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Amarjeet Sada: Inside The Disturbing Crimes Of The World’s Youngest Serial Killer

In 2007, eight-year-old Amarjeet Sada murdered a six-month-old baby and buried her body in his village in northern India — but the infant wasn't his first victim.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 24, 2025

Amarjeet Sada: Inside The Disturbing Crimes Of The World’s Youngest Serial Killer

In 2007, eight-year-old Amarjeet Sada murdered a six-month-old baby and buried her body in his village in northern India — but the infant wasn't his first victim.

By Austin Harvey • February 24, 2025

Archaeologists In Italy Unearthed A 1,700-Year-Old Statue Of Hercules That’s Just 20 Inches Tall

Found in three pieces and missing its head, this miniature marble artifact is all the more rare for depicting Hercules' lesser-known seventh labor, the capture of the Cretan bull.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 24, 2025

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Archaeologists In Italy Unearthed A 1,700-Year-Old Statue Of Hercules That’s Just 20 Inches Tall

Found in three pieces and missing its head, this miniature marble artifact is all the more rare for depicting Hercules' lesser-known seventh labor, the capture of the Cretan bull.

By Austin Harvey • February 24, 2025

Researchers Use Lasers To Map A Buried Roman City That Dates Back Over 2,300 Years

The city of Falerii Novi was abandoned in 700 A.D. and has been buried ever since.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 24, 2025

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Researchers Use Lasers To Map A Buried Roman City That Dates Back Over 2,300 Years

The city of Falerii Novi was abandoned in 700 A.D. and has been buried ever since.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 24, 2025

The Haunting Story Of Helltown, Ohio, The Abandoned Town Associated With Chilling Myths Until It Was Finally Demolished

From the 1970s to the 2010s, Helltown inspired countless urban legends about frightening ghosts, mutant snakes, and bloodthirsty killers — and it's not hard to see why.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 23, 2025

The Haunting Story Of Helltown, Ohio, The Abandoned Town Associated With Chilling Myths Until It Was Finally Demolished

From the 1970s to the 2010s, Helltown inspired countless urban legends about frightening ghosts, mutant snakes, and bloodthirsty killers — and it's not hard to see why.

By Gina Dimuro • February 23, 2025

The Rise And Fall Of Pervitin, The Early Form Of Meth That Was Marketed As A ‘Magic Pill’ In Nazi Germany

In World War II Germany, soldiers, homemakers, and even Adolf Hitler himself were all hooked on Pervitin.

By John Kuroski • Feb 23, 2025

The Rise And Fall Of Pervitin, The Early Form Of Meth That Was Marketed As A ‘Magic Pill’ In Nazi Germany

In World War II Germany, soldiers, homemakers, and even Adolf Hitler himself were all hooked on Pervitin.

By John Kuroski • February 23, 2025

Stanislav Petrov, The Man Who ‘Saved The World’ By Single-Handedly Preventing A Nuclear War In 1983

On September 26, 1983, Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov was on duty monitoring a warning system for nuclear attacks when his computer alerted him that the United States had just launched five missiles toward the U.S.S.R. — and he had only moments to decide if it was a false alarm.

By Katie Serena • Feb 23, 2025

Stanislav Petrov, The Man Who ‘Saved The World’ By Single-Handedly Preventing A Nuclear War In 1983

On September 26, 1983, Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov was on duty monitoring a warning system for nuclear attacks when his computer alerted him that the United States had just launched five missiles toward the U.S.S.R. — and he had only moments to decide if it was a false alarm.

By Katie Serena • February 23, 2025

A Medieval Board Game Was Just Discovered In A Secret Chamber Of A Russian Castle

The centuries-old board game is being called the "most intriguing" discovery at the site to date.

By Bernadette Deron • Feb 23, 2025

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A Medieval Board Game Was Just Discovered In A Secret Chamber Of A Russian Castle

The centuries-old board game is being called the "most intriguing" discovery at the site to date.

By Bernadette Deron • February 23, 2025

Biblical Shrine In Israel Found To Have Hosted Rituals Involving Cannabis In The 8th Century B.C.

The cannabis was mixed with animal dung to make it burn slowly at a lower temperature.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 23, 2025

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Biblical Shrine In Israel Found To Have Hosted Rituals Involving Cannabis In The 8th Century B.C.

The cannabis was mixed with animal dung to make it burn slowly at a lower temperature.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 23, 2025

12,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings Leave Researchers Baffled, Hint At Lost Civilization

These images have given researchers new insights into the previously unknown civilization, but have also raised many questions.

By Caroline Redmond • Feb 23, 2025

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12,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings Leave Researchers Baffled, Hint At Lost Civilization

These images have given researchers new insights into the previously unknown civilization, but have also raised many questions.

By Caroline Redmond • February 23, 2025

The Chilling Crimes Of Ernest Burkhart, One Of The Conspirators Behind The Osage Indian Murders

As depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William Hale perpetrated a number of brutal murders against the Osage people throughout the 1920s in order to inherit their lucrative oil headrights.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 22, 2025

The Chilling Crimes Of Ernest Burkhart, One Of The Conspirators Behind The Osage Indian Murders

As depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William Hale perpetrated a number of brutal murders against the Osage people throughout the 1920s in order to inherit their lucrative oil headrights.

By Austin Harvey • February 22, 2025