This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

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This story originally published in the September 1999 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. In the medical room far behind the chutes, cowboys were ...

Mundus, an eccentric charter boat shark hunter since the 1950s, led a fishing trip that landed an estimated 4,550-pound great white off Long Island in 1964. Benchley read the news reports, and the big ...

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National Geographic's top destinations annual list is back for "Best of the World 2026." Twenty-five locations, from all around the world, have been selected as the top picks for the most unique ...

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