Derek Kieper, The Anti-Seatbelt Advocate Who Died In A Car Accident Alejo Reinoso/Unsplash Derek Kieper was one of three people in a car that overturned, but he was the only fatality — because he wasn’t wearing a seat belt. In 2004, University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior Derek Kieper published an editorial in the Daily Nebraskan titled “Individual Rights Buckle Under Seat Belt Laws.” In the article, Kieper wrote, “I’m from the school of thought where everyone should have the right to do as they please as long as they are not infringing on the rights of other people… No law, or set of laws, has made the government more intrusive and ridiculous than seat belt legislation.

From Pompeii to King Tut's Tomb, discover some of history's most interesting archaeological discoveries and sites. Voynich Manuscript Since its discovery in 1912 (discovery meaning a book dealer bought it and realized its significance), the Voynich manuscript has baffled scientists, historians and cryptographers everywhere. The languages aren’t ones that are commonly used, and many of them have no translation available today. Even codebreakers from both World War I and World War II tried and failed to decipher its meaning.

Inside the world's second largest carnival, the Barranquilla Carnival in Colombia, a fantastic madhouse of dance and partying.While carnival revelers’ eyes usually turn to Rio de Janeiro in February, the Colombian city of Barranquilla simultaneously hosts its own carnival, the second-largest in the world and an increasingly popular alternative to its Brazilian counterparts. In this exuberant celebration of Colombian and costeño traditions, masquerade parades follow street dances, popular gatherings, and theatrical performances.

In 1917, Walter Yeo became the first man ever to receive modern plastic surgery.The photo on the right shows Yeo during treatment, and the photo on the left shows him after treatment was completed. Wikimedia Commons A woman named Agnes Roberge makes plaster cast masks of patient's faces.Taken at the Christie Street Hospital in Toronto, 1944. Library Archives Canada Patient identified as Sgt. Butcher receives treatment for his war wounds.

Just before Leo, Brad, Charlize, and Keanu became untouchable, they partied their hearts out in an L.A. free of TMZ and camera phones in every pocket. Hollywood's early 1990s power couple, Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, attend photographer Herb Ritts' birthday party. Sept. 18, 1990.Barry King/WireImage/Getty Images Keanu Reeves at the premiere for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey at the Hollywood Palladium on July 11, 1991.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo DiCaprio, who became friends while filming The Basketball Diaries.