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Kaleena Fraga

A senior staff writer for All That's Interesting since 2021 and co-host of the History Uncovered Podcast, Kaleena Fraga graduated with a dual degree in American History and French Language and Literature from Oberlin College. She previously ran the presidential history blog History First, and has had work published in The Washington Post, Gastro Obscura, and elsewhere. She has published more than 1,200 pieces on topics including history and archaeology. She is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Recent Posts

A Bobcat In Florida Killed And Ate A 13-Foot Python For The First Time On Record

A Bobcat In Florida Killed And Ate A 13-Foot Python For The First Time On Record

Bobcats in Florida have been documented eating python eggs before, but this is the first time that scientists have found proof of a bobcat killing a python.

Inside The Revolutionary Story Of The Storming Of The Bastille — And What Caused It

Inside The Revolutionary Story Of The Storming Of The Bastille — And What Caused It

Angered by the French monarchy's ongoing tyranny, rebels stormed the infamous Bastille prison in Paris, France, on July 14, 1789.

Tourist Suffering From ‘Mental Illness’ Damages Two Of China’s 2,000-Year-Old Terracotta Warriors

Tourist Suffering From ‘Mental Illness’ Damages Two Of China’s 2,000-Year-Old Terracotta Warriors

The Chinese tourist jumped into a pit and "pushed and pulled" at the terracotta warriors, visibly damaging two of them.

Researchers Find Evidence Of Early Birds Nesting In The Arctic Alongside Large Dinosaurs During The Cretaceous Period

Researchers Find Evidence Of Early Birds Nesting In The Arctic Alongside Large Dinosaurs During The Cretaceous Period

The discovery pushes back the record of birds breeding in polar regions around 30 million years.

The Story Of The <em>Lucky Dragon</em>, The Japanese Fishing Boat Accidentally Caught In A U.S. Hydrogen Bomb Test

The Story Of The Lucky Dragon, The Japanese Fishing Boat Accidentally Caught In A U.S. Hydrogen Bomb Test

On March 1, 1954, 23 crew members on the Lucky Dragon were poisoned by radiation when the fallout from the Castle Bravo nuclear test rained down on their ship, which was floating about 80 miles from the detonation site at Bikini Atoll.

The Last Grandson Of John Tyler, The U.S. President Who Took Office In 1841, Just Died At Age 96

The Last Grandson Of John Tyler, The U.S. President Who Took Office In 1841, Just Died At Age 96

Harrison Ruffin Tyler was the son of Lyon Gardiner Tyler, the 13th of President John Tyler's 15 children.

The Real Story Of Sirhan Sirhan: The Troubled Young Man Who Killed Robert Kennedy In 1968

The Real Story Of Sirhan Sirhan: The Troubled Young Man Who Killed Robert Kennedy In 1968

Just after midnight on June 5, 1968, a 24-year-old Palestinian man named Sirhan Sirhan shot and killed presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Life And Death Of Charles Francis Hall, The Arctic Explorer Who May Have Been Poisoned By His Own Crew

The Life And Death Of Charles Francis Hall, The Arctic Explorer Who May Have Been Poisoned By His Own Crew

Charles Francis Hall spent a decade exploring Greenland and studying Inuit culture, but during his final expedition in 1871, he suddenly fell ill after drinking a cup of coffee and accused his crew of poisoning him before he died.

Bakers Just Recreated 5,300-Year-Old Bread That Was Unearthed At A Bronze Age Settlement In Turkey

Bakers Just Recreated 5,300-Year-Old Bread That Was Unearthed At A Bronze Age Settlement In Turkey

This five-inch circular loaf was made with emmer wheat and baked quickly at 300 degrees Fahrenheit, giving it a crisp crust and a soft interior — and now bakers have recreated thousands of edible versions of this millennia-old bread.

Scientists Identify The Oldest Known Evidence Of Humans Using Whale Bones To Make Tools

Scientists Identify The Oldest Known Evidence Of Humans Using Whale Bones To Make Tools

The bone tools are between 14,000 and 20,000 years old and were collected from whales stranded along the Bay of Biscay.

Dorothy Counts, The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Integrated A Charlotte High School In 1957

Dorothy Counts, The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Integrated A Charlotte High School In 1957

Dorothy Counts became the first Black student at Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, but she had to withdraw after just a week due to the vicious racism she faced.