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A Retired Firefighter Just Happened Upon A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Tombstone While Foraging For Wild Asparagus In Northern Italy

As 77-year-old Roberto Tessari was walking along a canal near Livorno, he noticed a stone slab peeking out of the water, then flipped it over to discover that it was engraved with several names.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 23, 2026

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A Retired Firefighter Just Happened Upon A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Tombstone While Foraging For Wild Asparagus In Northern Italy

As 77-year-old Roberto Tessari was walking along a canal near Livorno, he noticed a stone slab peeking out of the water, then flipped it over to discover that it was engraved with several names.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 23, 2026

The Disturbing Practice 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 • Mar 23, 2026

The Disturbing Practice 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 • March 23, 2026

7 Of History’s Most Unbelievable Heists, From D.B. Cooper To The Lufthansa Robbery

Discover the stories behind the biggest heists in history, whether the perpetrators were eventually captured or the case remains bafflingly unsolved to this day.

By Morgan Dunn • Mar 21, 2026

7 Of History’s Most Unbelievable Heists, From D.B. Cooper To The Lufthansa Robbery

Discover the stories behind the biggest heists in history, whether the perpetrators were eventually captured or the case remains bafflingly unsolved to this day.

By Morgan Dunn • March 21, 2026

Meet Mary Pearcey, The 19th-Century Murderess Who May Have Actually Been ‘Jack The Ripper’

Two years after Jack the Ripper murdered and mutilated five women in London, Mary Pearcey was found guilty of an eerily similar crime.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 20, 2026

Meet Mary Pearcey, The 19th-Century Murderess Who May Have Actually Been ‘Jack The Ripper’

Two years after Jack the Ripper murdered and mutilated five women in London, Mary Pearcey was found guilty of an eerily similar crime.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 20, 2026

Archaeologists In Italy Just Unearthed An Ancient Roman Tomb Covered With Massive Carvings Of Gladiators In Combat

The monument, which was constructed in the first century C.E. and stood along the bustling Appian Way, likely belonged to a wealthy individual who was involved in organizing gladiatorial battles.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 19, 2026

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Archaeologists In Italy Just Unearthed An Ancient Roman Tomb Covered With Massive Carvings Of Gladiators In Combat

The monument, which was constructed in the first century C.E. and stood along the bustling Appian Way, likely belonged to a wealthy individual who was involved in organizing gladiatorial battles.

By Cara Johnson • March 19, 2026

The Story Of Sam Ballard, The Australian Who Ate A Slug On A Drunken Dare And Died Because Of It

A 19-year-old rugby player from Sydney, Sam Ballard contracted rat lungworm disease and spent eight long years paralyzed before dying in November 2018.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 18, 2026

The Story Of Sam Ballard, The Australian Who Ate A Slug On A Drunken Dare And Died Because Of It

A 19-year-old rugby player from Sydney, Sam Ballard contracted rat lungworm disease and spent eight long years paralyzed before dying in November 2018.

By Austin Harvey • March 18, 2026

A Hiker Just Stumbled Upon An Ancient Figurine Of A Bull’s Head On The Spanish Island Of Mallorca

Made sometime between 550 and 123 B.C.E. and measuring just 1.2 inches in length, this tiny relic was likely a product of the post-Talaiotic culture.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 18, 2026

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A Hiker Just Stumbled Upon An Ancient Figurine Of A Bull’s Head On The Spanish Island Of Mallorca

Made sometime between 550 and 123 B.C.E. and measuring just 1.2 inches in length, this tiny relic was likely a product of the post-Talaiotic culture.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 18, 2026

Property Development In Scotland Turned Up An Ancient Roman Fortlet Sitting Right Beneath The Gardens Of Neighboring Houses

This small fort was part of the Antonine Wall, built in 142 C.E. to separate the northernmost reaches of the Roman Empire from lands controlled by local tribes.

By Cara Johnson • Mar 17, 2026

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Property Development In Scotland Turned Up An Ancient Roman Fortlet Sitting Right Beneath The Gardens Of Neighboring Houses

This small fort was part of the Antonine Wall, built in 142 C.E. to separate the northernmost reaches of the Roman Empire from lands controlled by local tribes.

By Cara Johnson • March 17, 2026

A Hidden Cache Of Century-Old Gold Coins Worth About $500,000 Was Just Found During House Construction In Russia

Dating back to a period spanning 1848 to 1911, these rubles were likely hidden for safekeeping just before the Russian Revolution in 1917.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 16, 2026

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A Hidden Cache Of Century-Old Gold Coins Worth About $500,000 Was Just Found During House Construction In Russia

Dating back to a period spanning 1848 to 1911, these rubles were likely hidden for safekeeping just before the Russian Revolution in 1917.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 16, 2026

The Story Of Adolf Hitler’s Death And The Calamitous Days That Preceded It

On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun swallowed cyanide capsules in his Berlin bunker. Then, the Nazi dictator shot himself to ensure his death.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 15, 2026

The Story Of Adolf Hitler’s Death And The Calamitous Days That Preceded It

On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun swallowed cyanide capsules in his Berlin bunker. Then, the Nazi dictator shot himself to ensure his death.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 15, 2026