On World Sea Turtle Day, Bandit deserves endless recognition.
Penguin colonies can produce tons of guano yearly—so much that the ammonia affects the weather.
The dire wolf—yes, the massive, mythical-looking beast from "Game of Thrones"—was real. And now, it's returned.
From genital gills to magnetic maps, turtles and tortoises are proof that nature’s wonders often come in slow-moving packages.
Even the moms of the deep blue deserve recognition.
Vintage & Historical
The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
People
They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.
Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.
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