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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.

Recent Posts

Firefighters Rescue 13-Year-Old Blind Dog After It Stumbled Into A 15-Foot Hole

Firefighters Rescue 13-Year-Old Blind Dog After It Stumbled Into A 15-Foot Hole

The dog, Cesar, tumbled down a pit at a Pasadena construction site but was safely rescued by local firefighters.

Archaeologists In Israel Unearth Evidence Of History’s Earliest Opium Use In A Bronze Age Burial Site

Archaeologists In Israel Unearth Evidence Of History’s Earliest Opium Use In A Bronze Age Burial Site

Experts suspect that ancient people in Israel used opium to enter an "ecstatic state" during a loved one's funeral.

‘The Stuff Of Nightmares’: New Zealand Boy Finds A Three-Foot Earthworm In His Backyard

‘The Stuff Of Nightmares’: New Zealand Boy Finds A Three-Foot Earthworm In His Backyard

New Zealand has hundreds of varieties of earthworms, some of them quite large, but most live far away from human society.

A Thai Woman Dubbed ‘Bleach Mom’ Was Just Sentenced To Death For Poisoning Her Own Kids To Solicit Donations

A Thai Woman Dubbed ‘Bleach Mom’ Was Just Sentenced To Death For Poisoning Her Own Kids To Solicit Donations

Nattiwan Rakkunjet tried to tell doctors her kids were suffering from a seafood allergy — but she had been slowly poisoning them both.

A Woman Just Sued San Francisco Police For Using DNA From Her Rape Kit To Charge Her With A Crime

A Woman Just Sued San Francisco Police For Using DNA From Her Rape Kit To Charge Her With A Crime

Though federal law prohibits using DNA from victims in the national Combined DNA Index System, states and cities often retain DNA in their own databases.

Renowned Archaeologist Claims That He May Have Found The Lost Mummy Of Queen Nefertiti

Renowned Archaeologist Claims That He May Have Found The Lost Mummy Of Queen Nefertiti

Queen Nefertiti lived in ancient Egypt between 1370 and 1330 B.C.E and was the mother of Tutankhamun, or King Tut.

Teen Trafficking Victim Who Killed Her Alleged Rapist Ordered To Pay $150,000 To His Family

Teen Trafficking Victim Who Killed Her Alleged Rapist Ordered To Pay $150,000 To His Family

Pieper Lewis, 17, was also sentenced to five years of probation for killing 38-year-old Zachary Brooks on June 1, 2020.

Myrtle Brown Disappeared 32 Years Ago — And A Segment On NBC Helped Her Family Find Out What Happened To Her

Myrtle Brown Disappeared 32 Years Ago — And A Segment On NBC Helped Her Family Find Out What Happened To Her

Myrtle Brown's family last heard from her in May 1990, when she left home to visit a friend in New York City.

This Tiny Village In Australia Is Under Siege By A Gang Of 80 Aggressive Kangaroos

This Tiny Village In Australia Is Under Siege By A Gang Of 80 Aggressive Kangaroos

Residents in Maaroom, Australia, have been carrying sticks to defend themselves after at least two people, including an elderly woman, were injured by the kangaroo mob.

Why Indigenous Peoples’ Day Is More Than A Counter-Celebration

Why Indigenous Peoples’ Day Is More Than A Counter-Celebration

First proposed in 1977, Indigenous Peoples' Day aims to replace the increasingly controversial Columbus Day by honoring Native American history.

A Lost Fragment Of A Dead Sea Scroll Was Just Discovered — In A Montana Living Room

A Lost Fragment Of A Dead Sea Scroll Was Just Discovered — In A Montana Living Room

This tiny papyrus fragment is 2,700 years old and is one of just three that has ever been discovered from the First Temple Period.