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Crocodiles are a well known predator. According to Ndiyae's new book, the Nile crocodile has the strongest recorded bite of any animal today. Shutterstock hide caption
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, shown here on Jan. 4, 2021, continues to embrace the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican Party?
Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862. He issued the formal Emancipation Proclamation the following January. Lincoln was under tremendous pressure to withdraw emancipation as a precondition for peace talks with the Confederacy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Lincoln prioritized democracy over his political future. A new biography explains why
Toast was a very small cat, Saha said, but the loudest one he has met. Jonathan Saha hide caption
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka holds his book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida at the Shaw Theatre in London on Oct. 14. On Monday, his novel won the 2022 Booker Prize. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning addresses reporters outside a U.S federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., in 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Chelsea Manning shared secrets with WikiLeaks. Now she's telling her own story
"Usurp? We all surp!" L to R: Otto (Rhys Ifans), Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Criston (Fabien Frankel) discuss the reason for the treason. HBO hide caption
This April 26, 1989, file photo shows Norma McCorvey, left, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, with attorney Gloria Allred in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Greg Gibson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know
Vanessa Williams recreates a scene from the 1963 historical drama Cleopatra, one of many such re-castings in the new photography book Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments. Carell Augustus/Sourcebooks hide caption
This photography book puts Black actors in Hollywood's most iconic movie moments
Journalist Jacob Goldstein traces the advent of paper money back to 1000 AD China. Above, $100 notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Money is 'A Made Up Thing' — but that doesn't change rising inflation
Bella Ramsey stars in the new film Catherine Called Birdy. Alex Bailey/Amazon Prime Video hide caption
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However you feel about Lena Dunham, 'Catherine Called Birdy' is a delight
However you feel about Lena Dunham, 'Catherine Called Birdy' is a delight
Authors Tochi Onyebuchi (left) and Leslye Penelope (right) share their experiences building fantasy worlds in their latest sci-fi novels Goliath and The Monsters We Defy. PR Agency hide caption
Cypress trees, some dead and some living, stand in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Fargo, Ga. Proulx writes about the swamps of Okefenokee in her book. Stephen B. Morton/AP hide caption
In 'Fen, Bog & Swamp,' Annie Proulx pens a history of wetland destruction
Despite her investigative efforts, Laura Krantz (left) has never seen a Sasquatch. That doesn't mean Sasquatch (right) hasn't seen her. Jake Holschuh/Laura Krantz hide caption
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Mesa, Ariz., on Oct. 9. Trump is currently facing two Justice Department investigations, as well as an investigation in the state of Georgia. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Trump sees hate as a civic good, 'N.Y. Times' journalist Maggie Haberman says
Vaemond (Wil Johnson) will probably win his argument, as long as he keeps his head. HBO hide caption
The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
Puppeteer Shoshana Bass created this Baba Yaga puppet, and Maria Pugnetti created the panoramic scroll that makes up the background. Ezra Distler hide caption
GennaRose Nethercott uses folklore to explore a painful, and personal, history
Kayden Phoenix's A La Brava superhero team, whose motto is "Dream big, mija." A La Brava comics hide caption