Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Industrialization Takes Control

Now that factories and mills were being powered by the Falls and the surrounding areas were being powered by tourism, more and more people were flocking to the natural wonder. More people meant more business, but it also meant more problems...

The More You Know

The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.