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Titanic Facts That Reveal The Full Story Of The Doomed Ocean Liner

Titanic Facts That Reveal The Full Story Of The Doomed Ocean Liner

Kaleena Fraga
last year
On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank into the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. These facts capture the magnitude of history's most infamous maritime disaster.
Melting Permafrost Is Causing Rivers In Alaska To Turn Orange And Be Acidic As Vinegar

Melting Permafrost Is Causing Rivers In Alaska To Turn Orange And Be Acidic As Vinegar

Kaleena Fraga
last year
At least 75 rivers in Alaska have turned orange so far as permafrost melts and releases minerals like iron into the water.
44 Autochrome Images Of World War I That Bring The Great War To Life

44 Autochrome Images Of World War I That Bring The Great War To Life

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Captured by Albert Kahn's fearless photography team, these early color photos of World War I help reveal the human side of the conflict.
Before Bea Arthur Played Dorothy Zbornak On ‘The Golden Girls,’ She Was A U.S. Marine

Before Bea Arthur Played Dorothy Zbornak On ‘The Golden Girls,’ She Was A U.S. Marine

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Bea Arthur joined the Marine Corps when she was 20 years old and served for more than two years as a driver and dispatcher at a base in North Carolina.
Who Were The Tuskegee Airmen, The Legendary Black American Military Pilots Of World War II?

Who Were The Tuskegee Airmen, The Legendary Black American Military Pilots Of World War II?

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The Tuskegee Airmen fought both fascism and racism during World War II — and became some of the most revered heroes of the conflict.
Hundreds Of Bones From At Least Three Woolly Mammoths Found By An Austrian Man Renovating His Wine Cellar

Hundreds Of Bones From At Least Three Woolly Mammoths Found By An Austrian Man Renovating His Wine Cellar

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The mammoth bones are between 30,000 and 40,000 years old and were well-preserved by the surrounding sediment.
Mat-Making Workshop And Restaurant Discovered Among The Ruins Of Pompeii

Mat-Making Workshop And Restaurant Discovered Among The Ruins Of Pompeii

Kaleena Fraga
last year
A recent excavation in Pompeii has revealed the remains of a mat-making workshop near a restaurant that may have served elite diners.
The Legend Of The Basilisk, The Mythical Rooster-Serpent Hybrid That Can Kill With A Single Look

The Legend Of The Basilisk, The Mythical Rooster-Serpent Hybrid That Can Kill With A Single Look

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Many are familiar with the snakelike basilisk from the Harry Potter series, but the ancient legend of this serpent king describes a monster much different from the one that the young wizard encountered in the Chamber of Secrets.
A Beachgoer Just Happened Upon A Rare Pacific Footballfish That Washed Ashore In Oregon

A Beachgoer Just Happened Upon A Rare Pacific Footballfish That Washed Ashore In Oregon

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Just 31 Pacific footballfish specimens have ever been recorded, leaving scientists largely baffled about these unusual deep-sea creatures.
Archaeologists In England Are Preparing To Excavate A Potential Bronze Age Burial Site Revealed By Peat Erosion

Archaeologists In England Are Preparing To Excavate A Potential Bronze Age Burial Site Revealed By Peat Erosion

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Archaeologists believe peat erosion at Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England, has revealed a 4,000-year-old cist, or ancient coffin.
Archaeologists In Türkiye Uncover Ancient Roman Tomb Guarded By Two Bull Heads Made Of Stone

Archaeologists In Türkiye Uncover Ancient Roman Tomb Guarded By Two Bull Heads Made Of Stone

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Bull heads like these were used throughout ancient Greece and Rome to both ward off evil spirits and symbolize strength and power.