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A Beachcomber Just Stumbled Upon A 12-Million-Year-Old Whale Skull In Maryland

The whale skull was found packed in a 650-pound block of sediment that preserved the fossil like a "sarcophagus."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 25, 2023

A Beachcomber Just Stumbled Upon A 12-Million-Year-Old Whale Skull In Maryland

The whale skull was found packed in a 650-pound block of sediment that preserved the fossil like a "sarcophagus."

By Kaleena Fraga • January 25, 2023

This Week In History News, Jan. 8 – 14

Bronze Age wishing well uncovered in Germany, prehistoric Megalodon tooth found in Maryland, Roman house restored in Pompeii.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 13, 2023

This Week In History News, Jan. 8 – 14

Bronze Age wishing well uncovered in Germany, prehistoric Megalodon tooth found in Maryland, Roman house restored in Pompeii.

By All That's Interesting • January 13, 2023

The Sinking Of The SS Andrea Doria And The Tragic Story Behind It

The 1956 collision between the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm near Nantucket left 51 people dead and led to one of history’s largest civilian rescues at sea.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 11, 2023

The Sinking Of The SS Andrea Doria And The Tragic Story Behind It

The 1956 collision between the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm near Nantucket left 51 people dead and led to one of history’s largest civilian rescues at sea.

By Austin Harvey • January 11, 2023

Two Men And A Miniature Poodle Were Just Rescued After 10 Days Adrift In The Atlantic Ocean

The two men were spotted by a tanker crew 214 miles off the coast of Delaware after drifting for a week and a half.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 19, 2022

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Two Men And A Miniature Poodle Were Just Rescued After 10 Days Adrift In The Atlantic Ocean

The two men were spotted by a tanker crew 214 miles off the coast of Delaware after drifting for a week and a half.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 19, 2022

165-Year-Old Pair Of Jeans Recovered From A 19th-Century Shipwreck Sells For $114K At Auction

The jeans, which may have been made by Levi Strauss, were auctioned off as part of a collection featuring items from the sunken “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 12, 2022

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165-Year-Old Pair Of Jeans Recovered From A 19th-Century Shipwreck Sells For $114K At Auction

The jeans, which may have been made by Levi Strauss, were auctioned off as part of a collection featuring items from the sunken “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America.

By Austin Harvey • December 12, 2022

Mysterious Structure Seen Poking Out Of Florida Beach Determined To Be A Shipwreck From the 1800s

Archaeologists believe that the vessel sank sometime in the 19th century when ships were as prevalent as "Amazon trucks."

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 7, 2022

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Mysterious Structure Seen Poking Out Of Florida Beach Determined To Be A Shipwreck From the 1800s

Archaeologists believe that the vessel sank sometime in the 19th century when ships were as prevalent as "Amazon trucks."

By Kaleena Fraga • December 7, 2022

Tom and Eileen Lonergan: The American Couple Who Disappeared In The Great Barrier Reef

Tom and Eileen Lonergan went on a group scuba diving trip to the Coral Sea in January 1998 — before they were accidentally abandoned and never seen again.

By Kara Goldfarb • Dec 5, 2022

Tom and Eileen Lonergan: The American Couple Who Disappeared In The Great Barrier Reef

Tom and Eileen Lonergan went on a group scuba diving trip to the Coral Sea in January 1998 — before they were accidentally abandoned and never seen again.

By Kara Goldfarb • December 5, 2022

Scientists Just Uncovered Fossils Of An Unknown Prehistoric Creature In A Welsh Sheep Field

These tiny marine fossils date back 460 million years, when an ocean covered the entirety of Wales.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 23, 2022

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Scientists Just Uncovered Fossils Of An Unknown Prehistoric Creature In A Welsh Sheep Field

These tiny marine fossils date back 460 million years, when an ocean covered the entirety of Wales.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 23, 2022

The Story Of The RMS Carmania, The Luxury Ocean Liner That Was Turned Into A World War I Warship

While serving as part of the British fleet during World War I, the RMS Carmania sank a German vessel named SMS Cap Trafalgar that had been painted to look just like it in hopes of fooling other British ships.

By Andrew Kolba • Nov 21, 2022

The Story Of The RMS Carmania, The Luxury Ocean Liner That Was Turned Into A World War I Warship

While serving as part of the British fleet during World War I, the RMS Carmania sank a German vessel named SMS Cap Trafalgar that had been painted to look just like it in hopes of fooling other British ships.

By Andrew Kolba • November 21, 2022

Three ‘Mermaids’ Save A Scuba Diver From Drowning In California

A trio of mermaids helped the unconscious diver after noticing that he had blacked out off the coast of Catalina Island in California.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 16, 2022

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Three ‘Mermaids’ Save A Scuba Diver From Drowning In California

A trio of mermaids helped the unconscious diver after noticing that he had blacked out off the coast of Catalina Island in California.

By Austin Harvey • November 16, 2022