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Archaeologists Just Found Three Jewish Prayer Pendants At The Nazis’ Sobibor Death Camp In Poland

Two of the pendants were uncovered in rooms where prisoners were forced to undress before being led into the gas chambers while the third was found near a mass grave.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 27, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Found Three Jewish Prayer Pendants At The Nazis’ Sobibor Death Camp In Poland

Two of the pendants were uncovered in rooms where prisoners were forced to undress before being led into the gas chambers while the third was found near a mass grave.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 27, 2022

One Of The Last Roman Amphitheaters Ever Built Was Just Uncovered In Switzerland

The ruins of the amphitheater in the Swiss city of Kaiseraugst dates back to the fourth century A.D. in the late antiquity period.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 26, 2022

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One Of The Last Roman Amphitheaters Ever Built Was Just Uncovered In Switzerland

The ruins of the amphitheater in the Swiss city of Kaiseraugst dates back to the fourth century A.D. in the late antiquity period.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 26, 2022

Inside Earlshall Castle, The Sprawling Scottish Mansion Haunted By A 17th-Century Baron That’s Currently For Sale

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of "Bloody Bruce" that allegedly haunts its stairs.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 25, 2022

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Inside Earlshall Castle, The Sprawling Scottish Mansion Haunted By A 17th-Century Baron That’s Currently For Sale

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of "Bloody Bruce" that allegedly haunts its stairs.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 25, 2022

Possible Ninja Weapon Prototypes Discovered Among The Ruins Of Several Castles In Japan

The flat stones and spiked clay balls found at the site of the 1590 Siege of Odawara may be precursors to later ninja weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 24, 2022

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Possible Ninja Weapon Prototypes Discovered Among The Ruins Of Several Castles In Japan

The flat stones and spiked clay balls found at the site of the 1590 Siege of Odawara may be precursors to later ninja weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 24, 2022

This Week In History News, Jan. 16 – 22

Ancient Chinese warrior's tomb found with cannabis inside, investigation names man who betrayed Anne Frank, Russian "scepters" turn out to be beer-drinking straws.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 21, 2022

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This Week In History News, Jan. 16 – 22

Ancient Chinese warrior's tomb found with cannabis inside, investigation names man who betrayed Anne Frank, Russian "scepters" turn out to be beer-drinking straws.

By All That's Interesting • January 21, 2022

Inside Howard Hughes’ Plane Crash In Beverly Hills That Destroyed Multiple Houses And Scarred Him For Life

In July 1946, famed aviator Howard Hughes was piloting an experimental spy plane when the engines failed and he crashed through three mansions.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Jan 19, 2022

Inside Howard Hughes’ Plane Crash In Beverly Hills That Destroyed Multiple Houses And Scarred Him For Life

In July 1946, famed aviator Howard Hughes was piloting an experimental spy plane when the engines failed and he crashed through three mansions.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • January 19, 2022

Ancient ‘Scepters’ Found In Russian Tomb May Actually Be Ceremonial Drinking Straws

Archeologists long puzzled over the eight tubes but a new theory suggests that they were used to drink ceremonial beer.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 19, 2022

Ancient ‘Scepters’ Found In Russian Tomb May Actually Be Ceremonial Drinking Straws

Archeologists long puzzled over the eight tubes but a new theory suggests that they were used to drink ceremonial beer.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 19, 2022

Two Siblings Just Pleaded Guilty To This 1993 Cold Case Murder — After Their Accomplice Confessed On TV

In 1993, brother and sister Curtis and Shanna Culver killed 19-year-old Frank McAlister in Shasta County, California, with a friend in order to rob him of $4,500 so they could buy meth.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 18, 2022

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Two Siblings Just Pleaded Guilty To This 1993 Cold Case Murder — After Their Accomplice Confessed On TV

In 1993, brother and sister Curtis and Shanna Culver killed 19-year-old Frank McAlister in Shasta County, California, with a friend in order to rob him of $4,500 so they could buy meth.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 18, 2022

This Week In History News, Jan. 9 – 15

Prehistoric "sea dragon" unearthed in England, Roman-era coins found by a badger, and the truth about Vikings' helmets.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 14, 2022

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This Week In History News, Jan. 9 – 15

Prehistoric "sea dragon" unearthed in England, Roman-era coins found by a badger, and the truth about Vikings' helmets.

By All That's Interesting • January 14, 2022

These Horned ‘Viking’ Helmets Are Actually 3,000 Years Old And Come From An Entirely Different Civilization

The two horned helmets were uncovered by a peat cutter in Viksø, Denmark, in 1942 and have just been dated to 900 B.C. — confirming they were never worn by Vikings.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 13, 2022

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These Horned ‘Viking’ Helmets Are Actually 3,000 Years Old And Come From An Entirely Different Civilization

The two horned helmets were uncovered by a peat cutter in Viksø, Denmark, in 1942 and have just been dated to 900 B.C. — confirming they were never worn by Vikings.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 13, 2022