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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

The Bizarre History Of Tyrian Purple, The Ancient Royal Dye Worth More Than Gold

The Bizarre History Of Tyrian Purple, The Ancient Royal Dye Worth More Than Gold

A deep, vibrant pigment, Tyrian purple was extracted from the mucus of sea snails and used to clothe elites in the ancient world — but the process to make it has since been lost to time.

The Story Behind Brian Sweeney’s Heartbreaking Final Voicemail To His Wife On 9/11

The Story Behind Brian Sweeney’s Heartbreaking Final Voicemail To His Wife On 9/11

Just three minutes before his plane crashed into the World Trade Center on 9/11, former Navy pilot and Desert Storm veteran Brian D. Sweeney called his wife Julie and left a haunting final voicemail to say goodbye.

A New Study Suggests That Egypt’s Famous ‘Screaming Woman’ Likely Died In Agony

A New Study Suggests That Egypt’s Famous ‘Screaming Woman’ Likely Died In Agony

The 3,500-year-old mummy was found with her mouth open in an apparent scream, and researchers believe that she may have been frozen that way since the very moment she died.

12,000-Year-Old Carvings Found At Göbekli Tepe May Be The Oldest Lunisolar Calendar In The World

12,000-Year-Old Carvings Found At Göbekli Tepe May Be The Oldest Lunisolar Calendar In The World

The creation of what could be history's first lunisolar calendar may have come in response to a series of comet strikes that devastated Earth some 13,000 years ago.

The Korowai Tribe, The Isolated Papuan People Who Live In Treehouses — And Allegedly Practice Cannibalism

The Korowai Tribe, The Isolated Papuan People Who Live In Treehouses — And Allegedly Practice Cannibalism

Deep in the remote Papuan jungles of Indonesia, the Korowai tribe is known to kill and consume fellow tribesmen who they believe to be "witches" known as khakhua.

16th-Century Compass That May Have Belonged To Nicolaus Copernicus Unearthed In Poland

16th-Century Compass That May Have Belonged To Nicolaus Copernicus Unearthed In Poland

The compass was found in Frombork, Poland, where the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lived for 30 years.

The Life Of Susan Schneider, Robin Williams’ Widow — And His Biggest Champion

The Life Of Susan Schneider, Robin Williams’ Widow — And His Biggest Champion

Since Robin Williams died in 2014, his widow Susan Schneider has made it her life's mission to educate the public about the devastating brain disease he had.

John Fisher’s Plane Disappeared During A WW2 Bombing Mission. Now After Eight Decades, Volunteers Have Uncovered Fragments Of His Crash

John Fisher’s Plane Disappeared During A WW2 Bombing Mission. Now After Eight Decades, Volunteers Have Uncovered Fragments Of His Crash

Lieutenant John Fisher was just 21 years old when his plane crashed near Suffolk, England, during a top-secret mission in August 1944.

Archaeologists In Türkiye Unearth A Persian Pot Of Gold That Was Buried 2,400 Years Ago

Archaeologists In Türkiye Unearth A Persian Pot Of Gold That Was Buried 2,400 Years Ago

The hoard of Persian darics found in the ancient city of Notion dates to the fifth century B.C.E. and may have been buried by a soldier just before he met with great misfortune.

Who Wrote The Constitution? The History Of The Surprisingly Messy Constitutional Convention

Who Wrote The Constitution? The History Of The Surprisingly Messy Constitutional Convention

While James Madison is often called the "Father of the Constitution," America's founding document was actually written by a team that included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton.

The True Story Of Doc Holliday, The Gunslinging Dentist Who Became A Wild West Legend

The True Story Of Doc Holliday, The Gunslinging Dentist Who Became A Wild West Legend

From sickly dentist to deadly gunfighter to Tombstone deputy, Doc Holliday became one of the Wild West's most iconic figures before dying at just 36 in 1887.