Great and Forgotten for Millennia

Satellite and drone photos clued archaeologists to its existence.

Sarah Laskow September 25, 2017

The memorial mainmast.

Arlington, Virginia

Joseph Marthon Memorial Mainmast

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

A hospitalized soldier passes the time with an Armed Services Edition.

How Books Designed for Soldiers’ Pockets Changed Publishing Forever

Prior to WWII, Americans didn't think much of softcover books.

Cara Giaimo September 22, 2017

Boston, Massachusetts

Fenway Victory Gardens

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Just before sunrise

Washington, D.C.

D.C. War Memorial

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

The tower.

Friskney, England

RAF Wainfleet Control Tower

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

B-23 'Dragon Bomber' Wreckage

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

Gaulish chief Vercingetorix, wearing trousers, surrenders to Julius Caesar after the battle of Alesia in 52 B.C.

How Pants Went From Banned to Required in the Roman Empire

Six hundred years in the history of trousers.

Vittoria Traverso September 19, 2017

San Martino della Battaglia, Italy

Ossario di San Martino

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

The wreck.

Hunstanton, England

Wreck of the Steam Trawler Sheraton

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

A basket containing nine pounds of harvested chaga.

Chaga Mushroom

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.

What's left of a 1932 MG J2.

Gaze Upon the Skeleton of a Rare 1932 Sports Car

Archaeologists were surprised to find a vintage MG roadster at an old artillery installation.

Sarah Laskow September 14, 2017

Mock Foggy Bottom station

Fake D.C. Metro Station

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

Aerial view of the town.

Almeida, Portugal

Fortress of Almeida

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.