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How the Learjet Became the Ultimate Status Symbol
You probably use one of William P. Lear’s inventions every day. No, not a […]
The Nazis Had a Secret Project: To Use Witchcraft to Make the Reich Last 1,000 Years
"Witch dances" became official SS ceremonies, and Himmler had a plan to recast black magic as good to the German public. Was this Nazi Germany's most ridiculous project?
How a 12-Year-Old Tricked the Navy into Letting Him Fight in WWII
In 1942 Calvin Graham hatched a daring escape plan: Join the U.S. Navy and fight Nazis.
Why the Civil Rights Movement Was Really a Guerrilla War
... according to historian Tom Ricks.
How Did the Swiss Army Knife Become the Original Multitool?
They've gone from opening Swiss officers' wine bottles to becoming standard NASA equipment for space missions. But what was the event that threatened the existence of the world's favorite multitool?
It’s a Plane, It’s a Van, It’s the Flying Flamingo
Gino Lucci is used to getting double takes when he hits the road in […]
How 1916’s Matawan Man-Eater Made Us Afraid of Sharks Today
Decades before "Jaws" and sharks swimming in Florida yards, these Jersey Shore attacks set off history's first shark panic.
‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ is Actually A Sobering War Movie
The film is both a comedy and drama that captures the ironic and inherent humor that so often accompanies war.