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Rivals Week

How the 1985 Fantasy Film 'Legend' Ended Up With 2 Soundtracks

Your favorite probably depends on where you grew up.

Eric Grundhauser August 16, 2016

The Dear Abby Cake and the Ann Landers Cake, side by side.

Sorry, Dear Abby—Ann Landers Advises a Better Cake

Success is all well and good, but which famous advice columnist had a better cake recipe?

Cara Giaimo August 12, 2016

A 1965 stamp depicting cosmonaut Alexey Leonov on the first space walk.

A Whirlwind Tour of Space Race Relics

Places left behind by Americans and Soviets in the race to the stars.

Molly McBride Jacobson August 12, 2016

Gellhorn and Hemingway in 1945.

After Lovers Hemingway and Gellhorn Faced Off on D-Day, They Filed for Divorce

It turns out battling for journalistic scoops during wartime is not great for a marriage.

Atlas Obscura August 12, 2016

Exit Interview: I Was Bernie Sanders' Chief Advance Man

We talked to the man who planned all the logistics for Bernie 2016.

Sarah Laskow August 12, 2016

Sniffing Behind the Scenes of the Westminster Dog Show

Up close and personal with prize-winning dogs and their groomers.

Anika Burgess August 12, 2016

Simone Biles, mid-move, during the August 9th team competition.

From the Biles To the Wolf Jump, This Cheat Sheet Will Help You Talk Gymnastics

Here are the complicated moves you may (or may not) see during the finals.

Cara Giaimo August 11, 2016

The Long History Behind Fencers' Hit-Detecting Electrified Gear

It dates to at least 1896.

Erik Shilling August 11, 2016

Endurance Starvation Was Once a Crowd-Pleasing Sport

While Greece and England were trying to revive the Olympics, the rest of the Western world was obsessed with hunger artists.

Romie Stott August 11, 2016

The Flying V Cabin.

The Bloody Histories and Remaining Relics of 5 Violent Feuds

Things get heated.

Dylan Thuras August 11, 2016

How Racism Kept The World's Fastest Swim Stroke Out Of The Pool

We've known since 1844 that freestyle is a superior stroke.

Sarah Laskow August 11, 2016

How Cuba's Greatest Cartoonist Fled From Castro and Created 'Spy vs. Spy'

One day a Cuban illustrator walked unannounced into the MAD Magazine offices, and the rest is history.

Eric Grundhauser August 11, 2016

A Visual Guide to How Terribly the World's Best Human Athletes Fare Versus Most Average Animals

Usain Bolt might be the fastest man alive, but an average warthog could probably take him.

Cara Giaimo August 11, 2016

They Also Ran Gallery

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

Regulator-Moderator War Centennial Marker Close Up

Regulator-Moderator War Centennial Marker

This once lawless patch of land was home to an infamous and deadly land feud.

The Flying V Cabin.

Phoenix, Arizona

The Flying “V” Cabin

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

When Ancient Greece Banned Women From Olympics, They Started Their Own

Sadly, historians lack good documentation on the badass Heraean Games.

Lauren Young August 10, 2016

The First American Woman to Win an Olympic Championship Didn't Even Know It

Margaret Abbott spent her entire life unaware that she had won the top golf prize at the 1900 games.

Tao Tao Holmes August 10, 2016