Known as caligae, these sandals were worn by Roman soldiers primarily in the first century C.E. and provided traction as they traveled over rough terrain.

After an arson attack on June 11, 2024, several mummies in the crypt of St. Michan's Church suffered permanent damage — including an 800-year-old mummy known as the Crusader.

Abigail Arnold died in 1869 at the age of 93 — and she has allegedly haunted “The Conjuring” House in Rhode Island ever since.

In May 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed just minutes after departing Chicago's O'Hare Airport, killing 273 people and sparking a wave of new airline safety regulations.

Found in a well at a Spanish monastery, this 1,900-year-old votive altar was dedicated to a mysterious Basque deity known as Larrahe.

Kevin succeeded the previous record holder, Zeus, after the latter's tragic death last year at the age of three.

Mammoth bones discovered at a site in eastern Siberia nearly 100 years ago were believed to be a natural accumulation, possibly resulting from a mass extinction event. New research suggests the bones were instead deposited by humans over the course of 800 years.

Ever since metal detectorist Bob Jemmett found "Nobby" six years ago, the figure has been his "constant companion," but now he's selling it to make improvements to his home.

The hoodwinker sunfish was first described by marine biologist Marianne Nyegaard in 2017, but the one that washed ashore in Oregon this month may be the largest ever observed.

Just weeks after emerging from hibernation, a white grizzly bear known as Nakoda was fatally struck by a vehicle — 12 hours after her cubs were killed in a separate incident.

In a sacred area at the ancient site of Ostia Antica, researchers found a wealth of remarkably well-preserved artifacts at the bottom of a 10-foot-deep well.