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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 • 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

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

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