A former US Air Force officer spent $11 million searching for Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane — and may have found it

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Amelia Earhart seated atop the cockpit of the twin-motored, all-metal, Lockheed-Elecktra monoplane, is pictured adjacent to a sonar image of what researchers believe may be the wreckage of her ill-fated flight.
Amelia Earhart seated atop the cockpit of the twin-motored, all-metal, Lockheed-Elecktra monoplane, is pictured adjacent to a sonar image of what researchers believe may be the wreckage of her ill-fated flight.

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Ancient human DNA suggests Columbus may not have brought syphilis to Europe after all

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Ancient remains dating back around 2,000 years suggest a cousin of syphilis spread around South America then, but not the sexually transmitted kind.

Dr. Jose Filippini

Rare postage 'gem' featuring the world's first adhesive stamp to be auctioned for up to $2.5 million in New York

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The May 2, 1840, Penny Black cover

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14 things you won't believe happened 30 years ago

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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain died 30 years ago in 2024.

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10 things turning 100 in 2024, from Band-Aids to Popsicles

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Ready-to-use Band-Aids debuted 100 years ago in 1924.

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  • Sweets like Dum Dums and Popsicles were invented in 1924.
  • The first Winter Olympics were held 100 years ago in Chamonix, France.
  • 2024 will mark the 100th year of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The world has come a long way since 1924.

Nearly 40 years ago, a Japan Airlines crash killed over 500 people, cost the airline millions, and made ridership plummet

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Rescuers searching for survivors at the site of the crash on August 13, 1985.

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5 ways that Republicans have made history — in all the wrong ways — since they took control of the House last year

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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on January 12, 2023.
Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on January 12, 2023.

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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world

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Nellie Bly holds a hat and a bag and wears a long checked jacket and dark dress
Nellie Bly in her traveling dress and coat.

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A fisherman found a 152-year-old shipwreck with his kid, thought it was nothing special, and kept fishing

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Tim Wollak and his 5-year-old daughter Henley.

Tim Wollak

That "presidential look": How fashion can make or break a candidate for the White House

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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with diners at Vinton Family Restaurant in Vinton, Iowa, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. DeSantis was on a two-day trip across Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with diners at Vinton Family Restaurant in Vinton, Iowa, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. DeSantis was on a two-day trip across Iowa.

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