At 91, He Fell 71 Times. He Still Reclaimed the Appalachian Trail Record
At 91, Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders had already done something most people would consider impossible: complete the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Then he decided to…
He Survived Hiroshima. Three Days Later, He Faced Another Atomic Bomb
Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb used in warfare exploded over the city. He survived the blast with severe…
She Vanished at Age One. 51 Years Later, DNA Found Her
On August 23, 1971, a one-year-old girl disappeared from Fort Worth, Texas, after a woman claiming to be a babysitter came to take care of her. For…
The Pilot Who Survived the Bermuda Triangle—and Said He Flew 100 Miles Into the Unknown
On December 4, 1970, pilot Bruce Gernon flew from the Bahamas toward Florida with his father and a business partner. What began as a routine trip soon…
172 Runners Started This Race. 21 Never Made It Back
At 9 a.m. on May 22, 2021, 172 runners started a 100-kilometer ultramarathon through the spectacular Yellow River Stone Forest in northwestern China. The course climbed into…
Born Days Ago: California Triplets Nearly Match a Guinness World Record
Nyla Craft thought she was preparing to welcome another baby. Then an ultrasound revealed something she never expected: there were three. When the boys finally arrived in…
They Claimed 9-Foot Giants Once Lived Here. The Skeletons Told a Different Story
For generations, Northern Paiute traditions told of the Si-Te-Cah, a feared people associated with the Nevada landscape around Lovelock. Later accounts transformed the story into something far…
A Routine Trip to the Vet Became a Woman’s Chance to Escape
For two days, Carolyn Reichle was allegedly trapped inside her own home with a man who had a gun. She couldn’t call police, couldn’t simply walk out…
She Came to Care for Three Dogs. She Never Made It Home
She went to a Texas home to do something completely ordinary: watch three dogs. Minutes later, 23-year-old Madison Riley Hull was fighting for her life in the…
Four Men Were Trapped Underwater. Their Rescuers Were Told Not to Go In
Five commercial divers went underwater off Trinidad on February 25, 2022, expecting to carry out maintenance on an oil pipeline at the Paria Fuel Trading Company facility….