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Failed candidate makes history in Canada with zero votes in federal election: 'I am the true unity candidate'
"When I saw the result, I was like, 'Well, I am the true unity candidate. Everyone agrees not to vote for me,'" Hamel said.
Teddy Roosevelt's 'favorite' personal item finally found after thief swiped it decades ago
“It went to the governor's office with him. It went to the White House with him. It went on his various adventures afterward, to Africa and Brazil. It witnessed history...
Chilling photo album of smiling Nazis relaxing at resort built by Auschwitz prisoners revealed
This haunting photo album uncovered after World War II exposes an eerie truth about the lives of the Nazis.
This 100-year-old great-grandma was a top welder during WW2 — and now she keeps fit with a crazy workout
Michelle Cohen used to fuse steel gun mounts onto ships at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, now she pumps iron.
Shopper bought a vase for $3.99 at a thrift store -- it turned out to be a 2,000-year-old Mayan artifact
Anna Lee Dozier bought a vase for $3.99 at a Maryland thrift shop, never realizing she had just picked up the bargain of a lifetime -- and a piece of...
The forgotten history of NYC's abandoned islands — and how you can see them up close
The islands were the sites of Babe Ruth's batting practice, the deadliest American disaster of the 20th century and the hospital where Typhoid Mary was quarantined.
Wreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada
The wreck of the last ship belonging to Sir Ernest Shackleton, a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica, has been found off the coast of Labrador in Canada, 62 years...
Thousand-year-old discovery comes as 'complete surprise' to experts
Medieval knights may have used the game pieces, experts say.
'The Boys of Pointe du Hoc': Ronald Reagan's timeless tribute to America's D-Day heroes
Excerpted from President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day, delivered at the site of crucial combat before some of the surviving veterans who fought in it.
Titanic survivor's family rips 'offensive' billionaire for planning to take sub to site after OceanGate tragedy
“There are so many people that see the wreck as a grave site and they’re truly offended by it, this idea of commercial tourism [...] they believe it’s an abomination.”
Evidence of 'extraordinary' cancer treatment found in 4,000-year-old Egyptian skull
"We could not believe what was in front of us," said Tatiana Tondini, a researcher at the University of Tübingen in Germany.
US military hospital, dating back to World War I, uncovered by archaeologists in France
US soldiers in WWI arrived in France in June 1917 and rushed to build hospitals
Woman who 'saved' the Brooklyn Bridge construction in 1880s gives AI-generated commencment speech
The woman credited with saving the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1880s was honored with a posthumous degree on Saturday.
Seamstress reunited with long-lost Garment District statue of herself from decades ago
The life-sized bronze likeness of Maria Pulsone — which will soon go on display at the Italian American Museum — was found by her daughter, who waged an online odyssey...
8th-graders given Hitler-themed assignment to rate Nazi monster as a ‘solution seeker,’ 'ethical decision-maker'
“Adolf Hitler and the events of the time period are difficult and traumatic to discuss.”
Insider reveals the secrets of the Situation Room — where high drama and low farce collide
In a fascinating new book, George Stephanopoulos focuses on the White House crisis center.
Why mankind's greatest threat is mankind
A new book details how once great civilizations have killed each other off.
I rescued a tiger from an NYC apartment — and other animal tales from Bronx Zoo honcho's 50 years on the job
Jim Breheny has been at the Bronx Zoo for 51 years, starting with a role at the children's zoo when he was 14 in the early 1970s. "No, I never...
What would recovery of Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane look like?
The depth where Amelia Earhart's plane is believed to be has been integral to preserving the suspected aircraft — but will prove to be a detriment to recovery expeditions, experts...
Jaw-dropping penis mystery finally solved
It’s an X-rated question many of us have pondered, but the answer is one that has surprised many, including men.