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Who Killed Chandra Levy? Inside The Enduring Mystery Of The D.C. Intern’s Death

Who Killed Chandra Levy? Inside The Enduring Mystery Of The D.C. Intern’s Death

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Chandra Levy was just 24 years old when she was murdered in Washington, D.C. in May 2001 — and we still don't know who was responsible.
The True Story Of Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker’s Partner In Love And Crime

The True Story Of Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker’s Partner In Love And Crime

Kaleena Fraga
last year
One-half of "Bonnie and Clyde," Clyde Barrow committed robberies and murders with Bonnie Parker until they were killed by a posse of lawmen on May 23, 1934.
Massive Hoard Of More Than 1,500 Medieval Coins Unearthed In Germany’s Black Forest

Massive Hoard Of More Than 1,500 Medieval Coins Unearthed In Germany’s Black Forest

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The coin hoard includes over 1,500 coins which were mostly minted around 1320 in present-day Germany, Switzerland, and France.
Researchers In Mexico Discover A Stone Panel Carved With Maya Glyphs — Including A Reference To A Previously Unknown King

Researchers In Mexico Discover A Stone Panel Carved With Maya Glyphs — Including A Reference To A Previously Unknown King

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Discovered in a sacred pool near the Nohoch Mul pyramid, the stone tablet contains information about the founding of a town and a Maya king named K'awiil Ch'ak Chéen.
Archaeologists In England Uncover An Ancient Roman Mosaic Featuring Fish And Dolphins At The Ruins Of Viroconium

Archaeologists In England Uncover An Ancient Roman Mosaic Featuring Fish And Dolphins At The Ruins Of Viroconium

Kaleena Fraga
last year
While searching for the walls of an ancient Roman building in Wroxeter, England, archaeologists happened upon this 2,000-year-old mosaic featuring brightly-colored marine life in a rare aquatic tableau.
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

Kaleena Fraga
last year
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

Kaleena Fraga
last year
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

Kaleena Fraga
last year
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

Kaleena Fraga
last year
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

Kaleena Fraga
last year
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

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