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Shawn Hornbeck, The Kidnapped Boy Behind The 'Missouri Miracle'

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Shawn Hornbeck was held prisoner for more than four years by pizza shop owner Michael Devlin — until he was rescued in January 2007 alongside a second boy named Ben Ownby.FBI/Getty ImagesThis undated handout photo provided by the FBI shows Shawn Hornbeck as he was pictured on a missing person poster from 2002. On Oct. 6, 2002, 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck straddled his lime green bike and headed to a friend’s house near Richwoods, Missouri, a small town just outside of St. Read More...

Spice Girls Photos That Recall Their Meteoric Rise To Fame

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These stunning Spice Girls photos will take you back to a time when "girl power" ruled the world -- all thanks to these five young women.Twenty years ago this month, the Spice Girls released their first single, “Wannabe,” and the world gobbled it up. The single, which sold over 7 million copies, smashed records and catapulted the group to global fame — and criticism. Indeed, some have said that by “reducing” the women’s movement to fashion and all-laughs friendship, the group “[wiped] out feminism for a decade. Read More...

Stonehenge Excavations Reveal Ancient Britons Traveled Far To Feast

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Dr. Richard Madgwick's research indicated that the pigs used for these ancient feasts weren't locally raised, suggesting attendees transported the animals for hundreds of miles as a contribution.Wikimedia CommonsStonehenge, 2008. Stonehenge has fascinated mankind for centuries as to what function the UNESCO World Heritage Site had in ancient societies. Human bone deposits found at Stonehenge suggested the group of obelisks served as an ancient burial site, but a new study points toward the Wiltshire, England site having filled a more celebratory need as well. Read More...

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