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Inside 11 Of The Strangest Cases Of Mass Hysteria Throughout History

Inside 11 Of The Strangest Cases Of Mass Hysteria Throughout History

From the laughing epidemic of 1962 to the killer clown scare of 2016, these cases of mass hysteria show just how bizarre — and dangerous — this psychological phenomenon can be.
Authorities In Canada Have Arrested Sabrina Kauldhar After She Murdered Three Victims In Three Days

Authorities In Canada Have Arrested Sabrina Kauldhar After She Murdered Three Victims In Three Days

Thirty-year-old Sabrina Kauldhar senselessly murdered her victims in a series of sudden attacks across multiple cities in Ontario starting on October 1.
Metal Detectorists On The Isle Of Man Discover Hoard Of 1,000-Year-Old Viking Coins

Metal Detectorists On The Isle Of Man Discover Hoard Of 1,000-Year-Old Viking Coins

The silver coins feature images of rulers like Edward the Confessor and Canute, the Viking king who united England, Denmark, and Norway under the North Sea Empire.
Inside The Devastating Accident That Left Christopher Reeve Paralyzed From The Neck Down

Inside The Devastating Accident That Left Christopher Reeve Paralyzed From The Neck Down

Christopher Reeve, the actor who rose to fame as Superman, fell from his horse in 1995, broke two vertebrae in his neck, and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Did Czar Ivan IV Really Kill His Heir As Depicted In The Chilling Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan’?

Did Czar Ivan IV Really Kill His Heir As Depicted In The Chilling Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan’?

Ilya Repin's 1885 painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" shows Ivan IV, the first Russian czar, cradling his dying son after bludgeoning him, but historians are divided as to whether this murder ever really happened.
Divers In Sicily Begin Salvaging The Ancient Greek Ship Gela II That Was Carrying The Legendary Metal Orichalcum

Divers In Sicily Begin Salvaging The Ancient Greek Ship Gela II That Was Carrying The Legendary Metal Orichalcum

Dating to the 5th century B.C.E., Gela II measures approximately 50 feet long and 16 feet wide, which enabled it to carry large amounts of cargo, including the mythic metal orichalcum that's been linked to Atlantis.
Police In Arkansas Just Identified Billy Jack Lincks As The Main Suspect In The 1995 Disappearance Of Morgan Nick

Police In Arkansas Just Identified Billy Jack Lincks As The Main Suspect In The 1995 Disappearance Of Morgan Nick

Six-year-old Morgan Nick vanished from a Little League ballpark in Alma, Arkansas on June 9, 1995. Now, more than 29 years later, police have found DNA evidence linking Billy Jack Lincks to the disappearance.
Historians Discover A 129-Year-Old Tugboat Wreck In Lake Michigan Just Five Minutes Into Their Search

Historians Discover A 129-Year-Old Tugboat Wreck In Lake Michigan Just Five Minutes Into Their Search

Just minutes into their planned three-day search, two maritime historians discovered the wreckage of the tugboat John Evenson 42 feet beneath the surface of Lake Michigan, where it sank in 1895.
Archaeologists Just Found Remains From Fregellae, A City Razed By Rome After Its Citizens Demanded Equal Rights

Archaeologists Just Found Remains From Fregellae, A City Razed By Rome After Its Citizens Demanded Equal Rights

In 125 B.C.E., the ancient city of Fregellae in modern-day Italy was destroyed when it rebelled against Rome. Now, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of this violent revolt, including fire-damaged structures, a military camp, and signs of economic devastation.
This 3,600-Year-Old Mummy Found In China Had The World’s Oldest Cheese Around Its Neck

This 3,600-Year-Old Mummy Found In China Had The World’s Oldest Cheese Around Its Neck

While the ancient dairy product was described as "really dry, dense, and hard dust," it was once soft kefir cheese made from the milk of both cows and goats.
A New Study Proposes That Pollen Allergies May Have Driven Woolly Mammoths To Extinction

A New Study Proposes That Pollen Allergies May Have Driven Woolly Mammoths To Extinction

Researchers theorize that woolly mammoths may have gone extinct due to pollen allergies triggered by climate change, which impaired their ability to find mates, detect predators, and locate food.