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DNA Evidence Confirms Humans and Neanderthals Mated

Ever think that that friend of yours looks kind of like a caveman? Well, new research suggests you might be right.

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Skull Found at Pearl Harbor May Belong to Japanese Pilot

Almost 70 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, an excavation crew may have found the skull of a Japanese pilot who died in action.

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Hitler Deputy’s Bones Exhumed to Stop Neo-Nazi Pilgrimages

Yesterday morning, the bones of Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler’s deputy, were exhumed from his grave in southern Germany. The bones were then cremated and scattered at sea, cemetery administrator Andreas Fabel told the Associated Press. This comes in response to the use of Hess’ grave as a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis.

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A Lucifer By Any Other Name Would Be Legal in New Zealand

Kids can be devils sometimes, can’t they? Well, not in New Zealand, they can’t.

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Herakles, Weary No More: Boston Museum Returning Top Half of Famous Statue to Turkey

At long last, “Weary Herakles” will find his other half.

Erik Schelzig / AP

Just Like High School: Tennessee Lawmaker Carves Initials Into State House Desk

Remember that time that you got really bored in class and carved your initials into the desk? Well, it turns out that’s not such a good idea if you are a member of the government. And if the desk is in the state House chamber.

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Dog Eat Dog: Did Kobayashi Really Break the Hot Dog Eating World Record?

It’s the cat—no, the dog—fight of the week.

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‘I Will Not Be Afraid’: Jaycee Dugard Speaks Out on Kidnapping to ABC News

Jaycee Dugard has spent 18 of the 31 years of her life held in captivity. Kidnapped while walking to school as an 11 year old and freed two years ago, Dugard is now ready to share her story with the world.

Natalie Irish

The Art of a Kiss: Woman Paints Portraits By Puckering Up

Has your grandmother ever planted a big wet kiss on your cheek?

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Return of the Meat-Eaters: Many Lapsed Vegetarians Become ‘Ethical Omnivores’

Are you a vegetarian? Stats say you’re probably a woman. You probably bid adieu to four-legged creatures for ethical reasons. And you’ll probably be a carnivore again in no time.