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23 Mind-Blowing Photos Of Lake Baikal, The Deepest And Oldest Freshwater Lake In The World

With depths of more than a mile, the 25-million-year-old Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake on the planet — and it’s home to a variety of unique and mysterious creatures.

By Natasha Ishak Jun 13, 2022

23 Mind-Blowing Photos Of Lake Baikal, The Deepest And Oldest Freshwater Lake In The World

With depths of more than a mile, the 25-million-year-old Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake on the planet — and it’s home to a variety of unique and mysterious creatures.

By Natasha Ishak June 13, 2022

Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

The frogs may have been eaten by humans living at the site, or the amphibians may have suffered a "prehistoric frog tragedy."

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 13, 2022

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Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

The frogs may have been eaten by humans living at the site, or the amphibians may have suffered a "prehistoric frog tragedy."

By Kaleena Fraga June 13, 2022

Wild Elephant Tramples Woman To Death In India — Then Returns To Her Funeral To Attack Her Corpse

It's unclear why the elephant targeted the woman, though wildlife officials say that elephants rarely attack without provocation.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 13, 2022

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Wild Elephant Tramples Woman To Death In India — Then Returns To Her Funeral To Attack Her Corpse

It's unclear why the elephant targeted the woman, though wildlife officials say that elephants rarely attack without provocation.

By Kaleena Fraga June 13, 2022

Inside The Dancing Plague Of 1518, History’s Strangest Epidemic

In the summer of 1518, the dancing plague in the Holy Roman city of Strasbourg saw some 400 people dance uncontrollably for weeks on end — leaving as many as 100 of them dead.

By Natasha Ishak Jun 11, 2022

Inside The Dancing Plague Of 1518, History’s Strangest Epidemic

In the summer of 1518, the dancing plague in the Holy Roman city of Strasbourg saw some 400 people dance uncontrollably for weeks on end — leaving as many as 100 of them dead.

By Natasha Ishak June 11, 2022

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The Disturbing History Of Chinese Water Torture — And How It Drove Victims Insane

A centuries-old interrogation method, Chinese water torture was actually invented far from Asia and eventually evolved into far crueler forms of punishment.

By Marco Margaritoff Jun 8, 2022

The Disturbing History Of Chinese Water Torture — And How It Drove Victims Insane

A centuries-old interrogation method, Chinese water torture was actually invented far from Asia and eventually evolved into far crueler forms of punishment.

By Marco Margaritoff June 8, 2022

This Medieval Saber Found At A Greek Monastery May Have Belonged To Turkish Pirates

The single-edged sword was found among the ruins of a monastery near Thessaloniki, Greece and likely dates back to a battle in the 14th century.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 8, 2022

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This Medieval Saber Found At A Greek Monastery May Have Belonged To Turkish Pirates

The single-edged sword was found among the ruins of a monastery near Thessaloniki, Greece and likely dates back to a battle in the 14th century.

By Kaleena Fraga June 8, 2022

The Legend Of Lavinia Fisher, The Woman Said To Be America’s First Female Serial Killer

Lavinia Fisher owned an inn outside of Charleston, South Carolina, where some say she murdered hundreds of travelers before her arrest and execution in 1820.

By Erin Kelly Jun 8, 2022

The Legend Of Lavinia Fisher, The Woman Said To Be America’s First Female Serial Killer

Lavinia Fisher owned an inn outside of Charleston, South Carolina, where some say she murdered hundreds of travelers before her arrest and execution in 1820.

By Erin Kelly June 8, 2022

Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

The discovery of Discokeryx xiezhi, a distant relative of modern-day giraffes with a shorter neck and hard skull, suggests that sexual competition — not food — drove giraffe evolution.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 3, 2022

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23 Mind-Blowing Photos Of Lake Baikal, The Deepest And Oldest Freshwater Lake In The World

23 Mind-Blowing Photos Of Lake Baikal, The Deepest And Oldest Freshwater Lake In The World

Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

Archaeologists Baffled By 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found In A Ditch In England

Wild Elephant Tramples Woman To Death In India — Then Returns To Her Funeral To Attack Her Corpse

Wild Elephant Tramples Woman To Death In India — Then Returns To Her Funeral To Attack Her Corpse

Inside The Dancing Plague Of 1518, History’s Strangest Epidemic

Inside The Dancing Plague Of 1518, History’s Strangest Epidemic

The Disturbing History Of Chinese Water Torture — And How It Drove Victims Insane

The Disturbing History Of Chinese Water Torture — And How It Drove Victims Insane

This Medieval Saber Found At A Greek Monastery May Have Belonged To Turkish Pirates

This Medieval Saber Found At A Greek Monastery May Have Belonged To Turkish Pirates

The Legend Of Lavinia Fisher, The Woman Said To Be America’s First Female Serial Killer

The Legend Of Lavinia Fisher, The Woman Said To Be America’s First Female Serial Killer

Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

Meet Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar, The Influencer Daughter Of El Chapo

Meet Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar, The Influencer Daughter Of El Chapo

25 Photos Of Justin Jedlica’s Jaw-Dropping Transformation Into The ‘Human Ken Doll’

25 Photos Of Justin Jedlica’s Jaw-Dropping Transformation Into The ‘Human Ken Doll’