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Colossal Sunfish Reeled In Near Portugal Declared The Biggest Fish Ever Caught

Weighing in at more than 6,000 pounds and 11 feet long, this giant sunfish found near the Azores is the largest bony fish ever caught.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 17, 2022

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Colossal Sunfish Reeled In Near Portugal Declared The Biggest Fish Ever Caught

Weighing in at more than 6,000 pounds and 11 feet long, this giant sunfish found near the Azores is the largest bony fish ever caught.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 17, 2022

A 91-Year-Old Civil Rights Leader Just Survived Being Stabbed Five Times — By Fighting Back

Jean McGuire has been fighting for equal opportunity in Boston for decades, and friends said her attacker "may have met the wrong person" that night,

By Maggie Donahue • Oct 17, 2022

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A 91-Year-Old Civil Rights Leader Just Survived Being Stabbed Five Times — By Fighting Back

Jean McGuire has been fighting for equal opportunity in Boston for decades, and friends said her attacker "may have met the wrong person" that night,

By Maggie Donahue • October 17, 2022

This Week In History News, Oct. 9 – 15

Ancient Medusa medal unearthed in Turkey, 1,400-year-old Native American canal found in Alabama, Chernobyl disaster's lingering effects revealed in Ukraine.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 14, 2022

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This Week In History News, Oct. 9 – 15

Ancient Medusa medal unearthed in Turkey, 1,400-year-old Native American canal found in Alabama, Chernobyl disaster's lingering effects revealed in Ukraine.

By All That's Interesting • October 14, 2022

Newly Released File Reveals The FBI Tracked The Activities Of Aretha Franklin For 40 Years

The FBI kept tabs on the so-called "Queen of Soul" while searching for links between Franklin and civil rights activists, communists, and "Black extremists."

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 14, 2022

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Newly Released File Reveals The FBI Tracked The Activities Of Aretha Franklin For 40 Years

The FBI kept tabs on the so-called "Queen of Soul" while searching for links between Franklin and civil rights activists, communists, and "Black extremists."

By Kaleena Fraga • October 14, 2022

Archaeologists Have Uncovered A 1,400-Year-Old Native American Canal In Alabama

The nearly mile-long structure was used to travel along trade routes between lagoons on the Fort Morgan Peninsula.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 13, 2022

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Archaeologists Have Uncovered A 1,400-Year-Old Native American Canal In Alabama

The nearly mile-long structure was used to travel along trade routes between lagoons on the Fort Morgan Peninsula.

By Austin Harvey • October 13, 2022

Microplastics Have Been Discovered In Human Breast Milk For The First Time

A study in Rome revealed that 75 percent of new mothers had microplastics in their breast milk a week after giving birth.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 13, 2022

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Microplastics Have Been Discovered In Human Breast Milk For The First Time

A study in Rome revealed that 75 percent of new mothers had microplastics in their breast milk a week after giving birth.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 13, 2022

‘Malevolent Presence’: British Neonatal Nurse Accused Of Killing 7 Infants

Prosecutors allege that Lucy Letby poisoned 17 babies either with insulin or by injecting them with air starting in June 2015.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 12, 2022

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‘Malevolent Presence’: British Neonatal Nurse Accused Of Killing 7 Infants

Prosecutors allege that Lucy Letby poisoned 17 babies either with insulin or by injecting them with air starting in June 2015.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 12, 2022

New Zealand Just Announced A Plan To Tax Cow Farts In Order To Fight Climate Change

As part of a plan to fight climate change, New Zealand leaders are proposing a tax on the greenhouse gases emitted by farm animals.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 12, 2022

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New Zealand Just Announced A Plan To Tax Cow Farts In Order To Fight Climate Change

As part of a plan to fight climate change, New Zealand leaders are proposing a tax on the greenhouse gases emitted by farm animals.

By Austin Harvey • October 12, 2022

Tree Frogs Near Chernobyl Have Adapted To The Radiation By Changing Colors, New Study Finds

Higher melanin levels are turning Chernobyl's tree frogs pitch-black — and also protecting them from the harmful effects of radiation.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 11, 2022

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Tree Frogs Near Chernobyl Have Adapted To The Radiation By Changing Colors, New Study Finds

Higher melanin levels are turning Chernobyl's tree frogs pitch-black — and also protecting them from the harmful effects of radiation.

By Austin Harvey • October 11, 2022

A Rerun Of ‘Mythbusters’ Just Helped Free A Wrongly Convicted Man From Prison

John Galvan was convicted of murder and arson alongside two others in the 1980s but was able to prove their innocence after he caught a rerun of Mythbusters while in jail.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 11, 2022

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A Rerun Of ‘Mythbusters’ Just Helped Free A Wrongly Convicted Man From Prison

John Galvan was convicted of murder and arson alongside two others in the 1980s but was able to prove their innocence after he caught a rerun of Mythbusters while in jail.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 11, 2022