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A Tourist In Pompeii Was Just Arrested For Carving His Name Into A 2,200-Year-Old Wall

A Tourist In Pompeii Was Just Arrested For Carving His Name Into A 2,200-Year-Old Wall

The tourist from Kazakhstan carved the letters "ALI" into a plaster wall at the House of Ceii before authorities stopped him, and now he will have to pay for repairs to the ancient structure.
500-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Fossils Have Been Unearthed In Morocco — And They’re Almost Perfectly Preserved

500-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Fossils Have Been Unearthed In Morocco — And They’re Almost Perfectly Preserved

The trilobites were preserved thanks to the volcanic ash they were buried in — and they've now been nicknamed the "Pompeii trilobites."
A U.S. Prisoner Of War’s Remains Have Finally Been Identified From The 1942 Bataan Death March

A U.S. Prisoner Of War’s Remains Have Finally Been Identified From The 1942 Bataan Death March

Just months after the Bataan Death March, Joseph C. Murphy died in a horrific prisoner of war camp — and was buried among countless other deceased soldiers.
The Haunting Story Of How Maribel Ramos Was Murdered By Her Disturbed Roommate

The Haunting Story Of How Maribel Ramos Was Murdered By Her Disturbed Roommate

Maribel Ramos' roommate KC Joy became obsessed with her after she rejected his romantic advances — then that obsession turned deadly.
Scientists Just Found 34,000-Year-Old Active Termite Mounds In South Africa — And They’re The Oldest Ever Discovered

Scientists Just Found 34,000-Year-Old Active Termite Mounds In South Africa — And They’re The Oldest Ever Discovered

Before this discovery in Namaqualand, South Africa, the oldest known termite mounds on Earth dated back just 4,000 years.
Bonnie And Clyde’s ‘Death Car’: The Ford That Was Left With 120 Bullet Holes After Police Ambushed The Couple

Bonnie And Clyde’s ‘Death Car’: The Ford That Was Left With 120 Bullet Holes After Police Ambushed The Couple

After Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow died in a hail of bullets in May 1934, the V8 Ford they were driving became an instant tourist attraction — and it still draws crowds to this day.
This Newly Discovered Horned Dinosaur Is The ‘Largest And Most Ornate’ Of Its Kind Ever Found

This Newly Discovered Horned Dinosaur Is The ‘Largest And Most Ornate’ Of Its Kind Ever Found

The Lokiceratops rangiformis, whose relatives include the Triceratops, roamed what is now North America over 78 million years ago.
The Horrific Story Of Scott Pettigrew, The ‘Tenant From Hell’ Who Murdered His Elderly Roommate

The Horrific Story Of Scott Pettigrew, The ‘Tenant From Hell’ Who Murdered His Elderly Roommate

In 2016, 66-year-old Anita Cowen filed a restraining order against her roommate Scott Pettigrew, alleging that he was terrorizing her in her own home. Days later, Cowen’s dead body was found floating in her pool.
Researchers In The Amazon Discover A Piranha-Like Fish With An ‘Eye Of Sauron’ Marking

Researchers In The Amazon Discover A Piranha-Like Fish With An ‘Eye Of Sauron’ Marking

The orange coloring and distinctive black line down the center of the creature's body are reminiscent of the Eye of Sauron, the fearsome Lord of the Rings villain.
Bronze Age Shipwreck Discovered In The Mediterranean Is The Oldest Ever Found In The Deep Sea

Bronze Age Shipwreck Discovered In The Mediterranean Is The Oldest Ever Found In The Deep Sea

The ship likely sank between 1400 and 1300 B.C.E., and it's providing new insight into how ancient mariners traveled.
1,500-Year-Old Lorica Squamata Armor Worn By A Soldier In The Roman Legions Has Been Restored To Its Former Glory

1,500-Year-Old Lorica Squamata Armor Worn By A Soldier In The Roman Legions Has Been Restored To Its Former Glory

Worn by a warrior in the 15th Legion during the decades just before Rome fell in 476 C.E., this armor was found near a castle along what was the Empire's eastern border in present-day Türkiye.