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A Nazi Sympathizer With Bomb-Making Instructions Just Avoided Jail By Being Sentenced To Read ‘Pride And Prejudice’

Arrested for violating Britain's Terrorism Act, 21-year-old Ben John faced 15 years in prison — and was sent home with some reading material, instead.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 3, 2021

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A Nazi Sympathizer With Bomb-Making Instructions Just Avoided Jail By Being Sentenced To Read ‘Pride And Prejudice’

Arrested for violating Britain's Terrorism Act, 21-year-old Ben John faced 15 years in prison — and was sent home with some reading material, instead.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 3, 2021

Enormous Mass Grave Unearthed In Ukraine Dates Back To Stalin’s Great Purge

Roughly 750,000 died during Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s and many ended up in mass graves across the Soviet Union.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 3, 2021

Enormous Mass Grave Unearthed In Ukraine Dates Back To Stalin’s Great Purge

Roughly 750,000 died during Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s and many ended up in mass graves across the Soviet Union.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 3, 2021

How John Walker Lindh Became The Face Of The ‘American Taliban’

In December 2001, U.S. forces captured an American Taliban fighter named John Walker Lindh in Afghanistan. Though he was soon thrown in prison, the story didn’t end there.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 3, 2021

How John Walker Lindh Became The Face Of The ‘American Taliban’

In December 2001, U.S. forces captured an American Taliban fighter named John Walker Lindh in Afghanistan. Though he was soon thrown in prison, the story didn’t end there.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 3, 2021

Neerja Bhanot, The Hero Of Pan Am Flight 73 Who Sacrificed Herself To Save Hundreds

When hijackers took Pan Am Flight 73 hostage in September 1986, Neerja Bhanot bravely helped passengers escape and was ultimately killed while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 2, 2021

Neerja Bhanot, The Hero Of Pan Am Flight 73 Who Sacrificed Herself To Save Hundreds

When hijackers took Pan Am Flight 73 hostage in September 1986, Neerja Bhanot bravely helped passengers escape and was ultimately killed while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 2, 2021

Inside Italy’s Shocking Beasts Of Satan Murders That Left Three Dead In Drug-Fueled Ritual Killings

From 1998 and 2004, the Beasts of Satan were a heavy metal collective and satanic cult whose members were convicted of killing two teenagers and burying a 27-year-old woman alive.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 2, 2021

Inside Italy’s Shocking Beasts Of Satan Murders That Left Three Dead In Drug-Fueled Ritual Killings

From 1998 and 2004, the Beasts of Satan were a heavy metal collective and satanic cult whose members were convicted of killing two teenagers and burying a 27-year-old woman alive.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 2, 2021

The Trail Of Tears: Government-Orchestrated Ethnic Cleansing That Removed 100,000 Native Americans From Their Ancestral Lands

Between 1830 and 1850, the U.S. government forced the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and other tribes off their ancestral lands with deadly force in what's become known as the Trail of Tears.

By Daniel Rennie • Sep 1, 2021

The Trail Of Tears: Government-Orchestrated Ethnic Cleansing That Removed 100,000 Native Americans From Their Ancestral Lands

Between 1830 and 1850, the U.S. government forced the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and other tribes off their ancestral lands with deadly force in what's become known as the Trail of Tears.

By Daniel Rennie • September 1, 2021

The Story Of Christine Keeler, The Showgirl Whose Affair With A Politician Shook Up Mid-Century Britain

In 1963, a British dancer named Christine Keeler found herself at the heart of a national debacle known as the Profumo Scandal that nearly destroyed her life.

By Morgan Dunn • Aug 30, 2021

The Story Of Christine Keeler, The Showgirl Whose Affair With A Politician Shook Up Mid-Century Britain

In 1963, a British dancer named Christine Keeler found herself at the heart of a national debacle known as the Profumo Scandal that nearly destroyed her life.

By Morgan Dunn • August 30, 2021

This Dinosaur Fossil Confiscated During A Police Raid Is One Of The Most Complete Pterosaur Skeletons Ever Found

For the first time ever, researchers have studied a near-complete skeleton of Tupandactylus navigans, a prehistoric flying reptile with a head crest that accounted for nearly half its height.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 30, 2021

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This Dinosaur Fossil Confiscated During A Police Raid Is One Of The Most Complete Pterosaur Skeletons Ever Found

For the first time ever, researchers have studied a near-complete skeleton of Tupandactylus navigans, a prehistoric flying reptile with a head crest that accounted for nearly half its height.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 30, 2021

The Story Of Belle Star, The Oklahoma Schoolgirl Who Became A Fearsome Outlaw

There was an infamous female outlaw who rode alongside the bad boys of the Wild West. Her name was Belle Starr and she was known — and feared — as the "Bandit Queen."

By Carly Silver • Aug 30, 2021

The Story Of Belle Star, The Oklahoma Schoolgirl Who Became A Fearsome Outlaw

There was an infamous female outlaw who rode alongside the bad boys of the Wild West. Her name was Belle Starr and she was known — and feared — as the "Bandit Queen."

By Carly Silver • August 30, 2021

How Butch Cassidy Became The Robin Hood Of The Wild West

One of the most legendary Old West outlaws, Butch Cassidy robbed banks and trains alongside the Sundance Kid and the Wild Bunch until his mysterious death in 1908.

By Cara Johnson • Aug 28, 2021

How Butch Cassidy Became The Robin Hood Of The Wild West

One of the most legendary Old West outlaws, Butch Cassidy robbed banks and trains alongside the Sundance Kid and the Wild Bunch until his mysterious death in 1908.

By Cara Johnson • August 28, 2021