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A Deaf Black Man Was Murdered By A White Supremacist Mob In 1898 — He Just Received A Proper Funeral

Joshua Halsey was murdered during the Wilmington Massacre that saw a racist mob of 2,000 white men overthrew the city's democratically-elected government and kill up to 300 people.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 12, 2021

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A Deaf Black Man Was Murdered By A White Supremacist Mob In 1898 — He Just Received A Proper Funeral

Joshua Halsey was murdered during the Wilmington Massacre that saw a racist mob of 2,000 white men overthrew the city's democratically-elected government and kill up to 300 people.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 12, 2021

A German Father And Daughter Were Just Murdered In Paraguay Over A Set Of Million-Dollar Violins

Police believe that 62-year-old Bernard Raymond von Bredow and his 14-year-old daughter were tortured and killed for their four rare Stradivarius violins.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 12, 2021

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A German Father And Daughter Were Just Murdered In Paraguay Over A Set Of Million-Dollar Violins

Police believe that 62-year-old Bernard Raymond von Bredow and his 14-year-old daughter were tortured and killed for their four rare Stradivarius violins.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 12, 2021

An 83-Year-Old Former Eye Doctor Just Became The Oldest Person To Hike The Appalachian Trail

M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart is no stranger to hiking long distances, having walked between California and Chicago as well as the Florida Keys and northern Quebec.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 12, 2021

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An 83-Year-Old Former Eye Doctor Just Became The Oldest Person To Hike The Appalachian Trail

M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart is no stranger to hiking long distances, having walked between California and Chicago as well as the Florida Keys and northern Quebec.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 12, 2021

Meet The Joro Spider — The Giant Asian Arachnid That’s Started To Invade The United States

The Joro spider is native to East Asia but started appearing in Georgia in 2014 after it likely got trapped on a shipping container.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 10, 2021

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Meet The Joro Spider — The Giant Asian Arachnid That’s Started To Invade The United States

The Joro spider is native to East Asia but started appearing in Georgia in 2014 after it likely got trapped on a shipping container.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 10, 2021

Maine Lobsterman Catches Rare ‘Cotton Candy’ Lobster, Defying 1-In-100 Million Odds

Bill Coppersmith named the rare crustacean after his granddaughter and it's now up for adoption.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 10, 2021

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Maine Lobsterman Catches Rare ‘Cotton Candy’ Lobster, Defying 1-In-100 Million Odds

Bill Coppersmith named the rare crustacean after his granddaughter and it's now up for adoption.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 10, 2021

Scientists Just Discovered The First Direct Evidence Of Any Ancient Giant Sloth Species Eating Meat

By studying the amount of nitrogen isotopes in giant sloths' fur, scientists determined that these fearsome beasts were omnivores and likely scavenged South America for meat.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 9, 2021

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Scientists Just Discovered The First Direct Evidence Of Any Ancient Giant Sloth Species Eating Meat

By studying the amount of nitrogen isotopes in giant sloths' fur, scientists determined that these fearsome beasts were omnivores and likely scavenged South America for meat.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 9, 2021

Authorities Baffled After Mysterious Couple Steals $400,000 Worth Of Wine During Spain Hotel Heist

The couple checked in with a Swiss passport and diverted the overnight concierge in order to sneak into the cellar. Out of 40,000 bottles of wine, they knew exactly which ones to steal.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 9, 2021

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Authorities Baffled After Mysterious Couple Steals $400,000 Worth Of Wine During Spain Hotel Heist

The couple checked in with a Swiss passport and diverted the overnight concierge in order to sneak into the cellar. Out of 40,000 bottles of wine, they knew exactly which ones to steal.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 9, 2021

Archeologists Just Uncovered A Remarkably Well-Preserved ‘Slave Room’ At Pompeii

The 2,000-year-old room likely housed a family of three whose daily responsibilities included tending to their master's horses and ceremonial chariot, which were previously discovered nearby.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 8, 2021

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Archeologists Just Uncovered A Remarkably Well-Preserved ‘Slave Room’ At Pompeii

The 2,000-year-old room likely housed a family of three whose daily responsibilities included tending to their master's horses and ceremonial chariot, which were previously discovered nearby.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 8, 2021

Florida Man Charged With 1996 Homicide After Police Match Crime Scene Blood To DNA He Left On Beer Cans

Twenty-five years after grocery store manager Terrence Paquette was stabbed to death, police have cracked the case using public DNA database websites and half-guzzled beer cans.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 8, 2021

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Florida Man Charged With 1996 Homicide After Police Match Crime Scene Blood To DNA He Left On Beer Cans

Twenty-five years after grocery store manager Terrence Paquette was stabbed to death, police have cracked the case using public DNA database websites and half-guzzled beer cans.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 8, 2021

How The Stonewall Riots Changed The Course Of The Gay Rights Movement

New York's Stonewall riots of 1969 saw members of the LGBTQ community clash with police in what's widely known as the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement.

By Savannah Cox • Nov 7, 2021

How The Stonewall Riots Changed The Course Of The Gay Rights Movement

New York's Stonewall riots of 1969 saw members of the LGBTQ community clash with police in what's widely known as the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement.

By Savannah Cox • November 7, 2021