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Painting Found Gathering Dust In A Connecticut Barn For More Than A Century Sells At Auction For $7 Million

After the painting was painstakingly restored, it was revealed to be the 1666 masterpiece "View of Olinda, Brazil" by Dutch artist Frans Post, one of the few European painters to visit the Americas in the 17th century.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 11, 2025

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Painting Found Gathering Dust In A Connecticut Barn For More Than A Century Sells At Auction For $7 Million

After the painting was painstakingly restored, it was revealed to be the 1666 masterpiece "View of Olinda, Brazil" by Dutch artist Frans Post, one of the few European painters to visit the Americas in the 17th century.

By Ainsley Brown • June 11, 2025

Scientists Reveal What Our Denisovan Ancestors Looked Like 75,000 Years Ago

When scientists first discovered these remains of a teenage girl in 2010, they knew that the history of early humans was about to be rewritten. Now we know what the face of a Denisovan actually looked like.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 11, 2025

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Scientists Reveal What Our Denisovan Ancestors Looked Like 75,000 Years Ago

When scientists first discovered these remains of a teenage girl in 2010, they knew that the history of early humans was about to be rewritten. Now we know what the face of a Denisovan actually looked like.

By Natasha Ishak • June 11, 2025

Inside The ‘Revolting’ Execution Of William Kemmler, The First Man To Die By Electric Chair

Convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the newly invented electric chair on August 6, 1890, at New York's Auburn State Prison — but it went terribly wrong.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 10, 2025

Inside The ‘Revolting’ Execution Of William Kemmler, The First Man To Die By Electric Chair

Convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the newly invented electric chair on August 6, 1890, at New York's Auburn State Prison — but it went terribly wrong.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 10, 2025

A 10-Carat Pink Diamond That Once Belonged To Marie Antoinette Is Now Heading To Auction

The pink diamond may have been part of a cache of jewelry that Marie Antoinette gave to her hairdresser for safekeeping before attempting to flee Paris during the French Revolution.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 10, 2025

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A 10-Carat Pink Diamond That Once Belonged To Marie Antoinette Is Now Heading To Auction

The pink diamond may have been part of a cache of jewelry that Marie Antoinette gave to her hairdresser for safekeeping before attempting to flee Paris during the French Revolution.

By Ainsley Brown • June 10, 2025

Shocking New Theory Claims That Prehistoric Humans Didn’t Learn To Control Fire For Cooking — But For Another Reason Instead

After studying animal bones found at sites in Israel, Spain, and Africa that hold some of the earliest evidence of fire, scientists from Tel Aviv University concluded that our ancestors first used fire to preserve meat and ward off scavengers.

By Ainsley Brown • Jun 10, 2025

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Shocking New Theory Claims That Prehistoric Humans Didn’t Learn To Control Fire For Cooking — But For Another Reason Instead

After studying animal bones found at sites in Israel, Spain, and Africa that hold some of the earliest evidence of fire, scientists from Tel Aviv University concluded that our ancestors first used fire to preserve meat and ward off scavengers.

By Ainsley Brown • June 10, 2025

Inside The Battle Of Thermopylae And The Bravery Of The Vastly Outnumbered Greeks

In 480 B.C.E., King Leonidas of Sparta led 7,000 Greek troops against as many as 300,000 Persian soldiers at the Battle of Thermopylae — and the Greeks may have won if they hadn't been betrayed.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 9, 2025

Inside The Battle Of Thermopylae And The Bravery Of The Vastly Outnumbered Greeks

In 480 B.C.E., King Leonidas of Sparta led 7,000 Greek troops against as many as 300,000 Persian soldiers at the Battle of Thermopylae — and the Greeks may have won if they hadn't been betrayed.

By Austin Harvey • June 9, 2025

Inside The Reclusive Life And Tragic Death Of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria

The wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Elisabeth of Austria was known for her beauty and for her frequent refusal to be seen in public before she was murdered by an Italian anarchist in 1898.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 9, 2025

Inside The Reclusive Life And Tragic Death Of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria

The wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Elisabeth of Austria was known for her beauty and for her frequent refusal to be seen in public before she was murdered by an Italian anarchist in 1898.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 9, 2025

Roman Sarcophagus Depicting A Drinking Contest Between Hercules And Dionysus Unearthed In Israel

While depictions of Dionysus competing in drinking contests frequently appear in Roman art, this is the first time a sarcophagus featuring such a scene has been found in Israel.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 9, 2025

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Roman Sarcophagus Depicting A Drinking Contest Between Hercules And Dionysus Unearthed In Israel

While depictions of Dionysus competing in drinking contests frequently appear in Roman art, this is the first time a sarcophagus featuring such a scene has been found in Israel.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 9, 2025

Archaeologists In France Just Found A Massive, Luxurious Roman Villa Complete With Thermal Baths And Heated Floors

Spanning a whopping 43,000 square feet, roughly the size of eight basketball courts, this massive villa stood in what was then the city of Autisiodorum between approximately the first and fourth centuries C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 9, 2025

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Archaeologists In France Just Found A Massive, Luxurious Roman Villa Complete With Thermal Baths And Heated Floors

Spanning a whopping 43,000 square feet, roughly the size of eight basketball courts, this massive villa stood in what was then the city of Autisiodorum between approximately the first and fourth centuries C.E.

By Austin Harvey • June 9, 2025

Isaac Newton Proposed Using Lozenges Made Of Toad Vomit To Cure The Bubonic Plague

Isaac Newton was still a student when an outbreak hit London in 1665 — and he became obsessed with the disease.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 9, 2025

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Isaac Newton Proposed Using Lozenges Made Of Toad Vomit To Cure The Bubonic Plague

Isaac Newton was still a student when an outbreak hit London in 1665 — and he became obsessed with the disease.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 9, 2025