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What Happens When We Die? What It Feels Like, What Happens To Your Body, And More

No one knows what happens when we die, but here's what experts have gleaned from history and some near-death survivors who said they glimpsed the other side.

By Hannah McKennett • Sep 3, 2022

What Happens When We Die? What It Feels Like, What Happens To Your Body, And More

No one knows what happens when we die, but here's what experts have gleaned from history and some near-death survivors who said they glimpsed the other side.

By Hannah McKennett • September 3, 2022

What Are Jinn, The Mysterious Genies Of Arabian Mythology?

Mysterious figures described in the mythology of pre-Islamic Arabia, jinn are shape-shifting genies said to both aid and torment the humans they encounter.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 3, 2022

What Are Jinn, The Mysterious Genies Of Arabian Mythology?

Mysterious figures described in the mythology of pre-Islamic Arabia, jinn are shape-shifting genies said to both aid and torment the humans they encounter.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 3, 2022

Inside The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved into madness and mayhem — and the spirits of tormented patients allegedly still haunt its halls today.

By Katie Serena • Sep 2, 2022

Inside The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved into madness and mayhem — and the spirits of tormented patients allegedly still haunt its halls today.

By Katie Serena • September 2, 2022

This Week In History News, Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

Medieval folding chair unearthed in Germany, massive Roman phallus carving found in Spain, 800-year-old murder victims discovered in England.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 2, 2022

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This Week In History News, Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

Medieval folding chair unearthed in Germany, massive Roman phallus carving found in Spain, 800-year-old murder victims discovered in England.

By All That's Interesting • September 2, 2022

Archaeologists Unearth Giant Prehistoric Elephant Tusk In Southern Israel

At eight feet long and 500,000 years old, this tusk is not only one of the biggest fossils of its kind found in the Near East but also one of the best preserved.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 2, 2022

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Archaeologists Unearth Giant Prehistoric Elephant Tusk In Southern Israel

At eight feet long and 500,000 years old, this tusk is not only one of the biggest fossils of its kind found in the Near East but also one of the best preserved.

By Austin Harvey • September 2, 2022

A Missing Woman, A Bloody Body, And A String Of Lies: Inside The Disturbing True Story Of Joran Van Der Sloot

Joran van der Sloot was a key suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance from Aruba in 2005, but it took the murder of another woman, Stephany Flores, to put him behind bars.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 2, 2022

A Missing Woman, A Bloody Body, And A String Of Lies: Inside The Disturbing True Story Of Joran Van Der Sloot

Joran van der Sloot was a key suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance from Aruba in 2005, but it took the murder of another woman, Stephany Flores, to put him behind bars.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 2, 2022

The Gruesome Story Of The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders

On June 10, 1912, all eight people inside the Moore family's house in Villisca, Iowa — including two adults and six children — were murdered by an axe-wielding assailant.

By Katie Serena • Sep 1, 2022

The Gruesome Story Of The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders

On June 10, 1912, all eight people inside the Moore family's house in Villisca, Iowa — including two adults and six children — were murdered by an axe-wielding assailant.

By Katie Serena • September 1, 2022

The Case Of The Greenbrier Ghost, The Spirit That May Have Solved Her Own Murder

Zona Heaster Shue's husband Erasmus snapped her neck in 1897 — then she allegedly returned from the dead as the “Greenbrier Ghost” to make sure he paid for his crime.

By Erik Hawkins • Sep 1, 2022

The Case Of The Greenbrier Ghost, The Spirit That May Have Solved Her Own Murder

Zona Heaster Shue's husband Erasmus snapped her neck in 1897 — then she allegedly returned from the dead as the “Greenbrier Ghost” to make sure he paid for his crime.

By Erik Hawkins • September 1, 2022

Inside The Tragic Death Of Jenni Rivera, The Famed ‘Diva Of Banda’ Who Perished In A Plane Crash

Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera was just 43 years old — and on the cusp of superstardom — when her Learjet unexpectedly went down in Mexico in 2012.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 1, 2022

Inside The Tragic Death Of Jenni Rivera, The Famed ‘Diva Of Banda’ Who Perished In A Plane Crash

Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera was just 43 years old — and on the cusp of superstardom — when her Learjet unexpectedly went down in Mexico in 2012.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 1, 2022

Inside The Tabloid Romance Of 89-Year-Old Oil Tycoon J. Howard Marshall And 26-Year-Old Playmate Anna Nicole Smith

The marriage of billionaire J. Howard Marshall and stripper-turned-model Anna Nicole Smith shook up the media in 1994 — and eventually led to a Supreme Court case.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 1, 2022

Inside The Tabloid Romance Of 89-Year-Old Oil Tycoon J. Howard Marshall And 26-Year-Old Playmate Anna Nicole Smith

The marriage of billionaire J. Howard Marshall and stripper-turned-model Anna Nicole Smith shook up the media in 1994 — and eventually led to a Supreme Court case.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 1, 2022