The most opulent airship of its day, the Hindenburg was destroyed when it burst into flames without warning and crashed in New Jersey on May 6, 1937.When the Hindenburg was first launched in Friedrichshafen, Germany in March 1936, it was the largest rigid airship ever constructed. It measured a staggering 804 feet long — just 80 feet shy of the doomed British passenger liner Titanic — and could reach a maximum speed of 84 miles per hour.

Also known as Bruddah Iz, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole captivated people across the globe with his rendition of "Over The Rainbow" before dying in June 1997.Universal MusicKnown for his version of “Over the Rainbow,” Israel Kamakawiwo’ole became one of Hawaiian music’s most iconic singers before his tragic death at just 38 in 1997. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole could serenade an entire room into awestruck silence with only his voice and a ukulele. Before the beloved Hawaiian singer-songwriter also known as “Bruddah Iz” died at just 38 in 1997, he had that effect on people around the world time and again, thanks in large part to his iconic rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Long pursuing a state of their own, Kurdish women are fighting back ISIS and gaining many fans in the West.Female Peshmergas on their base at the border between Syria and Iraq. These female fighters are motivated by the words of Abdullah Ocalan, head of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), who promotes Marxist thought and empowerment of women. Source: Newsha Tavakolian/TIME To an ISIS militant, one of the worst things that could transpire in combat is not just being killed, but being killed by a woman.

Standing 29,032 feet tall, Mount Everest is famous for being the highest peak in the world, but there's far more to this natural wonder than its height.Mount Everest looms — quite literally — as one of the most fascinating places on Earth. For centuries, this mountain has inspired awe and drawn countless climbers hoping to scale its summit. One part of Everest’s allure is its striking beauty. The other is its danger.

When researchers gave the octopuses a dose of MDMA similar to what a human would take, their personalities did a complete 180. Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological LaboratoryA California two-spot octopus at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. Researchers gave the party drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, to octopuses in the name of science – and got some startling results. In a study published in Current Biology, scientists revealed that when octopuses are given MDMA they react pretty much the same way humans would.