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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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Parrots Trained To Make Video Calls With Their Feathered Friends Are Less Lonely, Study Finds

Parrots Trained To Make Video Calls With Their Feathered Friends Are Less Lonely, Study Finds

The calls helped otherwise-isolated parrots create social bonds, boosting their confidence and making them calmer.

Scold’s Bridle, The Torture Device Used To Silence Women In The Middle Ages

Scold’s Bridle, The Torture Device Used To Silence Women In The Middle Ages

From the 16th until the 19th century, women accused of being scolds, shrews, or having "loose morals" were often fitted masks known as Scold's Bridles that held their tongues with an iron gag.

33 Photos That Reveal The Utter Devastation Of The Lebanese Civil War

33 Photos That Reveal The Utter Devastation Of The Lebanese Civil War

Sparked by years of growing tension between different religious, political, and socioeconomic groups, the Lebanese Civil War exploded in 1975 — and endured for 15 turbulent years.

Miriam Rodríguez Dedicated Her Life To Finding Her Daughter’s Killers — And Then Was Murdered Herself

Miriam Rodríguez Dedicated Her Life To Finding Her Daughter’s Killers — And Then Was Murdered Herself

Miriam Rodríguez spent years tracking down her daughter's killers, one by one, until she was murdered on Mother's Day in 2017.

A Scoreboard Used By The Maya During An Ancient Ball Game Was Just Discovered Among Mexican Ruins

A Scoreboard Used By The Maya During An Ancient Ball Game Was Just Discovered Among Mexican Ruins

The scoreboard, which features two figures standing near a ball as well as hieroglyphic writing, is thought to be 1,100 years old.

Inside The Real Lives Of America’s First Ladies In 37 Little-Known Facts

Inside The Real Lives Of America’s First Ladies In 37 Little-Known Facts

From the heartwarming to the macabre, these interesting facts about U.S. first ladies weren't taught in any history class.

930-Year-Old Native American Canoe Pulled Out Of North Carolina Lake

930-Year-Old Native American Canoe Pulled Out Of North Carolina Lake

This 28-foot boat sat just five five beneath the surface of Lake Waccamaw for nearly a millennium before three local teens uncovered it by accident while going for a swim.

33 Of History’s Most Infamous Female Serial Killers And Their Grisly Crimes

33 Of History’s Most Infamous Female Serial Killers And Their Grisly Crimes

Murder isn't just a man's world — and these disturbing true stories of female serial killers are all the proof you need.

The Forgotten Story Of Frank Wills, The Security Guard Who Foiled The Watergate Break-In

The Forgotten Story Of Frank Wills, The Security Guard Who Foiled The Watergate Break-In

On June 17, 1972, Frank Wills discovered burglars in the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate hotel, setting off a sequence of events that led to President Nixon's resignation.

The Double Life Of Philip Markoff, The Medical Student Who Became The ‘Craiglist Killer’

The Double Life Of Philip Markoff, The Medical Student Who Became The ‘Craiglist Killer’

Philip Markoff was a 23-year-old husband-to-be and medical student in Boston who was also soliciting women off Craigslist to rob and murder.

Inside The Horrifying History Of Japanese War Crimes During World War II

Inside The Horrifying History Of Japanese War Crimes During World War II

Experts believe that at least 25 million people died in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with some of the grisliest deaths befalling Chinese civilians who were systematically tortured by the Imperial Japanese Army.