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How The Unexplained Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead Was Finally Solved After 12 Years

On October 22, 2005, former beauty queen Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. Over a decade later, her killer was finally arrested — in part because of a podcast.

By Bernadette Deron • Jan 20, 2022

How The Unexplained Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead Was Finally Solved After 12 Years

On October 22, 2005, former beauty queen Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. Over a decade later, her killer was finally arrested — in part because of a podcast.

By Bernadette Deron • January 20, 2022

Inside Howard Hughes’ Plane Crash In Beverly Hills That Destroyed Multiple Houses And Scarred Him For Life

In July 1946, famed aviator Howard Hughes was piloting an experimental spy plane when the engines failed and he crashed through three mansions.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Jan 19, 2022

Inside Howard Hughes’ Plane Crash In Beverly Hills That Destroyed Multiple Houses And Scarred Him For Life

In July 1946, famed aviator Howard Hughes was piloting an experimental spy plane when the engines failed and he crashed through three mansions.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • January 19, 2022

Ancient ‘Scepters’ Found In Russian Tomb May Actually Be Ceremonial Drinking Straws

Archeologists long puzzled over the eight tubes but a new theory suggests that they were used to drink ceremonial beer.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 19, 2022

Ancient ‘Scepters’ Found In Russian Tomb May Actually Be Ceremonial Drinking Straws

Archeologists long puzzled over the eight tubes but a new theory suggests that they were used to drink ceremonial beer.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 19, 2022

Here’s What Life Looks Like In Oymyakon, The Coldest City In The World

Located near the Arctic Circle, the city of Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest inhabited place on Earth. Winter temperatures average around -58°F — and only 500 residents brave the chill.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 15, 2022

Here’s What Life Looks Like In Oymyakon, The Coldest City In The World

Located near the Arctic Circle, the city of Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest inhabited place on Earth. Winter temperatures average around -58°F — and only 500 residents brave the chill.

By Erin Kelly • January 15, 2022

The Baffling Mystery Of What Happened To John F. Kennedy’s Brain

Where is JFK's brain? This mystery has puzzled America since 1966, when the 35th president's brain suddenly went missing from the National Archives.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 13, 2022

The Baffling Mystery Of What Happened To John F. Kennedy’s Brain

Where is JFK's brain? This mystery has puzzled America since 1966, when the 35th president's brain suddenly went missing from the National Archives.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 13, 2022

The Bizarre History Of Sin Eaters, People Who Were Hired To Literally Consume The Misdeeds Of The Dead

For hundreds of years throughout the British Isles, mourning families hired sin eaters to "consume" their loved ones' unconfessed sins by eating a meal they had placed on the chest of the corpse.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 10, 2022

The Bizarre History Of Sin Eaters, People Who Were Hired To Literally Consume The Misdeeds Of The Dead

For hundreds of years throughout the British Isles, mourning families hired sin eaters to "consume" their loved ones' unconfessed sins by eating a meal they had placed on the chest of the corpse.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 10, 2022

Archaeologists May Have Just Found The Long Lost ‘Temple of Hercules’ In Spain

A close study of topographical data from Spain's coasts may have revealed the lost Temple of Hercules Gaditanus in the Bay of Cádiz.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 10, 2022

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Archaeologists May Have Just Found The Long Lost ‘Temple of Hercules’ In Spain

A close study of topographical data from Spain's coasts may have revealed the lost Temple of Hercules Gaditanus in the Bay of Cádiz.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 10, 2022

Inside Turkmenistan’s Gates of Hell, The Massive Smoldering Pit That’s Been Burning Since The 1970s

Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell," also called the Darvaza gas crater, is fueled by a reserve of methane gas below the surface — and scientists have no idea how long it will take to burn out.

By Katie Serena • Jan 9, 2022

Inside Turkmenistan’s Gates of Hell, The Massive Smoldering Pit That’s Been Burning Since The 1970s

Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell," also called the Darvaza gas crater, is fueled by a reserve of methane gas below the surface — and scientists have no idea how long it will take to burn out.

By Katie Serena • January 9, 2022

This 2,700-Year-Old Toilet Suggests Ancient Elites In Jerusalem Suffered From Life-Long Parasitic Infections

Researchers found trace remains of roundworm, tapeworm, whipworm, and pinworm in the cesspit beneath the toilet.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 5, 2022

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This 2,700-Year-Old Toilet Suggests Ancient Elites In Jerusalem Suffered From Life-Long Parasitic Infections

Researchers found trace remains of roundworm, tapeworm, whipworm, and pinworm in the cesspit beneath the toilet.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 5, 2022

Meet Valeria Lukyanova, The ‘Human Barbie’ Who Claims She’s Only Had One Plastic Surgery

Ukrainian model and influencer Valeria Lukyanova has found fame as the real-life Barbie doll — though she claims her doll-like appearance is completely natural.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 2, 2022

Meet Valeria Lukyanova, The ‘Human Barbie’ Who Claims She’s Only Had One Plastic Surgery

Ukrainian model and influencer Valeria Lukyanova has found fame as the real-life Barbie doll — though she claims her doll-like appearance is completely natural.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 2, 2022