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25 Death Masks Of Historically Important People That Are As Fascinating As They Are Creepy

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25 Death Masks Of Historically Important People That Are As Fascinating As They Are Creepy

Death masks — made out of a wax or plaster cast put on a dead person’s face — have long been part of human history. Below, morgue workers make a death mask of notorious Depression-era gangster John Dillinger, who died in a shootout with FBI agents on July 22, 1934. Brandstaetter Images / Getty Images … Read more

Fascinating moment when the sun swallows the 'Halloween comet'

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Fascinating moment when the sun swallows the 'Halloween comet'

NASA has captured the moment the sun swallows the 'Great Halloween Comet'. The agency's probe watched the comet rise directly into the sun's fiery orbit and disintegrate without a trace on Monday. Astronomers discovered C/2024 S1 ATLAS in September, giving it the nickname because it approached days before Halloween. Models predicted the comet would outshine … Read more