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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.

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A Roman Dagger Found On A Swiss Hillside Just Helped Archaeologists Map An Ancient Battlefield

A Roman Dagger Found On A Swiss Hillside Just Helped Archaeologists Map An Ancient Battlefield

The battle was likely fought around 15 B.C.E. between Roman troops and local Suanetes fighters, who lost the bout.

Marine Biologists Recently Spotted A Dolphin With Human-Like ‘Thumbs’

Marine Biologists Recently Spotted A Dolphin With Human-Like ‘Thumbs’

The dolphin's deformed flippers are likely the result of a genetic defect, but the creature is "thriving" nonetheless.

44 Haunting Images Of Skid Row In Los Angeles — And The Tragic History Behind It

44 Haunting Images Of Skid Row In Los Angeles — And The Tragic History Behind It

Since the Great Depression, Skid Row in Los Angeles has been infamous for its condensed homeless population, poverty, and crime.

This Medieval Mace Head Was Just Discovered In Poland By A 12-Year-Old Boy

This Medieval Mace Head Was Just Discovered In Poland By A 12-Year-Old Boy

The mace head, discovered by accident in Wilków, Poland, may date as far back as the 12th century.

Inside The Explosive History Of The Molotov Cocktail, The ‘Poor Man’s Grenade’

Inside The Explosive History Of The Molotov Cocktail, The ‘Poor Man’s Grenade’

From the Winter War to the Soviet invasion of Hungary to the present day, the homemade "bottle bomb" known as the Molotov cocktail has long been a weapon of choice for guerrillas and revolutionaries around the world.

What Is The Bermuda Triangle? Inside The Mysterious Patch Of The Atlantic Where Dozens Of Ships, Planes, And People Have Disappeared

What Is The Bermuda Triangle? Inside The Mysterious Patch Of The Atlantic Where Dozens Of Ships, Planes, And People Have Disappeared

Discover the real stories of calamities, disappearances, and other inexplicable events that have unfolded inside the Bermuda Triangle, the infamous section of the western North Atlantic that's left experts baffled for decades.

‘Shocking Side Of Ancient Slavery’: Prison Bakery Where Enslaved People Toiled Unearthed In Pompeii

‘Shocking Side Of Ancient Slavery’: Prison Bakery Where Enslaved People Toiled Unearthed In Pompeii

Archaeologists also found the remains of three people inside the bakery — likely workers who weren't able to escape when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E.

Paolo Macchiarini, The Celebrity Surgeon Who Pioneered Stem Cell Medicine — Then Became Known As ‘Dr. Death’

Paolo Macchiarini, The Celebrity Surgeon Who Pioneered Stem Cell Medicine — Then Became Known As ‘Dr. Death’

In 2011, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini revolutionized transplant science when he successfully placed the world's first synthetic trachea into a man in Sweden — but soon, his patients began dying in droves.

The Chilling Story Of George Huguely, The Star Lacrosse Player Who Brutally Murdered His Ex-Girlfriend Yeardley Love

The Chilling Story Of George Huguely, The Star Lacrosse Player Who Brutally Murdered His Ex-Girlfriend Yeardley Love

After a two-year relationship filled with abuse that largely went ignored by others, George Huguely murdered Yeardley Love in a drunken rage inside her apartment on May 3, 2010.

Jonathan The Tortoise, The Oldest Animal In The World, Just Turned 191

Jonathan The Tortoise, The Oldest Animal In The World, Just Turned 191

Jonathan the tortoise is estimated to have been born in 1832, which means he's lived through 40 U.S. presidents and eight British monarchs.

Archaeologists In Spain Just Found An Astonishingly Well-Preserved Cave Dwelling That Dates Back To The Stone Age

Archaeologists In Spain Just Found An Astonishingly Well-Preserved Cave Dwelling That Dates Back To The Stone Age

The site's inhabitants belonged to the Magdalenian people that lived in caves across present-day France and Spain between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago.