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Barbie has seen her fair share of competitors over the years. Many attempted to challenge the iconic doll's beauty standards — with varying results.
Rival dolls like Bratz have popped up to challenge the unrealistic beauty standards and gender ster…
Hannah Getahun
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The Titan's first experimental carbon-fiber hull was designed and made on a 6-week deadline: report
The company that designed the Titan submersible's innovative carbon fiber hull was given a very tig…
Mia Jankowicz
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The maker of the lost Titan submersible previously complained about strict passenger-vessel regulations, saying the industry was 'obscenely safe'
In a 2019 interview about the Titan, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush lamented the effect of safety regu…
Mia Jankowicz
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NYC's famous Flatiron Building that's been empty for years could get a new start with potential $190 million sale
New York's iconic Flatiron Building was the subject of a public auction earlier this month when the…
Jordan Hart
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Mountaineer accused of stepping over a dying man during her pursuit of a world record missed the chance to be a 'hero,' climber says
Footage appeared to show Norwegian climber Kristin Harila and her team climbing over a dying guide …
Maria Noyen
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush's ambitions for the Titanic sub went beyond exploration he said it was his gateway into a multi-billion dollar industry that harvests oil and gas from the ocean
While Rush was excited about breaking new barriers in exploration, he also saw the Titan as a way i…
Matthew Loh
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush said the Titan submersible was struck by lightning during a test in the Bahamas back in 2018
"Fortunately, it was not a direct strike. A direct strike to the carbon fiber probably would have t…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Scientists saw a surge in brain activity in dying patients that could finally help explain mysterious near-death experiences
A recent study found that some patients' brains continued pumping out gamma waves even after their …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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You can run for president from prison as a felon. Here's what happened when 2 candidates campaigned from behind bars.
Eugene V. Debs in 1920 and Lyndon LaRouche in 1992 both ran for president from prison. The Constitu…
Chris Panella
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What is OceanGate? Meet the company that made a business out of risky deep-sea tours of the Titanic shipwreck.
The vessel at the center of the search and rescue effort, Titan, is operated by OceanGate. Its CEO …
Grace Mayer
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An adventurer who used to consult with OceanGate, the company behind the missing submersible, left the firm because he thought its founder was over-promising and rushing things
McCallum told Bloomberg in 2017 that he worried Stockton Rush was going too fast, when exploring th…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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An 11,000-year-old statue of a man holding his penis could reveal secrets about a mysterious Neolithic culture
The statue was found in what some argue are the oldest Neolithic temple sites in the world, older t…
Marianne Guenot
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5 unconventional ways to cool down your body in the summer, from using menthol to drinking hot tea
Simple ways to cool your body down include drinking hot tea and taking a warm shower or bath before…
Kate Hull
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The 9 locations around the world where sharks attack most, from Florida to Western Australia
There were 761 recorded shark bites on humans from 2012 to 2021, according to the Florida Museum's …
Nathan Rennolds
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VIDEO: A team of researchers made a shape-shifting robot that can switch between liquid and solid — signaling a new breakthrough in robotics, study says
"Giving robots the ability to switch between liquid and solid states endows them with more function…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The company that operates the missing Titanic sub is likely protected from future lawsuits thanks to the 'tons of risk' that passengers incurred, legal experts say
That legal protection, however, only extends as far as OceanGate informed its passengers of the ris…
Erin Snodgrass
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A heart-shaped pendant linked to Henry VIII was dug up on an English farm, pointing to a more romantic side to the Tudor king
The 500-year-old heart-shaped pendant is engraved with the initials H and K, likely representing He…
Marianne Guenot
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Here's what really happened to Mollie Burkhart's family from 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Mollie Burkhart's family dies one by one under mysterious circumstances in "Killers of the Flower M…
Kirsten Acuna
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'America's Stonehenge,' often targeted by conspiracy theorists, was destroyed after a mysterious explosion
The Georgia Guidestones monument was demolished after a detonated blast damaged it. Conspiracy theo…
Lloyd Lee
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Naomi Biden is getting married at the White House. Here's how first family weddings have shaped American history.
Joe Biden's granddaughter Naomi is getting married at the White House this month. It will be the 19…