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Scientists Found The World’s Oldest Sperm Perfectly Preserved In Amber

The 100-million-year-old specimen was found inside an ancient female crustacean, meaning she was fertilized shortly before her demise.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 16, 2020

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Scientists Found The World’s Oldest Sperm Perfectly Preserved In Amber

The 100-million-year-old specimen was found inside an ancient female crustacean, meaning she was fertilized shortly before her demise.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 16, 2020

Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 15, 2020

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Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 15, 2020

Indigenous Peoples Advocate In The Amazon Killed By Tribespeople With A Bow And Arrow

Deforestation has decimated the territories of uncontacted and isolated tribes in the Amazon — of which at least 100 remain. Unfortunately, they just mistakenly killed one of their biggest advocates.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2020

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Indigenous Peoples Advocate In The Amazon Killed By Tribespeople With A Bow And Arrow

Deforestation has decimated the territories of uncontacted and isolated tribes in the Amazon — of which at least 100 remain. Unfortunately, they just mistakenly killed one of their biggest advocates.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2020

Man Files Suit To Dig Up Former President Harding To Prove That He’s His Illegitimate Grandson

"I'm not a part of anything. Nothing. My brothers, myself, no one. We're invisible. They’re treating us just like they treated my grandmother."

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 14, 2020

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Man Files Suit To Dig Up Former President Harding To Prove That He’s His Illegitimate Grandson

"I'm not a part of anything. Nothing. My brothers, myself, no one. We're invisible. They’re treating us just like they treated my grandmother."

By Natasha Ishak • September 14, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 6 – 12

Stack of ancient Egyptian coffins unearthed, Tulsa race massacre survivor calls for reparations, Rembrandt painting deemed a fake now believed to be real.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 11, 2020

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This Week In History News, Sept. 6 – 12

Stack of ancient Egyptian coffins unearthed, Tulsa race massacre survivor calls for reparations, Rembrandt painting deemed a fake now believed to be real.

By All That's Interesting • September 11, 2020

This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 10, 2020

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This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak • September 10, 2020

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Finally Released After 35 Years In An Abusive Pakistani Zoo

Kaavan arrived at Marghazar Zoo from Sri Lanka in 1985 and has spent most of his captivity there alone.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 10, 2020

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‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Finally Released After 35 Years In An Abusive Pakistani Zoo

Kaavan arrived at Marghazar Zoo from Sri Lanka in 1985 and has spent most of his captivity there alone.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 10, 2020

Telescope In Chile Snaps Largest Single Photograph In Human History — And It’s Of Broccoli

The telescope's 3,200 megapixel camera is so powerful that it could spot a golfball from 15 miles away.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 9, 2020

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Telescope In Chile Snaps Largest Single Photograph In Human History — And It’s Of Broccoli

The telescope's 3,200 megapixel camera is so powerful that it could spot a golfball from 15 miles away.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 9, 2020

‘Love Has Won’ Cult Leader Found Mummified Inside The Group’s Colorado Compound

Amy Carlson, the 45-year-old "Mother God" of the Love Has Won cult, had been dead for at least four weeks before police discovered her mummified body.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 9, 2020

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‘Love Has Won’ Cult Leader Found Mummified Inside The Group’s Colorado Compound

Amy Carlson, the 45-year-old "Mother God" of the Love Has Won cult, had been dead for at least four weeks before police discovered her mummified body.

By Natasha Ishak • September 9, 2020

California Officials Say ‘Most Dangerous Fire’ They’ve Ever Seen Was Started By A Gender Reveal Party

Recovered surveillance footage showed a pyrotechnic device being ignited at El Dorado Ranch Park and adults scrambling for water bottles to douse the resulting flames.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 8, 2020

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California Officials Say ‘Most Dangerous Fire’ They’ve Ever Seen Was Started By A Gender Reveal Party

Recovered surveillance footage showed a pyrotechnic device being ignited at El Dorado Ranch Park and adults scrambling for water bottles to douse the resulting flames.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 8, 2020