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‘The Last Good Time’: 55 Vintage Photos From Early ’90s Hollywood

‘The Last Good Time’: 55 Vintage Photos From Early ’90s Hollywood

Just before Leo, Brad, Charlize, and Keanu became untouchable, they partied their hearts out in an L.A. free of TMZ and camera phones in every pocket.
Scientists Recover Full Human Genome From A 5,700-Year-Old Piece Of Chewing Gum

Scientists Recover Full Human Genome From A 5,700-Year-Old Piece Of Chewing Gum

Researchers determined what the chewer looked like, their gender, their diet, and their lifestyle — all from this piece of multi-millennia-old gum.
This 3,500-Year-Old Disposable Cup Shows Ancient Humans Weren’t Too Green, Either

This 3,500-Year-Old Disposable Cup Shows Ancient Humans Weren’t Too Green, Either

"We are doing what human beings have always done but we are doing it on an unprecedented scale with materials that are going to take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to biodegrade."
Thousands Of ‘Penis Fish’ Wash Up On California Beach

Thousands Of ‘Penis Fish’ Wash Up On California Beach

"I had no idea what they might be...it went on for two miles. I walked for another half hour and they were scattered everywhere."
The Vatican’s Biggest Charity Only Gives 10% Of Its Donations To Charity

The Vatican’s Biggest Charity Only Gives 10% Of Its Donations To Charity

A new report from the Wall Street Journal found that as little as 10 percent of the $55 million donated to the Peter's Pence fund actually went to the poor.
Americans Are So Poor They’re Selling Their Own Blood At Record Rates

Americans Are So Poor They’re Selling Their Own Blood At Record Rates

Forty percent of Americans can't pay for basic needs like food, housing, or healthcare. And so one industry has stepped in to harvest the most valuable thing they've got: blood.
Archaeologists Find 1,700-Year-Old Ancient Roman Eggs — And Accidentally Crack A Few Open

Archaeologists Find 1,700-Year-Old Ancient Roman Eggs — And Accidentally Crack A Few Open

Of the four eggs, one was already broken upon discovery and two cracked during the retrieval process. The one egg that remains intact is now safely being prepared for public viewing.
Archaeologists Discover Hair Dye Bottles Used By Civil War Soldiers Posing For Portraits

Archaeologists Discover Hair Dye Bottles Used By Civil War Soldiers Posing For Portraits

Even soldiers fighting in the deadliest conflict in U.S. history had superficial urges in mind when it was time to take their portraits.
Scientists Measure The Biggest Black Hole In The Local Universe

Scientists Measure The Biggest Black Hole In The Local Universe

At 40 billion times the weight of the Sun, this black hole accounts for 2.5 percent of the mass of the entire Milky Way galaxy.
How Gary Webb Linked The CIA To The Crack Epidemic — And Paid The Ultimate Price

How Gary Webb Linked The CIA To The Crack Epidemic — And Paid The Ultimate Price

Gary Webb's "Dark Alliance" series boldly claimed the CIA knew about a U.S. drug trafficking scheme that ravaged the country's inner cities to fund Nicaragua's Contra rebels. Years later, he shot himself in the head.
106 Years Of Showtime At The Apollo, From Vaudeville To Motown In 33 Vintage Photos

106 Years Of Showtime At The Apollo, From Vaudeville To Motown In 33 Vintage Photos

For more than a century, Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater has launched the careers of black performers from James Brown to Michael Jackson.