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Biggest WW2 Bomb Found In Poland Explodes Underwater During Defusal Attempt

Luckily, nobody was hurt when the decades-old bomb went off.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 14, 2020

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Biggest WW2 Bomb Found In Poland Explodes Underwater During Defusal Attempt

Luckily, nobody was hurt when the decades-old bomb went off.

By Natasha Ishak • October 14, 2020

This Week In History News, Oct. 4 – 10

Viking temple to Odin and Thor unearthed, purported Abraham Lincoln deathbed photo found, hidden drawing under Mona Lisa uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 9, 2020

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This Week In History News, Oct. 4 – 10

Viking temple to Odin and Thor unearthed, purported Abraham Lincoln deathbed photo found, hidden drawing under Mona Lisa uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • October 9, 2020

Researchers Encounter Rare Half-Male Half-Female Songbird

It has been 15 years since researchers last spotted a rose-breasted grosbeak like this one.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 7, 2020

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Researchers Encounter Rare Half-Male Half-Female Songbird

It has been 15 years since researchers last spotted a rose-breasted grosbeak like this one.

By Natasha Ishak • October 7, 2020

Lost Photo Of Lincoln Of His Deathbed Surfaces — But Some Historians Are Skeptical

"Not every man with a beard photographed after 1861 was Abraham Lincoln."

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 6, 2020

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Lost Photo Of Lincoln Of His Deathbed Surfaces — But Some Historians Are Skeptical

"Not every man with a beard photographed after 1861 was Abraham Lincoln."

By Marco Margaritoff • October 6, 2020

Hear The Lost Ella Fitzgerald Tapes That Just Resurfaced After Gathering Dust In A Box For 60 Years

"She sang them differently every night."

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 6, 2020

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Hear The Lost Ella Fitzgerald Tapes That Just Resurfaced After Gathering Dust In A Box For 60 Years

"She sang them differently every night."

By Natasha Ishak • October 6, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 27 – Oct. 3

A Dionysus mask dating back 2,400 years uncovered, remains of a Stone Age man and his dog discovered, "graveyard" of mummified penguins found.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 2, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 27 – Oct. 3

A Dionysus mask dating back 2,400 years uncovered, remains of a Stone Age man and his dog discovered, "graveyard" of mummified penguins found.

By All That's Interesting • October 2, 2020

‘Graveyard’ Of 5,000-Year-Old Mummified Penguins Found In Antarctica Baffles Scientists

The freezing environment preserved some of the penguins so well that they still had feathers attached to them.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 30, 2020

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‘Graveyard’ Of 5,000-Year-Old Mummified Penguins Found In Antarctica Baffles Scientists

The freezing environment preserved some of the penguins so well that they still had feathers attached to them.

By Natasha Ishak • September 30, 2020

This Bizarre ‘Red Glob’ That Washed Ashore On A Washington Beach Has Scientists Puzzled

Scientists think it could be a rare seven-armed octopus — a species normally found in the Atlantic Ocean or in the South Pacific.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 28, 2020

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This Bizarre ‘Red Glob’ That Washed Ashore On A Washington Beach Has Scientists Puzzled

Scientists think it could be a rare seven-armed octopus — a species normally found in the Atlantic Ocean or in the South Pacific.

By Natasha Ishak • September 28, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 20 – 26

Human footprints dating back 120,000 years uncovered, early Christian texts about demons and wizards translated, secret Knights Templar crypt found.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 25, 2020

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This Week In History News, Sept. 20 – 26

Human footprints dating back 120,000 years uncovered, early Christian texts about demons and wizards translated, secret Knights Templar crypt found.

By All That's Interesting • September 25, 2020

Pablo Escobar’s Nephew Finds $18 Million In Cash Hidden Inside His Uncle’s Wall

Nicolás Escobar had lived in his uncle's former apartment for five years before he says a vision led him to open up the wall. 

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 25, 2020

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Pablo Escobar’s Nephew Finds $18 Million In Cash Hidden Inside His Uncle’s Wall

Nicolás Escobar had lived in his uncle's former apartment for five years before he says a vision led him to open up the wall. 

By Natasha Ishak • September 25, 2020