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Portuguese Homeowner Stumbles Across Dinosaur Remains In His Backyard — And They Could Be The Largest Ever Found In Europe

Paleontologists have determined that the dinosaur is a sauropod, a four-legged herbivore characterized by its long neck and tail.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 7, 2022

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Portuguese Homeowner Stumbles Across Dinosaur Remains In His Backyard — And They Could Be The Largest Ever Found In Europe

Paleontologists have determined that the dinosaur is a sauropod, a four-legged herbivore characterized by its long neck and tail.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 7, 2022

Discover Bran Castle, The Transylvanian Fortress Said To Be The Home Of Dracula

From its haunting passageways to its creepy "torture museum," Bran Castle is the stuff of horror legend.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Sep 6, 2022

Discover Bran Castle, The Transylvanian Fortress Said To Be The Home Of Dracula

From its haunting passageways to its creepy "torture museum," Bran Castle is the stuff of horror legend.

By Jaclyn Anglis • September 6, 2022

The True Story Of ‘Narcos’ Drug Lord Rafael Aguilar Guajardo, The Ex-Cop Who Helped Build The Juárez Cartel

Rafael Aguilar Guajardo was a powerful leader of the Juárez Cartel — until his own lieutenant Amado Carrillo Fuentes had him murdered in Cancun in 1993.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 6, 2022

The True Story Of ‘Narcos’ Drug Lord Rafael Aguilar Guajardo, The Ex-Cop Who Helped Build The Juárez Cartel

Rafael Aguilar Guajardo was a powerful leader of the Juárez Cartel — until his own lieutenant Amado Carrillo Fuentes had him murdered in Cancun in 1993.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 6, 2022

Oregon’s Long-Overlooked Swastika Mountain Is Getting A New Name — After 100 Years

The 4,197-foot butte in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest will likely be renamed Mount Halo after a historic Indigenous leader.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 6, 2022

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Oregon’s Long-Overlooked Swastika Mountain Is Getting A New Name — After 100 Years

The 4,197-foot butte in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest will likely be renamed Mount Halo after a historic Indigenous leader.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 6, 2022

Inside The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved into madness and mayhem — and the spirits of tormented patients allegedly still haunt its halls today.

By Katie Serena • Sep 2, 2022

Inside The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved into madness and mayhem — and the spirits of tormented patients allegedly still haunt its halls today.

By Katie Serena • September 2, 2022

Archaeologists Just Uncovered A Massive Roman Phallic Carving In Spain — And It Might Be The Biggest Ever Found

The phallic carving was found at the base of a building and stretches more than one-and-a-half feet long.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 1, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Uncovered A Massive Roman Phallic Carving In Spain — And It Might Be The Biggest Ever Found

The phallic carving was found at the base of a building and stretches more than one-and-a-half feet long.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 1, 2022

Scientists In England May Have Solved The ‘Cold Case’ Of 17 People Who Were Thrown Down A Well 800 Years Ago

DNA analysis of the 17 bodies in Norwich, England, suggests that they were Ashkenazi Jews who were likely killed in a pogrom.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 31, 2022

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Scientists In England May Have Solved The ‘Cold Case’ Of 17 People Who Were Thrown Down A Well 800 Years Ago

DNA analysis of the 17 bodies in Norwich, England, suggests that they were Ashkenazi Jews who were likely killed in a pogrom.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 31, 2022

The Last Member Of An Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Has Died After Decades Of Isolation

The man, dubbed Índio do Buraco, the "indigenous man of the hole," resisted contact with the outside world for the past 26 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 29, 2022

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The Last Member Of An Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Has Died After Decades Of Isolation

The man, dubbed Índio do Buraco, the "indigenous man of the hole," resisted contact with the outside world for the past 26 years.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 29, 2022

Why Snake Island Is The Scariest Place On Planet Earth

Known as Snake Island, the viper-infested Ilha da Queimada Grande sits in the Atlantic Ocean about 90 miles off the coast of southeastern Brazil.

By Gina Dimuro • Aug 26, 2022

Why Snake Island Is The Scariest Place On Planet Earth

Known as Snake Island, the viper-infested Ilha da Queimada Grande sits in the Atlantic Ocean about 90 miles off the coast of southeastern Brazil.

By Gina Dimuro • August 26, 2022

Why Terror Birds Were The Most Fearsome Prehistoric Predators You’ve Never Heard Of

For much of the Cenozoic Era, terror birds dominated South America and hunted with hatchet-like beaks — until they went extinct about 2 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 25, 2022

Why Terror Birds Were The Most Fearsome Prehistoric Predators You’ve Never Heard Of

For much of the Cenozoic Era, terror birds dominated South America and hunted with hatchet-like beaks — until they went extinct about 2 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 25, 2022