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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

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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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 • June 3, 2022

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

Best known as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's eldest daughter, Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar is also a businesswoman — who has capitalized on her drug lord father's name.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 2, 2022

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

Best known as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's eldest daughter, Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar is also a businesswoman — who has capitalized on her drug lord father's name.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 2, 2022

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

Justin Jedlica earned the nickname "the human Ken doll" because of the almost 1,000 cosmetic procedures he has undergone.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 1, 2022

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

Justin Jedlica earned the nickname "the human Ken doll" because of the almost 1,000 cosmetic procedures he has undergone.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 1, 2022

Meet The Slow Loris, The Adorable Primate On The Brink of Extinction

A nocturnal primate found in Southeast Asia, the slow loris is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth — and they're on the brink of extinction.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 1, 2022

Meet The Slow Loris, The Adorable Primate On The Brink of Extinction

A nocturnal primate found in Southeast Asia, the slow loris is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth — and they're on the brink of extinction.

By Erin Kelly • June 1, 2022

Inside The Puzzling Death Of Alexander The Great And The Disturbing Theories Behind It

In 323 B.C.E., Alexander the Great died of an unknown illness — and his body showed no signs of decomposition for six days.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 30, 2022

Inside The Puzzling Death Of Alexander The Great And The Disturbing Theories Behind It

In 323 B.C.E., Alexander the Great died of an unknown illness — and his body showed no signs of decomposition for six days.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 30, 2022

West Virginia Man Finds 11,000-Year-Old Sloth Skull While Hunting Turkeys

Kevin Adkins almost kicked the Ice Age skull to the side because he thought it was just debris from a recent flood — then he saw that it had teeth.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 23, 2022

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West Virginia Man Finds 11,000-Year-Old Sloth Skull While Hunting Turkeys

Kevin Adkins almost kicked the Ice Age skull to the side because he thought it was just debris from a recent flood — then he saw that it had teeth.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 23, 2022