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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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Paleontologists Just Found The Remains Of A 36-Million-Year-Old ‘Sea Monster’ In The Peruvian Desert

Paleontologists Just Found The Remains Of A 36-Million-Year-Old ‘Sea Monster’ In The Peruvian Desert

This prehistoric whale ancestor was about the size of a city bus and would have been the most fearsome predator in its ecosystem.

Meet Adelbert Waldron, The Deadliest Sniper Of The Vietnam War

Meet Adelbert Waldron, The Deadliest Sniper Of The Vietnam War

During his single deployment in Vietnam, Staff Sergeant Adelbert F. Waldron III made 109 confirmed kills in just six months, making him the most lethal sniper in the history of the U.S. Army.

The Varangian Guard, The Bloodthirsty Viking Warriors Who Served As The Byzantine Emperor’s Personal Army

The Varangian Guard, The Bloodthirsty Viking Warriors Who Served As The Byzantine Emperor’s Personal Army

For centuries, Vikings traveled from throughout Scandinavia to join the elite Varangian Guard that protected the Eastern Roman Emperor and the city of Constantinople.

Archaeologists Just Discovered A 14th-Century Sarcophagus Beneath The Floor Of Notre Dame

Archaeologists Just Discovered A 14th-Century Sarcophagus Beneath The Floor Of Notre Dame

The sarcophagus likely dates to the 14th century and probably holds a high dignitary who was buried with honors.

The True Story Of The ‘Free State Of Jones,’ The Mississippi County That Seceded From The Confederacy

The True Story Of The ‘Free State Of Jones,’ The Mississippi County That Seceded From The Confederacy

In 1862, Newton Knight deserted the Confederate Army and formed his own company of both free and formerly enslaved men and women to found the Free State of Jones and fight for the Union.

These 8,000-Year-Old Human Remains Found In Portugal Are The Oldest Mummies Ever Discovered

These 8,000-Year-Old Human Remains Found In Portugal Are The Oldest Mummies Ever Discovered

Archaeologists found evidence that the remains from Portugal's Sado Valley were mummified before burial, making them the oldest mummies in the world by about 1,000 years.

When Was The Constitution Written? Inside The Messy History Of America’s Most Famous Living Document

When Was The Constitution Written? Inside The Messy History Of America’s Most Famous Living Document

The U.S. Constitution was written over a four-month period during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 — but it was far from finished when it was signed that September.

A Wooden Bird That Sold At Auction For $100 Actually Belonged To Anne Boleyn — And Is Worth Much More

A Wooden Bird That Sold At Auction For $100 Actually Belonged To Anne Boleyn — And Is Worth Much More

Anne Boleyn adopted the white falcon as her heraldic emblem and had it prominently displayed until her execution in 1536.

A Rampaging Camel Killed Two Men At A Tennessee Petting Zoo

A Rampaging Camel Killed Two Men At A Tennessee Petting Zoo

A camel at Shirley Farms, a petting zoo in Tennessee, escaped its enclosure and attacked multiple people before police arrived on the scene.

The Dramatic Story Of John Wilkes Booth’s Death On A Virginia Tobacco Farm

The Dramatic Story Of John Wilkes Booth’s Death On A Virginia Tobacco Farm

John Wilkes Booth died in agonizing fashion at the hands of Union soldiers in Port Royal, Virginia — two weeks after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre.

9 Of History’s Most Famous Shipwrecks — And How These Doomed Vessels Met Their Ends

9 Of History’s Most Famous Shipwrecks — And How These Doomed Vessels Met Their Ends

From the RMS Titanic to the Queen Anne's Revenge, these shipwrecks remain just as haunting today as they did when they first sank.