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400-Year-Old Cache Of Treasure Found Hidden Inside The Leg Of A Statue In A German Church

Workers restoring St. Andreas Church in Eisleben uncovered a hoard of 816 coins hidden away in a statue's leg during the Thirty Years' War.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 13, 2025

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400-Year-Old Cache Of Treasure Found Hidden Inside The Leg Of A Statue In A German Church

Workers restoring St. Andreas Church in Eisleben uncovered a hoard of 816 coins hidden away in a statue's leg during the Thirty Years' War.

By Austin Harvey • January 13, 2025

Velma Barfield, The ‘Death Row Granny’ Who Killed Her Loved Ones To Conceal Her Drug Addiction

Velma Barfield seemed like a sweet, God-fearing woman. In reality, she was a serial killer responsible for the deaths of as many as seven people, including three romantic partners and her own mother.

By Mark Oliver • Jan 12, 2025

Velma Barfield, The ‘Death Row Granny’ Who Killed Her Loved Ones To Conceal Her Drug Addiction

Velma Barfield seemed like a sweet, God-fearing woman. In reality, she was a serial killer responsible for the deaths of as many as seven people, including three romantic partners and her own mother.

By Mark Oliver • January 12, 2025

The Legend Of Black Bart, The Poetic Bandit Of The American Frontier

Perhaps the most dignified stagecoach robber of the Old West, Black Bart earned the nickname the "gentleman bandit" because of his well-mannered demeanor, his reputation for never firing a shot, and his peculiar habit of leaving poems behind at his crime scenes.

By Wyatt Redd • Jan 12, 2025

The Legend Of Black Bart, The Poetic Bandit Of The American Frontier

Perhaps the most dignified stagecoach robber of the Old West, Black Bart earned the nickname the "gentleman bandit" because of his well-mannered demeanor, his reputation for never firing a shot, and his peculiar habit of leaving poems behind at his crime scenes.

By Wyatt Redd • January 12, 2025

The Devastating History Of Bikini Atoll And The Cold War Nuclear Tests That Poisoned The Islands With Radiation

Between 1946 and 1958, the U.S. government carried out 23 nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, forcing the native islanders to leave their homes and contaminating the reef with dangerous radiation levels that persist to this day.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 12, 2025

The Devastating History Of Bikini Atoll And The Cold War Nuclear Tests That Poisoned The Islands With Radiation

Between 1946 and 1958, the U.S. government carried out 23 nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, forcing the native islanders to leave their homes and contaminating the reef with dangerous radiation levels that persist to this day.

By All That's Interesting • January 12, 2025

The Unhinged Story Of Stratton Oakmont, The ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Firm That Defrauded Investors Out Of Millions

Jordan Belfort and Danny Porush founded Stratton Oakmont in 1989, but the Long Island brokerage firm was more like a "fraternity" than a workplace, with wild parties, rampant drug use, and even company-provided sex workers.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 12, 2025

The Unhinged Story Of Stratton Oakmont, The ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Firm That Defrauded Investors Out Of Millions

Jordan Belfort and Danny Porush founded Stratton Oakmont in 1989, but the Long Island brokerage firm was more like a "fraternity" than a workplace, with wild parties, rampant drug use, and even company-provided sex workers.

By Austin Harvey • January 12, 2025

Military Horse Prepped To Rescue Victims In Pompeii After Mount Vesuvius Eruption Found Preserved In Its Stable

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 12, 2025

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Military Horse Prepped To Rescue Victims In Pompeii After Mount Vesuvius Eruption Found Preserved In Its Stable

The horse was found in full saddle suggesting that it was being prepped to rescue those fleeing the volcanic eruption.

By Leah Silverman • January 12, 2025

Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 10, 2025

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Medieval Stone Discs Discovered In Ukraine May Be Viking Solar Compasses

The eight pyrophyllite discs found in Ukraine were crafted between the 12th and 13th centuries and may have been used by Viking navigators.

By Amber Morgan • January 10, 2025

2,600-Year-Old Shipwreck Known As Mazarrón II Recovered From The Mediterranean Off The Coast Of Spain

The Mazarrón II was likely a Phoenician ship that sank around 600 B.C.E. and was almost immediately buried in sand. However, human activity has caused that sand to shift, prompting researchers to remove the ship from its watery grave.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 10, 2025

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2,600-Year-Old Shipwreck Known As Mazarrón II Recovered From The Mediterranean Off The Coast Of Spain

The Mazarrón II was likely a Phoenician ship that sank around 600 B.C.E. and was almost immediately buried in sand. However, human activity has caused that sand to shift, prompting researchers to remove the ship from its watery grave.

By Austin Harvey • January 10, 2025

Scientists Find Previously Unknown Species Of Millipede Preserved In Burmese Amber For 99 Million Years

The finding has led scientists to rethink the entire evolution of millipedes which dates back 100 million years.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 10, 2025

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Scientists Find Previously Unknown Species Of Millipede Preserved In Burmese Amber For 99 Million Years

The finding has led scientists to rethink the entire evolution of millipedes which dates back 100 million years.

By Natasha Ishak • January 10, 2025

The Incredible Story Of Japanese Swordsman Sasaki Kojirō — And His Fatal Duel Against Miyamoto Musashi

One of the greatest swordsmen in Japanese history, Sasaki Kojirō famously lost his life during a 1612 duel with Miyamoto Musashi on Funajima Island.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 9, 2025

The Incredible Story Of Japanese Swordsman Sasaki Kojirō — And His Fatal Duel Against Miyamoto Musashi

One of the greatest swordsmen in Japanese history, Sasaki Kojirō famously lost his life during a 1612 duel with Miyamoto Musashi on Funajima Island.

By Austin Harvey • January 9, 2025