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How Ossip Bernstein Escaped Execution — By Winning A Game Of Chess

During the Russian Revolution in 1918, Ossip Bernstein was sentenced to die by firing squad, but at the last minute was offered a chance to play a game of chess to save his life.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 8, 2025

How Ossip Bernstein Escaped Execution — By Winning A Game Of Chess

During the Russian Revolution in 1918, Ossip Bernstein was sentenced to die by firing squad, but at the last minute was offered a chance to play a game of chess to save his life.

By Ainsley Brown • October 8, 2025

“The Bitch of Buchenwald”: The Story Of Ilse Koch, One Of The Holocaust’s Biggest Monsters

Ilse Koch may not be as famous as the Holocaust's ringleaders, but she was every bit as evil.

By Abby Norman • Oct 8, 2025

“The Bitch of Buchenwald”: The Story Of Ilse Koch, One Of The Holocaust’s Biggest Monsters

Ilse Koch may not be as famous as the Holocaust's ringleaders, but she was every bit as evil.

By Abby Norman • October 8, 2025

Police Just Seized 21 Works Of Art Suspected To Be Forgeries From A Salvador Dalí Exhibition In Italy

Art theft officers raided an exhibition in Parma and seized 21 lithographs purportedly made by Salvador Dalí to investigate their authenticity.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 7, 2025

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Police Just Seized 21 Works Of Art Suspected To Be Forgeries From A Salvador Dalí Exhibition In Italy

Art theft officers raided an exhibition in Parma and seized 21 lithographs purportedly made by Salvador Dalí to investigate their authenticity.

By Ainsley Brown • October 7, 2025

Archaeologists Unearth A Rare Stone Age ‘Hammer’ And Thousands Of Other Artifacts At A 9,000-Year-Old Settlement In Norway

Among the 5,000 artifacts found at the site near Horten, Norway, were stone tools, bone fragments, and the remnants of a prehistoric hut.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 6, 2025

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Archaeologists Unearth A Rare Stone Age ‘Hammer’ And Thousands Of Other Artifacts At A 9,000-Year-Old Settlement In Norway

Among the 5,000 artifacts found at the site near Horten, Norway, were stone tools, bone fragments, and the remnants of a prehistoric hut.

By Ainsley Brown • October 6, 2025

Divers In France Just Uncovered A Trove Of 847 Ancient Roman Coins At The Bottom Of The Rhône River

Though the coins were discovered along with the remains of a 65-foot-long ancient ship, researchers aren't sure if the two finds are connected and don't know exactly how this Roman treasure trove ended up at the bottom of the Rhône.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 3, 2025

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Divers In France Just Uncovered A Trove Of 847 Ancient Roman Coins At The Bottom Of The Rhône River

Though the coins were discovered along with the remains of a 65-foot-long ancient ship, researchers aren't sure if the two finds are connected and don't know exactly how this Roman treasure trove ended up at the bottom of the Rhône.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 3, 2025

We’ll Soon Know What 1500s Europe Smelled Like Thanks To Scientists Who Are Recreating Its Scents

Project Odeuropa hopes to document, recreate, and store the smells of old Europe in an accessible online library.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 3, 2025

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We’ll Soon Know What 1500s Europe Smelled Like Thanks To Scientists Who Are Recreating Its Scents

Project Odeuropa hopes to document, recreate, and store the smells of old Europe in an accessible online library.

By Natasha Ishak • October 3, 2025

Dimitrios Itsios, The Greek World War II Hero Who Almost Single-Handedly Killed 232 Nazis

Dimitrios Itsios was defending the Greek border when the Nazis invaded in April 1941, and he was able to slow down this much larger force despite having only a small contingent of men.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 2, 2025

Dimitrios Itsios, The Greek World War II Hero Who Almost Single-Handedly Killed 232 Nazis

Dimitrios Itsios was defending the Greek border when the Nazis invaded in April 1941, and he was able to slow down this much larger force despite having only a small contingent of men.

By Ainsley Brown • October 2, 2025

Archaeologists In The Czech Republic Found An Ice Age Hunter’s Toolkit Dating Back 30,000 Years

The intact set of 29 blades and points was likely once carried in a leather pouch that disintegrated long ago.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 1, 2025

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Archaeologists In The Czech Republic Found An Ice Age Hunter’s Toolkit Dating Back 30,000 Years

The intact set of 29 blades and points was likely once carried in a leather pouch that disintegrated long ago.

By Austin Harvey • October 1, 2025

Archaeologists In Russia Just Unearthed A 2,200-Year-Old Piece Of A Greek Satyr Mask

Found at the ruins of the Greek city of Phanagoria, this terracotta mask fragment still shows stunning details from the second century B.C.E., including a perforation that would have held the strap used to secure the mask as well as blue paint around the eye and red coloring in the beard.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 1, 2025

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Archaeologists In Russia Just Unearthed A 2,200-Year-Old Piece Of A Greek Satyr Mask

Found at the ruins of the Greek city of Phanagoria, this terracotta mask fragment still shows stunning details from the second century B.C.E., including a perforation that would have held the strap used to secure the mask as well as blue paint around the eye and red coloring in the beard.

By Ainsley Brown • October 1, 2025

The Incredible Life And Violent Death Of Cicero, The Doomed Defender Of The Roman Republic

On December 7, 43 B.C.E., Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero was murdered on the orders of Mark Antony — but his ideas didn't die with him.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 29, 2025

The Incredible Life And Violent Death Of Cicero, The Doomed Defender Of The Roman Republic

On December 7, 43 B.C.E., Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero was murdered on the orders of Mark Antony — but his ideas didn't die with him.

By Austin Harvey • September 29, 2025