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Who Is Angie Bowie, The Eccentric First Wife Of David Bowie?

Angie Bowie was married to David Bowie from 1970 to 1980 — and the couple's relationship was anything but conventional.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 22, 2024

Who Is Angie Bowie, The Eccentric First Wife Of David Bowie?

Angie Bowie was married to David Bowie from 1970 to 1980 — and the couple's relationship was anything but conventional.

By Amber Morgan • September 22, 2024

Irish Farmer Digs Up 50-Pound Slab Of Centuries-Old Bog Butter

For thousands of years, people in Ireland deposited these butter slabs in peat bogs as a way to preserve them — and sometimes even buried them as offerings to the gods.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 20, 2024

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Irish Farmer Digs Up 50-Pound Slab Of Centuries-Old Bog Butter

For thousands of years, people in Ireland deposited these butter slabs in peat bogs as a way to preserve them — and sometimes even buried them as offerings to the gods.

By Austin Harvey • September 20, 2024

Researchers Discover A Previously Unknown Mozart Composition In A German Library

Experts believe that Mozart composed "Serenade in C" in the 1760s — perhaps even before he turned 13.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 20, 2024

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Researchers Discover A Previously Unknown Mozart Composition In A German Library

Experts believe that Mozart composed "Serenade in C" in the 1760s — perhaps even before he turned 13.

By Amber Morgan • September 20, 2024

Lee Miller, The Model-Turned-War Correspondent Who Took Some Of The Most Iconic Photos Of World War 2

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller took thousands of photos during World War II, but she's perhaps best known for posing nude in Adolf Hitler's bathtub the day he died by suicide.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 19, 2024

Lee Miller, The Model-Turned-War Correspondent Who Took Some Of The Most Iconic Photos Of World War 2

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller took thousands of photos during World War II, but she's perhaps best known for posing nude in Adolf Hitler's bathtub the day he died by suicide.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 19, 2024

New Research Uncovers Evidence Of Clerical Errors And Pension Fraud Behind Blue Zones’ Longevity Claims

The new study found that longevity claims in blue zones, or regions famous for long lifespans, are largely based on clerical errors and pension fraud.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 19, 2024

New Research Uncovers Evidence Of Clerical Errors And Pension Fraud Behind Blue Zones’ Longevity Claims

The new study found that longevity claims in blue zones, or regions famous for long lifespans, are largely based on clerical errors and pension fraud.

By Amber Morgan • September 19, 2024

Archaeologists Find A 1,700-Year-Old Roman Ringstone With An Image Of Athena In Türkiye

Experts believe that the ringstone was used as a seal by a prominent figure during the Roman Imperial Period.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 19, 2024

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Archaeologists Find A 1,700-Year-Old Roman Ringstone With An Image Of Athena In Türkiye

Experts believe that the ringstone was used as a seal by a prominent figure during the Roman Imperial Period.

By Amber Morgan • September 19, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

An 11-Year-Old Rescued An Engraving From A Dump — And It Turned Out To Be A Rare Renaissance Print

The print has been confirmed as Albrecht Dürer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). Now, this rare find is headed to auction, where it could fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

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An 11-Year-Old Rescued An Engraving From A Dump — And It Turned Out To Be A Rare Renaissance Print

The print has been confirmed as Albrecht Dürer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). Now, this rare find is headed to auction, where it could fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

New Evidence Suggests Europeans Began Using Cocaine As Early As The 17th Century

Researchers examining human remains in a 17th-century crypt in Milan found evidence of cocaine use, suggesting that Europeans consumed coca leaves nearly two centuries earlier than previously thought.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 17, 2024

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New Evidence Suggests Europeans Began Using Cocaine As Early As The 17th Century

Researchers examining human remains in a 17th-century crypt in Milan found evidence of cocaine use, suggesting that Europeans consumed coca leaves nearly two centuries earlier than previously thought.

By Amber Morgan • September 17, 2024

New Research Suggests That Italy’s Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China

New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 17, 2024

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New Research Suggests That Italy’s Iconic Lion Of Venice Was Originally Built In Ancient China

New chemical analysis of the Lion of Venice's bronze alloy has just found that it originated in China and was built with copper sourced from mines in the lower Yangtze River basin during the Tang dynasty of 618 to 907 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 17, 2024