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This Van Gogh Painting Was Just Renamed After A Chef Realized That Its ‘Onions’ Are Actually Garlic

Chef and artist Ernst de Witte made a presentation that convinced the Van Gogh Museum's curators to change the name of the Dutch artist's 1887 still life based on the grounds that the allium featured in it had been misidentified.

By Austin Harvey • May 12, 2023

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This Van Gogh Painting Was Just Renamed After A Chef Realized That Its ‘Onions’ Are Actually Garlic

Chef and artist Ernst de Witte made a presentation that convinced the Van Gogh Museum's curators to change the name of the Dutch artist's 1887 still life based on the grounds that the allium featured in it had been misidentified.

By Austin Harvey • May 12, 2023

Archaeologists In Oman Just Uncovered A ‘Completely Unique’ Mass Tomb From 7,000 Years Ago

The tomb dates back to between 5000 B.C.E and 4600 B.C.E and contains several dozen skeletal remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 11, 2023

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Archaeologists In Oman Just Uncovered A ‘Completely Unique’ Mass Tomb From 7,000 Years Ago

The tomb dates back to between 5000 B.C.E and 4600 B.C.E and contains several dozen skeletal remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 11, 2023

33 Vivid Photos Of Holi, The Hindu Festival Of Color That’s Celebrated Around The World Each Spring

The Holi festival is best known for the brightly-colored paints and powders that revelers gleefully toss at one another, but there's much more to this Hindu celebration than its vibrant hues.

By Erin Kelly • May 9, 2023

33 Vivid Photos Of Holi, The Hindu Festival Of Color That’s Celebrated Around The World Each Spring

The Holi festival is best known for the brightly-colored paints and powders that revelers gleefully toss at one another, but there's much more to this Hindu celebration than its vibrant hues.

By Erin Kelly • May 9, 2023

Barry Seal, The ‘Most Important Witness’ In The History Of The Drug Enforcement Administration

Barry Seal smuggled cocaine for Pablo Escobar and the Medellín cartel for years — and then he became an informant for the DEA to help bring them down.

By Daniel Rennie • May 6, 2023

Barry Seal, The ‘Most Important Witness’ In The History Of The Drug Enforcement Administration

Barry Seal smuggled cocaine for Pablo Escobar and the Medellín cartel for years — and then he became an informant for the DEA to help bring them down.

By Daniel Rennie • May 6, 2023

Earth’s Largest Freshwater Turtle Species On The Brink Of Extinction After The Last Known Female Turns Up Dead

The female Yangtze giant softshell turtle could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year," experts said. Now, the known population of this turtle species is only two males.

By Austin Harvey • May 5, 2023

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Earth’s Largest Freshwater Turtle Species On The Brink Of Extinction After The Last Known Female Turns Up Dead

The female Yangtze giant softshell turtle could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year," experts said. Now, the known population of this turtle species is only two males.

By Austin Harvey • May 5, 2023

Police Arrest Canadian Man For Opening Drug Store Selling Cocaine, Heroin, And More

British Columbia has begun decriminalizing up to 2.5 grams of some drugs — but unfortunately for Jerry Martin and the Drugs Store, it's still illegal to sell them.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 5, 2023

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Police Arrest Canadian Man For Opening Drug Store Selling Cocaine, Heroin, And More

British Columbia has begun decriminalizing up to 2.5 grams of some drugs — but unfortunately for Jerry Martin and the Drugs Store, it's still illegal to sell them.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 5, 2023

Italian Historian Claims To Have Identified The Stone Bridge From Mona Lisa Backdrop

Drone photos and historical documents suggest that Leonardo da Vinci based the bridge that appears in the backdrop of the Mona Lisa on a very real bridge located in the Italian province of Arezzo.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 4, 2023

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Italian Historian Claims To Have Identified The Stone Bridge From Mona Lisa Backdrop

Drone photos and historical documents suggest that Leonardo da Vinci based the bridge that appears in the backdrop of the Mona Lisa on a very real bridge located in the Italian province of Arezzo.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 4, 2023

How Did John Belushi Die? The Real Story Of His Tragic Demise

John Belushi died in Los Angeles on March 5, 1982 after drug dealer Cathy Smith injected him with a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin known as a "speedball."

By Samuel Warde • Apr 30, 2023

How Did John Belushi Die? The Real Story Of His Tragic Demise

John Belushi died in Los Angeles on March 5, 1982 after drug dealer Cathy Smith injected him with a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin known as a "speedball."

By Samuel Warde • April 30, 2023

33 Photos Of The Brat Pack, The Iconic Actors Who Shaped The 1980s

Throughout the '80s, actors like Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald starred alongside each other in a dozen coming-of-age films like The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire while earning themselves the nickname the "Brat Pack" for their seemingly entitled behavior.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 29, 2023

33 Photos Of The Brat Pack, The Iconic Actors Who Shaped The 1980s

Throughout the '80s, actors like Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald starred alongside each other in a dozen coming-of-age films like The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire while earning themselves the nickname the "Brat Pack" for their seemingly entitled behavior.

By Erin Kelly • April 29, 2023

Ancient Nabataean Temple Discovered Underwater Off The Coast Of Naples

The Nabataeans were a group of Arabian nomadic merchants who amassed great wealth by establishing trade routes across the region in the third century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 27, 2023

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Ancient Nabataean Temple Discovered Underwater Off The Coast Of Naples

The Nabataeans were a group of Arabian nomadic merchants who amassed great wealth by establishing trade routes across the region in the third century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • April 27, 2023