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A Suspect In The Cold Case Murder Of An Arizona Hiker Was Just Identified After 36 Years

A Suspect In The Cold Case Murder Of An Arizona Hiker Was Just Identified After 36 Years

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it's highly likely that Bryan Scott Bennett murdered Catherine "Cathy" Sposito on a hiking trail in Prescott, Arizona, in 1987.
Archaeologists In Mexico Discover 13 Skulls At The Base Of A Maya Pyramid

Archaeologists In Mexico Discover 13 Skulls At The Base Of A Maya Pyramid

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Researchers made the discovery while excavating the Moral-Reforma archaeological site near Tabasco, Mexico, and they believe that the burials date between 600 and 900 C.E.
The Story Of North Brother Island, The Abandoned New York City Quarantine Site That No One’s Allowed To Visit

The Story Of North Brother Island, The Abandoned New York City Quarantine Site That No One’s Allowed To Visit

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Once the site of a sprawling quarantine compound that housed Typhoid Mary in the early 20th century, North Brother Island was abandoned in 1963, leaving its 25 crumbling buildings frozen in time.
The Murky Origins Of ‘Rule Of Thumb’ And Why It’s Been Erroneously Associated With Domestic Abuse

The Murky Origins Of ‘Rule Of Thumb’ And Why It’s Been Erroneously Associated With Domestic Abuse

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The expression "rule of thumb" has innocuous origins — but many believe that it derives from 18th-century laws about husbands being allowed to beat their wives.
Sprawling Gothic Graveyard Filled With Grave Goods Discovered By Chance In Poland

Sprawling Gothic Graveyard Filled With Grave Goods Discovered By Chance In Poland

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The cemetery dates from the 4th century C.E. and contains dozens of graves as well as amber beads and silver jewelry.
300,000-Year-Old Pointy Stick Found In Germany Is Among Oldest Documented Wooden Tools Made By Early Humans

300,000-Year-Old Pointy Stick Found In Germany Is Among Oldest Documented Wooden Tools Made By Early Humans

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The stick, intricately carved and discovered in Germany, was possibly used as a throwing tool to stun animals.
This Spotless Giraffe, Thought To Be The Only One In The World, Was Just Born At A Tennessee Zoo

This Spotless Giraffe, Thought To Be The Only One In The World, Was Just Born At A Tennessee Zoo

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Zookeepers said that it's probably for the best that the spotless baby giraffe was born in captivity, since wild giraffes use their famous spots as camouflage.
‘A Really Incredible Discovery’: This Centuries-Old Secret Room Was Just Discovered In Ireland’s Johnstown Castle

‘A Really Incredible Discovery’: This Centuries-Old Secret Room Was Just Discovered In Ireland’s Johnstown Castle

Kaleena Fraga
last year
The secret room is just the latest discovery at the Wexford County, Ireland castle, as restorations at the site also uncovered a secret room under another lakeside tower last year.
Behind The Iron Curtain: 55 Photos Of Life In The U.S.S.R. In The 1960s And 1970s

Behind The Iron Curtain: 55 Photos Of Life In The U.S.S.R. In The 1960s And 1970s

Kaleena Fraga
last year
When an American professor had the chance to travel extensively throughout the Soviet Union during the Cold War, he was astounded by what he saw — and took as many pictures as he could.
How The Terrifying Enfield Haunting Inspired ‘The Conjuring 2’

How The Terrifying Enfield Haunting Inspired ‘The Conjuring 2’

Kaleena Fraga
last year
Between 1977 and 1979, a seemingly ordinary London home was allegedly tormented by the Enfield poltergeist in one of England's most infamous cases of paranormal activity.
Inside The Invention Of The Internet — And When It Really Started

Inside The Invention Of The Internet — And When It Really Started

Kaleena Fraga
last year
From Nikola Tesla's dreams of a "world wireless system" to Tim Berners-Lee's creation of the World Wide Web, dive into the surprisingly long history of when the internet was invented.