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Angrboda, The Norse ‘Mother Of Monsters’ Whose Children Were Destined To Cause The Apocalypse

When the giantess Angrboda bore three monstrous children with the trickster god Loki, Odin banished them, rightfully fearing they'd spark the doomsday event known as Ragnarök.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 24, 2024

Angrboda, The Norse ‘Mother Of Monsters’ Whose Children Were Destined To Cause The Apocalypse

When the giantess Angrboda bore three monstrous children with the trickster god Loki, Odin banished them, rightfully fearing they'd spark the doomsday event known as Ragnarök.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 24, 2024

This Week In History News, Feb. 18 – 24

Roman funerary urn unearthed in Italy, 19th-century chocolate factory discovered in Spain, Iron Age cemetery found with humans alongside dogs and horses.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 23, 2024

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This Week In History News, Feb. 18 – 24

Roman funerary urn unearthed in Italy, 19th-century chocolate factory discovered in Spain, Iron Age cemetery found with humans alongside dogs and horses.

By All That's Interesting • February 23, 2024

Two Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A U.K. Cleaning Company

The two Q1 microcomputers were discovered in December 2023, and hadn't been seen since the 1970s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 23, 2024

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Two Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A U.K. Cleaning Company

The two Q1 microcomputers were discovered in December 2023, and hadn't been seen since the 1970s.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 23, 2024

The Gruesome Murder Of Kim Wall At The Hands Of Peter Madsen

On August 10, 2017, Kim Wall boarded Peter Madsen's homemade submarine in Copenhagen. Days later, her dismembered torso washed up on shore.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 21, 2024

The Gruesome Murder Of Kim Wall At The Hands Of Peter Madsen

On August 10, 2017, Kim Wall boarded Peter Madsen's homemade submarine in Copenhagen. Days later, her dismembered torso washed up on shore.

By Austin Harvey • February 21, 2024

Forgotten 19th-Century Chocolate Factory Unearthed In Barcelona

The renowned Spanish chocolate factory operated for decades in the 19th century before apparently shutting its doors.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 21, 2024

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Forgotten 19th-Century Chocolate Factory Unearthed In Barcelona

The renowned Spanish chocolate factory operated for decades in the 19th century before apparently shutting its doors.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 21, 2024

The Strange Story Of June And Jennifer Gibbons, The ‘Silent Twins’ Who Only Spoke To Each Other

"Silent twins" June and Jennifer Gibbons spoke only to each other, used their own special language, and mirrored each other's behavior for three decades straight.

By Katie Serena • Feb 21, 2024

The Strange Story Of June And Jennifer Gibbons, The ‘Silent Twins’ Who Only Spoke To Each Other

"Silent twins" June and Jennifer Gibbons spoke only to each other, used their own special language, and mirrored each other's behavior for three decades straight.

By Katie Serena • February 21, 2024

Excavations Of An Iron-Age Cemetery In Italy Reveal Skeletons Buried Alongside Dogs And Horses

Though some of the animal remains were cows and chickens, probably left as food offerings, other graves contained dogs and horses, which may have been pets buried alongside their owners.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 19, 2024

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Excavations Of An Iron-Age Cemetery In Italy Reveal Skeletons Buried Alongside Dogs And Horses

Though some of the animal remains were cows and chickens, probably left as food offerings, other graves contained dogs and horses, which may have been pets buried alongside their owners.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 19, 2024

This Week In History News, Feb. 11 – 17

Intact Roman chicken egg found in England, 3,600-year-old lipstick unearthed in Iran, millennia-old hallucinogens discovered in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 16, 2024

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This Week In History News, Feb. 11 – 17

Intact Roman chicken egg found in England, 3,600-year-old lipstick unearthed in Iran, millennia-old hallucinogens discovered in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting • February 16, 2024

New Study Claims To Identify The Tombs Of Alexander The Great’s Father, Half-Brother, And Son

Researchers have long believed that Alexander the Great's relatives were buried at the "Great Tumulus" in modern-day Greece, but the new study suggests that experts had the order of the tombs mixed up.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 16, 2024

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New Study Claims To Identify The Tombs Of Alexander The Great’s Father, Half-Brother, And Son

Researchers have long believed that Alexander the Great's relatives were buried at the "Great Tumulus" in modern-day Greece, but the new study suggests that experts had the order of the tombs mixed up.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 16, 2024

The Sickening Story Of Peter Sutcliffe, The Yorkshire Ripper Who Brutalized 13 Women In 1970s England

Peter Sutcliffe claimed to be on a mission from God as he killed 13 women and evaded hapless police on nine separate occasions while committing the Yorkshire Ripper murders.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 16, 2024

The Sickening Story Of Peter Sutcliffe, The Yorkshire Ripper Who Brutalized 13 Women In 1970s England

Peter Sutcliffe claimed to be on a mission from God as he killed 13 women and evaded hapless police on nine separate occasions while committing the Yorkshire Ripper murders.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 16, 2024