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Discover Bran Castle, The Transylvanian Fortress Said To Be The Home Of Dracula

From its haunting passageways to its creepy "torture museum," Bran Castle is the stuff of horror legend.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Sep 6, 2022

Discover Bran Castle, The Transylvanian Fortress Said To Be The Home Of Dracula

From its haunting passageways to its creepy "torture museum," Bran Castle is the stuff of horror legend.

By Jaclyn Anglis • September 6, 2022

Archaeologists In Poland Just Unearthed The Remains Of A 17th-Century ‘Vampire’

The skeleton was discovered in Pień, Poland with a sickle across her throat and a padlock on her toe.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 6, 2022

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Archaeologists In Poland Just Unearthed The Remains Of A 17th-Century ‘Vampire’

The skeleton was discovered in Pień, Poland with a sickle across her throat and a padlock on her toe.

By Austin Harvey • September 6, 2022

Oregon’s Long-Overlooked Swastika Mountain Is Getting A New Name — After 100 Years

The 4,197-foot butte in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest will likely be renamed Mount Halo after a historic Indigenous leader.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 6, 2022

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Oregon’s Long-Overlooked Swastika Mountain Is Getting A New Name — After 100 Years

The 4,197-foot butte in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest will likely be renamed Mount Halo after a historic Indigenous leader.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 6, 2022

The Story Of Mary Lumpkin, The Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Liberated A Slave Jail And Turned It Into An HBCU

For years, Mary Lumpkin was forced to bear her enslaver's children and help him run his jail, but when he died and left the property to her, she helped turn the prison into a school for Black students.

By Genevieve Carlton • Sep 6, 2022

The Story Of Mary Lumpkin, The Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Liberated A Slave Jail And Turned It Into An HBCU

For years, Mary Lumpkin was forced to bear her enslaver's children and help him run his jail, but when he died and left the property to her, she helped turn the prison into a school for Black students.

By Genevieve Carlton • September 6, 2022

Who Was Jack Ruby, The Man That Killed Lee Harvey Oswald?

Dallas club owner Jack Ruby had ties to the FBI and the mafia, but why he shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, remains a mystery.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 6, 2022

Who Was Jack Ruby, The Man That Killed Lee Harvey Oswald?

Dallas club owner Jack Ruby had ties to the FBI and the mafia, but why he shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, remains a mystery.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 6, 2022

Why The University of Lisbon Has The Nearly 200-Year-Old Severed Head Of A Serial Killer Named Diogo Alves

After being hanged in 1841 for throwing 70 people off of an aqueduct in Lisbon, Diogo Alves' preserved head has been in a jar in a university lab.

By Leah Silverman • Sep 5, 2022

Why The University of Lisbon Has The Nearly 200-Year-Old Severed Head Of A Serial Killer Named Diogo Alves

After being hanged in 1841 for throwing 70 people off of an aqueduct in Lisbon, Diogo Alves' preserved head has been in a jar in a university lab.

By Leah Silverman • September 5, 2022

9 Wild West Outlaws Who Wreaked Havoc Across The American Frontier

From the "Deadly Dentist" to the "Bandit Queen," discover the true stories of the most infamous criminals to ever roam the Wild West.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 5, 2022

9 Wild West Outlaws Who Wreaked Havoc Across The American Frontier

From the "Deadly Dentist" to the "Bandit Queen," discover the true stories of the most infamous criminals to ever roam the Wild West.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 5, 2022

The Brutal Murder Of Yetunde Price, The Older Sister Of Venus And Serena Williams

Yetunde Price was the loving half-sister of tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams — but then she was suddenly killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003.

By Jessica O'Connor • Sep 5, 2022

The Brutal Murder Of Yetunde Price, The Older Sister Of Venus And Serena Williams

Yetunde Price was the loving half-sister of tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams — but then she was suddenly killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003.

By Jessica O'Connor • September 5, 2022

Meet Shannon Lee, The Martial-Artist-Turned Actress Keeping Bruce Lee’s Legacy Alive

Though her father died when she was just four, Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon Lee has made it her mission to preserve his philosophies — and even produced a long-lost script of his.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 5, 2022

Meet Shannon Lee, The Martial-Artist-Turned Actress Keeping Bruce Lee’s Legacy Alive

Though her father died when she was just four, Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon Lee has made it her mission to preserve his philosophies — and even produced a long-lost script of his.

By Natasha Ishak • September 5, 2022

Charles Osborne, The Man Who Hiccuped Nonstop For 68 Years

Despite experiencing history's longest case of hiccups which lasted from 1922 to 1990, Iowa farmer Charles Osborne managed to live a relatively normal life.

By Genevieve Carlton • Sep 4, 2022

Charles Osborne, The Man Who Hiccuped Nonstop For 68 Years

Despite experiencing history's longest case of hiccups which lasted from 1922 to 1990, Iowa farmer Charles Osborne managed to live a relatively normal life.

By Genevieve Carlton • September 4, 2022