Legend holds that the lost city of Rungholt was swallowed by the ocean in 1362 as punishment for its inhabitants' sins.Justus LemmResearchers believe they may have identified the lost medieval town of Rungholt. According to legend, the Germanic town of Rungholt was swallowed by the ocean in 1362 after a priest prayed to God to punish its sinful inhabitants. Now, researchers believe that they’ve found trace remains of the doomed town, including a harbor, a drainage system, and the foundation of a church among mudflats in the Wadden Sea.

Creative energy is really harnessed when shared. Such is the case with legendary journalist Hunter S. Thompson and the art of Ralph Steadman.Paul Weedon Creative energy is often really harnessed when shared, and the relationship between Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman is no exception. Virtually anything that Thompson produced during his career featured Steadman’s wonderfully bizarre illustrations, which greatly complemented the out-there, Gonzo brand of journalism that Thompson pioneered in the latter quarter of the 20th century.

Also known as the robber crab and terrestrial hermit crab, the Indo-Pacific coconut crab reigns supreme as the largest arthropod on Earth.Epic Wildlife/YouTubeA coconut crab, also known as a robber crab, climbs a trash can in search of something to eat. “Monstrous.” That was the only word Charles Darwin could find to describe the coconut crab when he first saw one for himself. Of course, anyone who’s ever seen this animal can tell right away that it’s no ordinary crustacean.

Once a thriving industrial region in the United States, the Rust Belt is now blighted by economic decline, population loss, and urban decay. Detroit, MichiganA bustling street in Detroit. Circa 1920s. Public Domain Detroit, MichiganA building on Monroe Avenue in Detroit with plenty of tenants in 1915. At the time, the city was in the midst of rapid population growth, thanks to the nascent automobile industry.Public Domain Detroit, MichiganThe same building on Monroe Avenue in 1989, by then largely shuttered.

On July 27, 1996, security guard Richard Jewell discovered a bomb at Atlanta's Olympic Park. While he was hailed as a hero at first, he soon became the FBI's number-one suspect.During the 1996 Summer Olympics, a security guard named Richard Jewell discovered a bomb in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park on July 27, 1996. Thanks to Jewell’s quick thinking, he was able to evacuate dozens of people just before the bomb exploded, saving untold lives.