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Ainsley Brown

Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ainsley Brown is an editorial fellow with All That’s Interesting. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in journalism and geography from the University of Minnesota in 2025, where she was a research assistant in the Griffin Lab of Dendrochronology. She was previously a staff reporter for The Minnesota Daily, where she covered city news and worked on the investigative desk.

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Archaeologists Discover Gold Brooch And Rare Jade Stone While Excavating Ancient Troy

Archaeologists Discover Gold Brooch And Rare Jade Stone While Excavating Ancient Troy

The gold brooch, jade stone, and bronze pin found at Troy date back to 2500 B.C.E. — 1,300 years before the legendary Trojan War.

Dimitrios Itsios, The Greek World War II Hero Who Almost Single-Handedly Killed 232 Nazis

Dimitrios Itsios, The Greek World War II Hero Who Almost Single-Handedly Killed 232 Nazis

Dimitrios Itsios was defending the Greek border when the Nazis invaded in April 1941, and he was able to slow down this much larger force despite having only a small contingent of men.

Alert, Canada: The Tiny Canadian Outpost That’s Considered The Northernmost Human Settlement On Earth

Alert, Canada: The Tiny Canadian Outpost That’s Considered The Northernmost Human Settlement On Earth

Located 500 miles from the North Pole, Alert is a Canadian military and scientific base in the Nunavut territory that hosts a rotating population of roughly 55 people.

Archaeologists In Boston Are Uncovering The Neighborhood That Was Destroyed During The Battle Of Bunker Hill

Archaeologists In Boston Are Uncovering The Neighborhood That Was Destroyed During The Battle Of Bunker Hill

Archaeologists have unearthed everything from pottery workshops to cannonballs to a tavern so rife with artifacts frozen in time that experts are calling it "Boston's very own Pompeii."

Inside The Tragic Life And Death Of Bobby Driscoll, The Original Voice Actor For Disney’s <em>Peter Pan</em>

Inside The Tragic Life And Death Of Bobby Driscoll, The Original Voice Actor For Disney’s Peter Pan

Once beloved for starring in movies like Peter Pan, Treasure Island, and Song of the South, Bobby Driscoll eventually developed a debilitating heroin addiction, leading to his untimely demise at age 31.

Archaeologists In Russia Just Unearthed A 2,200-Year-Old Piece Of A Greek Satyr Mask

Archaeologists In Russia Just Unearthed A 2,200-Year-Old Piece Of A Greek Satyr Mask

Found at the ruins of the Greek city of Phanagoria, this terracotta mask fragment still shows stunning details from the second century B.C.E., including a perforation that would have held the strap used to secure the mask as well as blue paint around the eye and red coloring in the beard.

Stephen Stucker Rose To Fame With His Hilarious Role In <em>Airplane!</em> — Then Died From AIDS Six Years Later

Stephen Stucker Rose To Fame With His Hilarious Role In Airplane! — Then Died From AIDS Six Years Later

As the AIDS epidemic ripped through the U.S. in the 1980s, Stephen Stucker became one of the first celebrities to go public with his diagnosis before succumbing to the disease in 1986.

The Dramatic Story Of Tonda Dickerson, The $10 Million Lottery Winner Who Endured Lawsuits, IRS Battles, And Even A Kidnapping Plot

The Dramatic Story Of Tonda Dickerson, The $10 Million Lottery Winner Who Endured Lawsuits, IRS Battles, And Even A Kidnapping Plot

When Waffle House waitress Tonda Dickerson was tipped a winning Florida lottery ticket in 1999, she thought she would never have to work again. Instead, her entire life was nearly ruined.

Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait Could Break The Record For The Most Expensive Work By A Female Artist To Sell At Auction

Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait Could Break The Record For The Most Expensive Work By A Female Artist To Sell At Auction

Frida Kahlo painted El sueño (La cama) in 1940, and if it brings in more than $44.4 million when it goes up for auction, it will break records.

Paleontologists In Argentina Discover A New Prehistoric Megaraptor — With A Crocodilian Bone Still In Its Mouth

Paleontologists In Argentina Discover A New Prehistoric Megaraptor — With A Crocodilian Bone Still In Its Mouth

Though only 20 percent of the Joaquinraptor casali fossil was recovered, it's one of the most complete skeletons of its kind ever found.