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We're still learning amazing new things about the brain even after more than 2,000 years of study.

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Albrecht Dürer transformed art through his engravings, which he mass printed, spreading his name across Europe.

PEOPLE

Jean-François Champollion was the scholar who used the Rosetta Stone to decode ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, giving voice to a lost civilization.

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On the high windswept Tibetan Plateau, researchers have authenticated a stone inscription that offers direct evidence of Qin Shi Huang’s fabled expedition for the elixir of immortality.

PEOPLE

José Salvador Alvarenga set out from the coast of Mexico on a fishing trip and vanished into the Pacific for more than 14 months in an incredible story of survival.

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She's no Princess Leia—but that's a good thing, as Star Wars' newest strong female lead Rey is feisty, smart, and determined in her own right. Her background remains shrouded in mystery, even with some of...

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Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIII’s rejected queen—but very few people know her even darker history.

EDITORIAL

It's a rough retail world out there right now. Online shopping is bigger than ever, but many stores are shuttering. So, what stores are closing in 2020?

EDITORIAL

Cancelled TV Shows 2020. From The Good Place to Anne With An E, it's hard to say goodbye to our favorite TV shows—but all good things must come to an end.

PEOPLE

Virginia Oldoini, better known as the Countess of Castiglione, might be the original Queen of the Selfie. But few know her dark history.

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We had a class bunny that went home with a kid each weekend. I tried to avoid giving it to one kid, but I caved, and it went worse than I could’ve imagined.



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