Going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901-1985
This post was originally published on this siteIt is said that Niagara Falls has a mystic allure that gives some people the uncontrollable urge to […]
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What History Got Wrong About The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon
This post was originally published on this siteWhile many saw the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a legend, research shows that it may have actually […]
The Story Of Hannelore Schmatz — The First Woman To Die On Everest
This post was originally published on this siteHannelore Schmatz summited Everest with her husband in 1979. Unfortunately, she’d never make it down to celebrate with […]
Rob Hall Is Proof That It Doesn’t Matter How Experienced You Are — Everest Is Still A Deadly Climb
This post was originally published on this siteThe climbers on Everest face danger every day, but Rob Hall had lived to tell the tale several […]
A Tree Possibly Planted By George Washington Falls Victim To Nor’easter
This post was originally published on this siteThe tree arrived as a gift for Washington, as just a sapling planted in half of a whiskey […]
Beware The Deadly Nightshade — The Beautiful Plant That Can Kill You
This post was originally published on this siteIngesting just two to four berries from deadly nightshade can kill a child. Ten to 20 berries can […]
35 Extinct Animals That Should Be Cloned Back Into Existence
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 36 Quagga Quagga are an extinct subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa […]
World’s Longest Underwater Cave Discovered In Mexico [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe diving group has been studying the cave system for over 20 years. [embedded content] After two decades […]
The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire in pictures, 1906
This post was originally published on this siteIn the spring of 1906 San Francisco was a city boasting 410,000 inhabitants — a world-class metropolis whose […]
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens in pictures, 1980
This post was originally published on this siteMount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. The volcano, located in southwestern Washington, used to be a […]
Bodies Of Dead Climbers On Everest Are Serving As Guideposts
This post was originally published on this siteThere have been over 200 climbing deaths at Everest and many of the bodies remain at the mountain […]