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Researchers Find Earliest Evidence Of Psychoactive Drug Use In Bronze Age Europe In 3,000-Year-Old Hair Strands

After studying the ancient hair strands found in a Spanish cave, researchers confirmed that Bronze Age Europeans consumed hallucinogenic drugs.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 18, 2023

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Researchers Find Earliest Evidence Of Psychoactive Drug Use In Bronze Age Europe In 3,000-Year-Old Hair Strands

After studying the ancient hair strands found in a Spanish cave, researchers confirmed that Bronze Age Europeans consumed hallucinogenic drugs.

By Amber Morgan • April 18, 2023

The Story Behind ‘Lunch Atop A Skyscraper,’ The Photo That Inspired Great Depression-Era America

"Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" captured 11 workers lunching amid construction of New York's Rockefeller Center on September 20, 1932 — but there's much more to the story.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 18, 2023

The Story Behind ‘Lunch Atop A Skyscraper,’ The Photo That Inspired Great Depression-Era America

"Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" captured 11 workers lunching amid construction of New York's Rockefeller Center on September 20, 1932 — but there's much more to the story.

By Natasha Ishak • April 18, 2023

What Happened To Kathleen McCormack, The Missing Wife Of Multimillionaire Murderer Robert Durst?

New York medical student Kathleen McCormack vanished without a trace in 1982 — and while she's presumed to be dead, her body has never been found.

By Neil Patmore • Apr 17, 2023

What Happened To Kathleen McCormack, The Missing Wife Of Multimillionaire Murderer Robert Durst?

New York medical student Kathleen McCormack vanished without a trace in 1982 — and while she's presumed to be dead, her body has never been found.

By Neil Patmore • April 17, 2023

930-Year-Old Native American Canoe Pulled Out Of North Carolina Lake

This 28-foot boat sat just five five beneath the surface of Lake Waccamaw for nearly a millennium before three local teens uncovered it by accident while going for a swim.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 17, 2023

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930-Year-Old Native American Canoe Pulled Out Of North Carolina Lake

This 28-foot boat sat just five five beneath the surface of Lake Waccamaw for nearly a millennium before three local teens uncovered it by accident while going for a swim.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 17, 2023

33 Of History’s Most Infamous Female Serial Killers And Their Grisly Crimes

Murder isn't just a man's world — and these disturbing true stories of female serial killers are all the proof you need.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 17, 2023

33 Of History’s Most Infamous Female Serial Killers And Their Grisly Crimes

Murder isn't just a man's world — and these disturbing true stories of female serial killers are all the proof you need.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 17, 2023

Inside The Death Of Jeffrey Dahmer At The Hands Of Christopher Scarver

Christopher Scarver didn't like fellow inmate Jeffrey Dahmer's sickening crimes — so on November 28, 1994, he did something about it.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 16, 2023

Inside The Death Of Jeffrey Dahmer At The Hands Of Christopher Scarver

Christopher Scarver didn't like fellow inmate Jeffrey Dahmer's sickening crimes — so on November 28, 1994, he did something about it.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 16, 2023

Why The Victims Of Agent Orange Are Still Suffering To This Day

From 1961 to 1971, the U.S. used the herbicide and defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam, leaving behind millions of victims with deadly diseases and birth defects.

By Mark Oliver • Apr 16, 2023

Why The Victims Of Agent Orange Are Still Suffering To This Day

From 1961 to 1971, the U.S. used the herbicide and defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam, leaving behind millions of victims with deadly diseases and birth defects.

By Mark Oliver • April 16, 2023

How Hetty Green Became ‘The Richest Woman In America’ During The Gilded Age

Known as the “Witch of Wall Street,” Hetty Green was one of the wealthiest people in the United States at the turn of the 20th century — but she was also one of the most miserly.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 16, 2023

How Hetty Green Became ‘The Richest Woman In America’ During The Gilded Age

Known as the “Witch of Wall Street,” Hetty Green was one of the wealthiest people in the United States at the turn of the 20th century — but she was also one of the most miserly.

By Gina Dimuro • April 16, 2023

The Tragic Story Of Daniel Morcombe, The 13-Year-Old Australian Boy Who Was Kidnapped From A Bus Stop

Queensland teen Daniel Morcombe was missing for eight years before police were finally able to track down the convicted sex offender who abducted and murdered him in 2003.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 16, 2023

The Tragic Story Of Daniel Morcombe, The 13-Year-Old Australian Boy Who Was Kidnapped From A Bus Stop

Queensland teen Daniel Morcombe was missing for eight years before police were finally able to track down the convicted sex offender who abducted and murdered him in 2003.

By Amber Morgan • April 16, 2023

Spy, Murder Victim, Or Something Else? Inside The Decades-Long Mystery Of The Isdal Woman

More than 50 years after the Isdal Woman's charred body was found in Norway’s “Ice Valley,” the authorities still don’t know who she was or how she died.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 15, 2023

Spy, Murder Victim, Or Something Else? Inside The Decades-Long Mystery Of The Isdal Woman

More than 50 years after the Isdal Woman's charred body was found in Norway’s “Ice Valley,” the authorities still don’t know who she was or how she died.

By Gina Dimuro • April 15, 2023