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This silent film footage was taken in 1909 by Thomas Edison at Mark Twain's estate
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In one click, the drifting lines and changing colors take you through 170 years of history.
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In 1936 Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, throwing the idea of Aryan supremacy back into Hitler's face
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London's Natural History Museum is challenging adults to channel their inner child in an upcoming grown ups-only slumber party
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Clendenin's photos evoke the feeling that for all the changes seen by the modern Olympic games, the athletes themselves could be transposed across time
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From the ancient Romans to the Tudor Queen, everyone likes dressing up and pretending to be something else
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Underneath a rock slab which rests on dozens of narrow stilts researchers have found the world's oldest stone axe, and a vast collection of painted artwork
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A few highlights of death on New York City's subways over the years
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No one knows exactly what's hidden in a giant warehouse in Sweden, but everyone agrees that it's really, really valuable
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A few highlights of coverage celebrating Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday
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July 24th marks double jackpot for the intrepid explorers of years past as well for as fans of the latest photographic trend, "ruin porn."
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In 1957, five Air Force officers volunteered (and one cameraman was voluntold) to stand directly below a mid-air detonation of a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead
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Nazis are known for their heinous wartime crimes and tactics. Now, exploding chocolate can be added to that list, as revealed by a 60-year-old letter
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An advertisement issued by some brilliant London entrepreneurs may well be the first coffee ad ever
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