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Attempts to salvage Michael Brown's character and portray him as angelic detract from the bigger issues at play.

We think of lullabies as sweet and soothing, but their lyrics often reveal a darker side that’s just for momma.

Struggling against Asian stereotypes as she took on Hollywood, Anna May Wong was never given the due she deserved.

Our usually polite northern neighbor has put on its war paint.

Antarctica recently yielded an extinct species of penguins that would have towered above the vast majority of humans. Shudder.

MIT science writer. author of new book about amateur web investigators.

Marathon walking was all the rage among city-dwellers, and kicked off sporting traditions we still enjoy today.

Allow us to introduce you to a smattering of unsavory characters whose stunning acts of self-preservation made serious waves the 19th and 20th centuries.

The jury’s still out on the utility of these type of publicity stunts in the name of diseases, but we may as well join in the watch-fest.

We share some surprising facts about the concert that marked the pinnacle of Beatlemania.