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The Mind-Boggling Tale Of Shanti Devi, The Indian Child Who Claimed She Lived Twice

When she was just four years old, Shanti Devi began telling her parents eerily specific details about her old life in a town 75 miles from where she was born — and a place she'd never been to before.

By Marc Hartzman • May 20, 2021

The Mind-Boggling Tale Of Shanti Devi, The Indian Child Who Claimed She Lived Twice

When she was just four years old, Shanti Devi began telling her parents eerily specific details about her old life in a town 75 miles from where she was born — and a place she'd never been to before.

By Marc Hartzman • May 20, 2021

Inside The Bloody History Of The Soviet Union’s White Sea-Baltic Canal

First opened in 1933, the White Sea-Baltic Canal was built on the backs of gulag prisoners. By the time it was done, more than 25,000 laborers had lost their lives.

By Morgan Dunn • May 20, 2021

Inside The Bloody History Of The Soviet Union’s White Sea-Baltic Canal

First opened in 1933, the White Sea-Baltic Canal was built on the backs of gulag prisoners. By the time it was done, more than 25,000 laborers had lost their lives.

By Morgan Dunn • May 20, 2021

Previously Unseen Footage Of The Hindenburg Disaster Sheds New Light On Why It Exploded

A man named Harold Schenck filmed the Hindenburg that day in May 1937 with a wind-up camera — and captured an angle that professional cameramen missed.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2021

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Previously Unseen Footage Of The Hindenburg Disaster Sheds New Light On Why It Exploded

A man named Harold Schenck filmed the Hindenburg that day in May 1937 with a wind-up camera — and captured an angle that professional cameramen missed.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2021

David Copeland: The Neo-Nazi Terrorist Behind The London Nail Bombings

Over the course of 13 days in 1999, David Copeland bombed three minority communities in London — to try to ignite a race war.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 19, 2021

David Copeland: The Neo-Nazi Terrorist Behind The London Nail Bombings

Over the course of 13 days in 1999, David Copeland bombed three minority communities in London — to try to ignite a race war.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 19, 2021

A Shrunken Head Used As A Prop In A 1970s Comedy Turned Out To Be The Real Head Of An Amazon Warrior

The shrunken head was donated to a Georgia university after an Air Force officer brought it home from Ecuador in the 1940s.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 19, 2021

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A Shrunken Head Used As A Prop In A 1970s Comedy Turned Out To Be The Real Head Of An Amazon Warrior

The shrunken head was donated to a Georgia university after an Air Force officer brought it home from Ecuador in the 1940s.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 19, 2021

The Grisly Murder Of Natalia Pronina, The Russian Dancer Killed By A Masked Assassin

On December 23, 2020, CCTV footage captured the Russian dancer as she was shot by an unknown assailant outside her apartment building in Moscow.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 18, 2021

The Grisly Murder Of Natalia Pronina, The Russian Dancer Killed By A Masked Assassin

On December 23, 2020, CCTV footage captured the Russian dancer as she was shot by an unknown assailant outside her apartment building in Moscow.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 18, 2021

Was Illusionist Jasper Maskelyne The Magic Hero Of World War II Or A Fantastic Fraud?

In spite of Jasper Maskelyne's hair-raising tales of magical ingenuity and vanishing acts on the North African front, many of his adventures were later revealed to be nothing but smoke and mirrors.

By Morgan Dunn • May 18, 2021

Was Illusionist Jasper Maskelyne The Magic Hero Of World War II Or A Fantastic Fraud?

In spite of Jasper Maskelyne's hair-raising tales of magical ingenuity and vanishing acts on the North African front, many of his adventures were later revealed to be nothing but smoke and mirrors.

By Morgan Dunn • May 18, 2021

Discovery Of 113 Ancient Taino Graves In Guadeloupe Sheds Light On A Lost People

The skeletons had been bent and folded up in piles — and scientists believe that's what kept them from being eroded by the archipelago's acidic soil.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 18, 2021

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Discovery Of 113 Ancient Taino Graves In Guadeloupe Sheds Light On A Lost People

The skeletons had been bent and folded up in piles — and scientists believe that's what kept them from being eroded by the archipelago's acidic soil.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 18, 2021

Inside The Death Of Henryk Siwiak: The Only Unsolved Murder On 9/11 In New York City

Just before midnight on September 11, 2001, a Polish immigrant named Henryk Siwiak was fatally shot in Brooklyn. His killer was never found.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

Inside The Death Of Henryk Siwiak: The Only Unsolved Murder On 9/11 In New York City

Just before midnight on September 11, 2001, a Polish immigrant named Henryk Siwiak was fatally shot in Brooklyn. His killer was never found.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

Inside The Eerie Disappearance Of The Beaumont Children, Australia’s Most Notorious Missing Persons Case

On a summer day in January 1966, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont boarded a bus to the nearby Glenelg Beach — and never returned.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

Inside The Eerie Disappearance Of The Beaumont Children, Australia’s Most Notorious Missing Persons Case

On a summer day in January 1966, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont boarded a bus to the nearby Glenelg Beach — and never returned.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021