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A British Paratrooper Just Survived Crashing Through The Roof Of A California Home From 15,000 Feet

The soldier was conducting a training exercise with American paratroopers stationed at Camp Roberts in California when he crashed into the kitchen of an empty house.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 14, 2021

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A British Paratrooper Just Survived Crashing Through The Roof Of A California Home From 15,000 Feet

The soldier was conducting a training exercise with American paratroopers stationed at Camp Roberts in California when he crashed into the kitchen of an empty house.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 14, 2021

Archaeologists Just Discovered A Massive Medieval Cathedral Complex In Sudan Linked To A Lost Nubian Kingdom

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Makuria reigned as a Christian stronghold in Africa. Now, archaeologists may have just discovered the kingdom's largest cathedral.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 13, 2021

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Archaeologists Just Discovered A Massive Medieval Cathedral Complex In Sudan Linked To A Lost Nubian Kingdom

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Makuria reigned as a Christian stronghold in Africa. Now, archaeologists may have just discovered the kingdom's largest cathedral.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 13, 2021

Croatian Village Plagued By 100 Gigantic Sinkholes Following Massive Earthquake

Villagers in Mečenčani and Borojovići are finding their homes threatened by enormous, unpredictable sinkholes following December's 6.4-magnitude earthquake.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 12, 2021

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Croatian Village Plagued By 100 Gigantic Sinkholes Following Massive Earthquake

Villagers in Mečenčani and Borojovići are finding their homes threatened by enormous, unpredictable sinkholes following December's 6.4-magnitude earthquake.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 12, 2021

This Week In History News, Jul. 4 – 10

Mystery of ancient Greek code solved, rare Picasso work discovered, millennia-old shaman's snake staff unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 9, 2021

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This Week In History News, Jul. 4 – 10

Mystery of ancient Greek code solved, rare Picasso work discovered, millennia-old shaman's snake staff unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • July 9, 2021

Rare Picasso Painting Sells For $150,000 After Sitting Forgotten In A Maine Closet For 50 Years

Pablo Picasso likely made the painting as he prepared to design the stage curtain for the 1919 Russian ballet “Le Tricorne."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 8, 2021

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Rare Picasso Painting Sells For $150,000 After Sitting Forgotten In A Maine Closet For 50 Years

Pablo Picasso likely made the painting as he prepared to design the stage curtain for the 1919 Russian ballet “Le Tricorne."

By Kaleena Fraga • July 8, 2021

A Teen Couple Has Been Arrested For Killing The Girl’s Father — Then Filming Themselves Laughing About The Murder

Sierra Halseth, 16, and her boyfriend Aaron Guerrero, 18, allegedly killed her father because he didn't want them to date anymore.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 1, 2021

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A Teen Couple Has Been Arrested For Killing The Girl’s Father — Then Filming Themselves Laughing About The Murder

Sierra Halseth, 16, and her boyfriend Aaron Guerrero, 18, allegedly killed her father because he didn't want them to date anymore.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 1, 2021

TikToker Accidentally Smells Beautiful Flower Containing Scopolamine — The ‘World’ Scariest Drug’

Raffaela Weyman and her friend were strolling to a friend's party when they stopped to smell the roses. Unfortunately, they weren't roses at all — but a dangerous hallucinogen.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 1, 2021

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TikToker Accidentally Smells Beautiful Flower Containing Scopolamine — The ‘World’ Scariest Drug’

Raffaela Weyman and her friend were strolling to a friend's party when they stopped to smell the roses. Unfortunately, they weren't roses at all — but a dangerous hallucinogen.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 1, 2021

Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 30, 2021

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Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 30, 2021

4,400-Year-Old Staff Shaped Like Snake And Used By Stone Age Shamans Unearthed In Finland

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 30, 2021

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4,400-Year-Old Staff Shaped Like Snake And Used By Stone Age Shamans Unearthed In Finland

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 30, 2021

A Florida Man Is Living Out The Plot Of ‘Up’ And Refusing To Sell His Home To Make Way For A Luxury Development

Orlando Capote owns the last house standing on a block that was previously occupied by modest single-family dwellings. His father bought it in 1989 as his dream house.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 29, 2021

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A Florida Man Is Living Out The Plot Of ‘Up’ And Refusing To Sell His Home To Make Way For A Luxury Development

Orlando Capote owns the last house standing on a block that was previously occupied by modest single-family dwellings. His father bought it in 1989 as his dream house.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 29, 2021

Tiny 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Unearthed In China Has A T.Rex-Like Skull And The Body Of Small Bird

The hummingbird-sized creature is part of the species Enantiornithines, or "opposite birds" and likely evolved from dinosaurs like the velociraptor.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 29, 2021

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Tiny 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Unearthed In China Has A T.Rex-Like Skull And The Body Of Small Bird

The hummingbird-sized creature is part of the species Enantiornithines, or "opposite birds" and likely evolved from dinosaurs like the velociraptor.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 29, 2021

An Abandoned Scottish Village Just Hit The Market For $173,000 — But Locals Say It’s Haunted By The Lady Of Lawers

According to local lore, the 17th-century Lady of Lawers was a Gaelic soothsayer who predicted the village's demise, and her ghost still roams the ruined site.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 28, 2021

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An Abandoned Scottish Village Just Hit The Market For $173,000 — But Locals Say It’s Haunted By The Lady Of Lawers

According to local lore, the 17th-century Lady of Lawers was a Gaelic soothsayer who predicted the village's demise, and her ghost still roams the ruined site.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 28, 2021