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In 1620, a ship carrying 102 people left England for the New World. It landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in November, and its crew was fatally unprepared for what lay ahead. During the first winter, half of the Pilgrims perished. The survivors slowly added to their numbers until 1630, when the colonists discovered a murderer in

Graham AskeyGraham Askeys search was inspired by an experience he had with a toilet in Morocco. Some people travel the world in search of adventure. Others hope to discover new foods or experience foreign cultures. But 58-year-old blogger Graham Askey had a slightly different motivation. He traveled 75,000 miles in search of one thing: the

Have you ever felt your skin crawl at the sight of a honeycomb or a lotus flower? If so, you may have a peculiar condition called trypophobia: the fear of clusters of small holes, bumps, or other patterns.

President John Adams approved a congressional act that both moved the nations capital from Philadelphia to Washington D.C., and set aside $5,000 for books to be used by Congress. Though a fire destroyed the Librarys original collection of 3,000 books during the War of 1812 and subsequent fires destroyed many of the books purchased from

Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty ImagesA medal depicting Caligula. Roman emperor Caligula is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard at the age of 28 in Rome. In power for almost four years, Caligula swiftly gained a reputation as a tyrant who allegedly committed incest with his sisters and wanted to make his horse a