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The Notorious Crimes Of The Wild Bunch, The Old West Outlaw Gang Led By Butch Cassidy

The Wild Bunch terrorized the American frontier in the 1890s, carrying out bold heists and shooting any lawmen who got in their way — but by the first decade of the 20th century, most of the outlaws were dead or behind bars.

By Rivy Lyon • Jun 11, 2026

The Notorious Crimes Of The Wild Bunch, The Old West Outlaw Gang Led By Butch Cassidy

The Wild Bunch terrorized the American frontier in the 1890s, carrying out bold heists and shooting any lawmen who got in their way — but by the first decade of the 20th century, most of the outlaws were dead or behind bars.

By Rivy Lyon • June 11, 2026

The First-Ever Shipwrecks Linked To The Real Pirates Of The Caribbean Have Been Found In The Bahamas

For the first time ever, divers gained permission to explore Nassau Harbour, allowing them to uncover wrecks and artifacts linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean — including everything from cannons to musket balls to more than 100 tobacco pipes.

By Ella Spitz • Jun 11, 2026

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The First-Ever Shipwrecks Linked To The Real Pirates Of The Caribbean Have Been Found In The Bahamas

For the first time ever, divers gained permission to explore Nassau Harbour, allowing them to uncover wrecks and artifacts linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean — including everything from cannons to musket balls to more than 100 tobacco pipes.

By Ella Spitz • June 11, 2026

Johnny Roselli, The Mobster Who Worked With The CIA In An Attempt To Assassinate Fidel Castro

Johnny Roselli and other mobsters agreed to collaborate with the CIA to kill the Cuban leader, but he was able to evade everything from poison pills to snipers to midnight boat raids.

By Rivy Lyon • Jun 10, 2026

Johnny Roselli, The Mobster Who Worked With The CIA In An Attempt To Assassinate Fidel Castro

Johnny Roselli and other mobsters agreed to collaborate with the CIA to kill the Cuban leader, but he was able to evade everything from poison pills to snipers to midnight boat raids.

By Rivy Lyon • June 10, 2026

Archaeologists Are Stunned After Uncovering A 7,000-Year-Old Ditch In Slovakia With 77 Decapitated Skeletons

Measuring nearly a mile long, the ditch found in Vráble is filled with headless remains from the Linear Pottery culture that flourished in the area between 5250 and 4950 B.C.E.

By Ella Spitz • Jun 10, 2026

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Archaeologists Are Stunned After Uncovering A 7,000-Year-Old Ditch In Slovakia With 77 Decapitated Skeletons

Measuring nearly a mile long, the ditch found in Vráble is filled with headless remains from the Linear Pottery culture that flourished in the area between 5250 and 4950 B.C.E.

By Ella Spitz • June 10, 2026

How 9 Ordinary People Became Heroes During The Holocaust — And Risked Everything To Save Jewish Lives

From the "Japanese Schindler" to members of the Dutch resistance, these incredible stories of Holocaust heroes prove that not everyone was just following orders.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 10, 2026

How 9 Ordinary People Became Heroes During The Holocaust — And Risked Everything To Save Jewish Lives

From the "Japanese Schindler" to members of the Dutch resistance, these incredible stories of Holocaust heroes prove that not everyone was just following orders.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 10, 2026

The Collyer Brothers, The New York City Hoarders Found Dead In 1947 — Surrounded By 120 Tons Of Rubbish

The Collyer brothers hoarded countless items inside their Harlem brownstone for years, and when they died, police found mountains of junk ranging from ceiling-high stacks of newspapers to 14 pianos.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jun 10, 2026

The Collyer Brothers, The New York City Hoarders Found Dead In 1947 — Surrounded By 120 Tons Of Rubbish

The Collyer brothers hoarded countless items inside their Harlem brownstone for years, and when they died, police found mountains of junk ranging from ceiling-high stacks of newspapers to 14 pianos.

By Gabe Paoletti • June 10, 2026

9 Of History’s Most Infamous Con Artists And The Scams They Almost Got Away With

From the conman who invented the Ponzi scheme to the modern scam artist who built a multi-billion-dollar company on a fake medical breakthrough, these are history's most conniving grifters.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 9, 2026

9 Of History’s Most Infamous Con Artists And The Scams They Almost Got Away With

From the conman who invented the Ponzi scheme to the modern scam artist who built a multi-billion-dollar company on a fake medical breakthrough, these are history's most conniving grifters.

By Natasha Ishak • June 9, 2026

Inside The Turbulent Life And Death Of Malcolm Shabazz, The Troubled Grandson Of Malcolm X

Malcolm Shabazz spent much of his youth in and out of prison, and just as he was beginning a career of activism like his grandfather, he was murdered in Mexico City at age 28.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 9, 2026

Inside The Turbulent Life And Death Of Malcolm Shabazz, The Troubled Grandson Of Malcolm X

Malcolm Shabazz spent much of his youth in and out of prison, and just as he was beginning a career of activism like his grandfather, he was murdered in Mexico City at age 28.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 9, 2026

Teenagers In Italy Broke Into Their School — And Found An 1,800-Year-Old Roman House Right Beneath The Gym

Archaeologists have since uncovered intact wall paintings and mosaic decorations, along with 48 crates' worth of artifacts.

By Ella Spitz • Jun 9, 2026

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Teenagers In Italy Broke Into Their School — And Found An 1,800-Year-Old Roman House Right Beneath The Gym

Archaeologists have since uncovered intact wall paintings and mosaic decorations, along with 48 crates' worth of artifacts.

By Ella Spitz • June 9, 2026

How Ted Kaczynski Went From A Child Math Prodigy To The Unabomber

After resigning from his position as a math professor at UC Berkeley to live in solitude, Ted Kaczynski spent nearly two decades sending bombs across the United States to protest modern technology before he was finally caught in 1996.

By Andrew Lenoir • Jun 9, 2026

How Ted Kaczynski Went From A Child Math Prodigy To The Unabomber

After resigning from his position as a math professor at UC Berkeley to live in solitude, Ted Kaczynski spent nearly two decades sending bombs across the United States to protest modern technology before he was finally caught in 1996.

By Andrew Lenoir • June 9, 2026

Vesna Vulović, The Flight Attendant Who Survived A Fall Of 33,000 Feet

Vesna Vulović was the only survivor of JAT Flight 367, which crashed on January 26, 1972, in the modern-day Czech Republic after there was an explosion in the baggage compartment.

By Katie Serena • Jun 8, 2026

Vesna Vulović, The Flight Attendant Who Survived A Fall Of 33,000 Feet

Vesna Vulović was the only survivor of JAT Flight 367, which crashed on January 26, 1972, in the modern-day Czech Republic after there was an explosion in the baggage compartment.

By Katie Serena • June 8, 2026

Archaeologists In Pompeii Just Uncovered The Skeletons Of Two Work Animals Who Died Tragically During The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius

Experts believe that the animals were crushed when the eruption's initial tremors caused the ceiling above them to collapse, burying them under rubble and leaving their remains frozen in time — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 8, 2026

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Archaeologists In Pompeii Just Uncovered The Skeletons Of Two Work Animals Who Died Tragically During The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius

Experts believe that the animals were crushed when the eruption's initial tremors caused the ceiling above them to collapse, burying them under rubble and leaving their remains frozen in time — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 8, 2026