Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty ImagesPrince performs in the Netherlands. 1995. Prince could do everything. A drummer, singer, songwriter, prolific guitar player, keyboardist, producer, sex symbol, pop artist, rocker, funk master, and style icon — his life would forever shape the music industry and popular culture. “Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent,” President Obama said in a statement after the artist’s unexpected 2016 death.

The Shocking Mount Everest Death Of World-Class Mountaineer Ueli Steck Wikimedia CommonsUeli Steck successfully climbed Everest in 2012, but died on the mountain five years later. “If you want to climb a high altitude without oxygen, you can’t go higher. That’s why it’s interesting,” Ueli Steck once said about Mount Everest. Out of all the deaths on Mount Everest throughout history, few have been more surprising than the one suffered by Steck.

From famous chiefs like Sitting Bull to fearless leaders like Geronimo, discover the real stories behind the most fabled Native American warriors. Much has been said about the courage of Union soldiers during the American Civil War and the “Greatest Generation” of American troops throughout World War II. Overlooked and forgotten, however, are a litany of Native American warriors who defied the westward expansion of white settlers — and fought to defend their unique and diverse cultures.

Beck Weathers: The Man Who Was Left For Dead Twice On Mount Everest YouTubeBeck Weathers suffered severe frostbite after his ill-fated trip up Mount Everest. In May 1996, eight climbers died on Mount Everest during a tumultuous storm. It was one of the deadliest incidents in the mountain’s recorded history. And at first, many people believed that American climber Beck Weathers was among the victims. After all, he’d been left for dead twice.

Art Made From Recycled Materials: Bike Arch Artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector, who collected the bicycles from the debris piles of nonprofit bicycle organizations, created this bicycle arch. The archway features 300 bikes and was on display in California. Recycled Art: All American Girl American artist Sandhi Schimmel created this image using tax forms and political junk mail. Her other works are created using paper waste including menus, junk mail, greeting cards and advertising brochures.