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Kaleena Fraga

A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Kaleena Fraga has also had her work featured in The Washington Post and Gastro Obscura, and she published a book on the Seattle food scene for the Eat Like A Local series. She graduated from Oberlin College, where she earned a dual degree in American History and French.

Recent Posts

Researchers Just Uncovered Graffiti Carved On A Wooden Door At England’s Dover Castle During The Napoleonic Era

Researchers Just Uncovered Graffiti Carved On A Wooden Door At England’s Dover Castle During The Napoleonic Era

The graffiti depicts ships, initials, and several people being hanged — including one that might be Napoleon himself.

50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones Found In A Russian Cave Contain The Oldest Human Viruses Ever Discovered

50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones Found In A Russian Cave Contain The Oldest Human Viruses Ever Discovered

Not only have researchers identified several of these prehistoric viruses, but they hope to recreate them to see how they compare to modern ones.

Prehistoric Rock Art Of Cattle And Boats Found In Sudan Support ‘Green Sahara’ Theory That This Desert Was Once A Grassland

Prehistoric Rock Art Of Cattle And Boats Found In Sudan Support ‘Green Sahara’ Theory That This Desert Was Once A Grassland

This 5,000-year-old rock art discovered in the Atbai Desert was created just after the region began to turn toward the arid climate that we know today.

The Face Of An Ancient Egyptian Woman Whose Mummified Head Was Sitting In An Australian High School Was Just Recreated By A Forensic Sculptor

The Face Of An Ancient Egyptian Woman Whose Mummified Head Was Sitting In An Australian High School Was Just Recreated By A Forensic Sculptor

Forensic sculptor Jennifer Mann said she came to the "strange realization that I was looking at the face of a real person… She was a human just like me, only we were separated by 2,000 years in time."

17th-Century Coin Hoard Found Under An English Family’s Floor Sells At Auction For $75,000

17th-Century Coin Hoard Found Under An English Family’s Floor Sells At Auction For $75,000

Betty and Robert Fooks were renovating their kitchen in West Dorset when they came across a 400-year-old coin hoard buried right beneath the floor.

Who Was Rachel Koresh, The Doomed Wife Of Branch Davidian Leader David Koresh?

Who Was Rachel Koresh, The Doomed Wife Of Branch Davidian Leader David Koresh?

The only legal wife of polygamous cult leader David Koresh, Rachel Koresh spent her life in the Branch Davidians before dying in the 1993 Waco siege at age 23.

While Preparing For Road Construction In England, Workers Just Happened Upon A Wooden Well From The Bronze Age

While Preparing For Road Construction In England, Workers Just Happened Upon A Wooden Well From The Bronze Age

In addition to the 2,700-year-old well, archaeologists also found struck flint, animal bone, and pottery used for storage and waste.

New Study Suggests That The Poison Of The Colorado River Toad Could Prove To Be An Effective Antidepressant

New Study Suggests That The Poison Of The Colorado River Toad Could Prove To Be An Effective Antidepressant

The Colorado River toad secretes a psychedelic compound known as 5-MeO-DMT, which scientists believe may be an effective treatment for depression and anxiety.

Texas Postman Finds World War II Soldier’s Undelivered Letters In His Truck And Brings Them To His Sister In Arkansas

Texas Postman Finds World War II Soldier’s Undelivered Letters In His Truck And Brings Them To His Sister In Arkansas

After Alvin Gauthier found a series of letters from a World War II soldier named Marion Lamb, he became determined to hand deliver them to the man's surviving family.

New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

Inside Luke Perry’s Death And The Mysterious Stroke That Caused It

Inside Luke Perry’s Death And The Mysterious Stroke That Caused It

Best known for starring in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Riverdale, Luke Perry was just 52 years old when he died of a sudden stroke on March 4, 2019.