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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

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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

Leopard Escape Cover-Up At Chinese Zoo Yields Hunt With 1,000 Drones In Sky And 100 Chickens As Bait

When police started receiving calls about leopard sightings in the area, the Hangzhou Safari Park denied any involvement for over two weeks, fearing lost revenue during a holiday weekend.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

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Leopard Escape Cover-Up At Chinese Zoo Yields Hunt With 1,000 Drones In Sky And 100 Chickens As Bait

When police started receiving calls about leopard sightings in the area, the Hangzhou Safari Park denied any involvement for over two weeks, fearing lost revenue during a holiday weekend.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

This Week In History News, May 9 – 15

Napoléon's deadly cologne obsession, Neanderthals killed by hyenas, and a Salvador Dalí painting found in a thrift store.

By All That's Interesting • May 14, 2021

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This Week In History News, May 9 – 15

Napoléon's deadly cologne obsession, Neanderthals killed by hyenas, and a Salvador Dalí painting found in a thrift store.

By All That's Interesting • May 14, 2021

San Diego Woman Killed When Man Committing Suicide Jumps And Lands On Her

The man was seen hanging from the railing atop a nine-story parking garage moments before he fell and killed Taylor Kahle.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 14, 2021

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San Diego Woman Killed When Man Committing Suicide Jumps And Lands On Her

The man was seen hanging from the railing atop a nine-story parking garage moments before he fell and killed Taylor Kahle.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 14, 2021

Scientists Have Finally Solved The Mystery Of This Naked Chalk Giant Carved Into An English Hillside

Recent studies on the Cerne Abbas Giant suggest that it was first drawn in the Late Anglo-Saxon period, centuries earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 13, 2021

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Scientists Have Finally Solved The Mystery Of This Naked Chalk Giant Carved Into An English Hillside

Recent studies on the Cerne Abbas Giant suggest that it was first drawn in the Late Anglo-Saxon period, centuries earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 13, 2021

This Thrift Store Artwork On Sale For $10 Turned Out To Be A Signed Salvador Dalí Woodcut Print

A sharp-eyed volunteer spotted the print, which is based on a series of watercolors Salvador Dalí produced in homage to Dante's "Divine Comedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 12, 2021

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This Thrift Store Artwork On Sale For $10 Turned Out To Be A Signed Salvador Dalí Woodcut Print

A sharp-eyed volunteer spotted the print, which is based on a series of watercolors Salvador Dalí produced in homage to Dante's "Divine Comedy."

By Kaleena Fraga • May 12, 2021

Mexican Woman In Viral TikTok Could Be Sofia Juarez, The Girl From Washington State Who Vanished In 2003

In 2003, Sofia Juarez vanished into thin air. The Kennewick, Washington, girl hasn't been seen since — unless she is the woman in a viral TikTok interview from Culiacán, Mexico.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 11, 2021

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Mexican Woman In Viral TikTok Could Be Sofia Juarez, The Girl From Washington State Who Vanished In 2003

In 2003, Sofia Juarez vanished into thin air. The Kennewick, Washington, girl hasn't been seen since — unless she is the woman in a viral TikTok interview from Culiacán, Mexico.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 11, 2021

Cave Near Rome Yields Nine Neanderthals That Were Hunted And Eaten By Stone Age Hyenas

When the first Neanderthal skull was discovered with a hole carved in it, paleontologists thought it was a sign of ritual cannibalism — but now know hyenas were the predators.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 10, 2021

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Cave Near Rome Yields Nine Neanderthals That Were Hunted And Eaten By Stone Age Hyenas

When the first Neanderthal skull was discovered with a hole carved in it, paleontologists thought it was a sign of ritual cannibalism — but now know hyenas were the predators.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 10, 2021

How The Murder Of Vincent Chin Galvanized The Fight For Asian American Rights

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn't spend a single day in jail.

By Victoria Linchong • May 7, 2021

How The Murder Of Vincent Chin Galvanized The Fight For Asian American Rights

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn't spend a single day in jail.

By Victoria Linchong • May 7, 2021

This Week In History News, May 2 – 8

Bones of Black children killed in 1985 police bombing used in Ivy League anthropology class, World War I artifacts revealed by melting glacier, ancient Egyptian mummy found to be pregnant.

By All That's Interesting • May 7, 2021

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This Week In History News, May 2 – 8

Bones of Black children killed in 1985 police bombing used in Ivy League anthropology class, World War I artifacts revealed by melting glacier, ancient Egyptian mummy found to be pregnant.

By All That's Interesting • May 7, 2021