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A Decades-Old Taxi License Application May Have Just Helped Police Solve A 1978 Double Murder

A Decades-Old Taxi License Application May Have Just Helped Police Solve A 1978 Double Murder

The murders of 18-year-old Theresa Marcoux and 20-year-old Mark Harnish have remained a mystery for 46 years, but now a man named Timothy Joley has been arrested in connection with their deaths on November 19, 1978.
Archaeologists Uncover A Mass Burial Pit Dating Back To The 12th Century At Leicester Cathedral In England

Archaeologists Uncover A Mass Burial Pit Dating Back To The 12th Century At Leicester Cathedral In England

The 20-foot-deep burial pit holds 123 bodies, and experts are baffled as to how so many people died in such a short amount of time.
Inside The Fascinating History Of Sumo Wrestling, From Its Ritualistic Roots To The Present Day

Inside The Fascinating History Of Sumo Wrestling, From Its Ritualistic Roots To The Present Day

Although sumo wrestling is Japan's national sport today, it started as a Shinto harvest ritual more than 1,500 years ago and once even served as a form of combat training for samurai.
A 1,600-Year-Old Amulet Depicting Solomon Spearing The Devil Was Discovered In Türkiye

A 1,600-Year-Old Amulet Depicting Solomon Spearing The Devil Was Discovered In Türkiye

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in Türkiye uncovered a 1,600-year-old pendant depicting Solomon riding on horseback and attacking the Devil alongside an inscription that reads, "Our Lord defeated evil."
The 3,900-Year-Old Tomb Of An Egyptian Priestess Was Just Found Hidden Behind A Stone Wall 45 Feet Underground

The 3,900-Year-Old Tomb Of An Egyptian Priestess Was Just Found Hidden Behind A Stone Wall 45 Feet Underground

While exploring the tomb of the ancient regional governor Djefaihapi I in Asyut, archaeologists recently discovered the burial of his daughter Idi, a priestess of the goddess Hathor.
More Than 4,500 Unmarked Graves Were Discovered At The Site Of A Former Victorian Workhouse In England

More Than 4,500 Unmarked Graves Were Discovered At The Site Of A Former Victorian Workhouse In England

Most of the remains date back to the site's time as a workhouse for impoverished citizens of Bristol during the Victorian Era.
Researchers Just Confirmed The Story Of Medieval Norway’s ‘Well Man’ Who Was Used As A Biological Weapon

Researchers Just Confirmed The Story Of Medieval Norway’s ‘Well Man’ Who Was Used As A Biological Weapon

The remains of a man found near Norway's Sverresborg Castle may confirm a Norse saga's tale of a victim thrown into a well to poison the water supply during an assault in 1197.
A Book That Was 51 Years Overdue Was Just Returned To A Massachusetts Library

A Book That Was 51 Years Overdue Was Just Returned To A Massachusetts Library

An 1899 copy of The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley, which was checked out of Worcester Public Library in 1973, was finally returned 51 years later.
Inside The Gruesome Murder Of Faith Hedgepeth And The Search For Her Killer

Inside The Gruesome Murder Of Faith Hedgepeth And The Search For Her Killer

Although the police have spent over a decade investigating the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth in her college apartment, they didn't arrest a suspect until 2021 — and there have still been no convictions in the case.
DNA Analysis Of The ‘Bodies Of Pompeii’ Complicates Experts’ Understanding About Who These Victims Were And How They Died

DNA Analysis Of The ‘Bodies Of Pompeii’ Complicates Experts’ Understanding About Who These Victims Were And How They Died

Researchers have uncovered new information that upends previous assumptions about the genders and familial relationships of some of the victims of Mount Vesuvius who perished in Pompeii in 79 C.E.