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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

Norwegian Dad Hiking With His Family Spots Rock Paintings From The Bronze Age

Norwegian Dad Hiking With His Family Spots Rock Paintings From The Bronze Age

Dating back several millennia, these stunning petroglyphs uncovered south of Oslo appear to depict hunting scenes as well as oarsmen rowing in a boat.

Why Rudolf Höss Ranks Among The Holocaust’s Deadliest Perpetrators

Why Rudolf Höss Ranks Among The Holocaust’s Deadliest Perpetrators

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss expanded the camp's operations and pioneered the use of Zyklon B gas chambers, making him responsible for more than 1 million deaths.

How Did The Liberty Bell Crack? Inside The Incredible History Of America’s Most Famous Relic

How Did The Liberty Bell Crack? Inside The Incredible History Of America’s Most Famous Relic

How and why the Liberty Bell cracked is difficult to determine, but there are many theories that explain the origin of the iconic symbol's beloved flaw.

Microscopic Handbag Small Enough To Pass Through The Eye Of A Needle Sells For $63,000

Microscopic Handbag Small Enough To Pass Through The Eye Of A Needle Sells For $63,000

The handbag, created by Brooklyn creative collective MSCHF, is based on Louis Vuitton's "OnTheGo" tote.

Scientists Say Cuts On Prehistoric Shinbone Could Be Earliest Evidence Of Human Cannibalism

Scientists Say Cuts On Prehistoric Shinbone Could Be Earliest Evidence Of Human Cannibalism

The marks on the 1.5 million-year-old bone suggest that a stone tool was used to remove muscle from bone.

How Susan Atkins Became One Of The Manson Family’s Grisliest Killers

How Susan Atkins Became One Of The Manson Family’s Grisliest Killers

Susan Atkins fell in love with Charles Manson the minute she met him in San Francisco. She loved him so much that she obeyed his orders to kill.

Italian Police Are Looking For A Tourist Who Was Filmed Carving Names Into Rome’s Colosseum

Italian Police Are Looking For A Tourist Who Was Filmed Carving Names Into Rome’s Colosseum

The tourist could face a fine of at least $15,000 and a prison term of up to five years for defacing the historic site in Rome.

Ancient Stonehenge-Like Site Discovered In The Netherlands That May Have Functioned As A Solar Calendar

Ancient Stonehenge-Like Site Discovered In The Netherlands That May Have Functioned As A Solar Calendar

Archaeologists excavating an ancient religious sanctuary discovered a large burial mound that seemed to serve as a solar calendar, leading some to dub it the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands."

Why The Smallpox Blankets Myth Looms Large In American History

Why The Smallpox Blankets Myth Looms Large In American History

While smallpox blankets may be a popularly accepted truth in American history, there is just one recorded case of colonists giving disease-infected blankets to Indigenous Americans.

33 Stunning Images Of Claudia Cardinale — And The Little-Known Story Behind The 1960s Sex Symbol

33 Stunning Images Of Claudia Cardinale — And The Little-Known Story Behind The 1960s Sex Symbol

Born in Tunis, Tunisia to Sicilian immigrants in 1938, Claudia Cardinale never intended to become a movie star — but fate had other plans.