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Alert, Canada: The Tiny Canadian Outpost That’s Considered The Northernmost Human Settlement On Earth

Located 500 miles from the North Pole, Alert is a Canadian military and scientific base in the Nunavut territory that hosts a rotating population of roughly 55 people.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 2, 2025

Alert, Canada: The Tiny Canadian Outpost That’s Considered The Northernmost Human Settlement On Earth

Located 500 miles from the North Pole, Alert is a Canadian military and scientific base in the Nunavut territory that hosts a rotating population of roughly 55 people.

By Ainsley Brown • October 2, 2025

Denise Williams, The Florida Woman Who Almost Got Away With Orchestrating Her Husband’s Brutal Murder

Denise Williams was arrested in 2018 and charged with murdering her husband, Mike Williams — almost two decades after Mike's death was chalked up to an alligator attack.

By Katie Serena • Sep 21, 2025

Denise Williams, The Florida Woman Who Almost Got Away With Orchestrating Her Husband’s Brutal Murder

Denise Williams was arrested in 2018 and charged with murdering her husband, Mike Williams — almost two decades after Mike's death was chalked up to an alligator attack.

By Katie Serena • September 21, 2025

The Curious Story Of The U.S. Government’s Cheese Caves, The Subterranean Storage Centers That Hold More Than A Billion Pounds

Faced with a surplus of dairy products in the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. government opened a number of government "cheese caves," especially in Missouri, to hold its ballooning supply.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 19, 2025

The Curious Story Of The U.S. Government’s Cheese Caves, The Subterranean Storage Centers That Hold More Than A Billion Pounds

Faced with a surplus of dairy products in the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. government opened a number of government "cheese caves," especially in Missouri, to hold its ballooning supply.

By Austin Harvey • September 19, 2025

The Astonishing Story Of Christopher Thomas Knight, The Maine ‘Hermit’ Who Lived In Isolation For 27 Years

Between 1986 and 2013, Christopher Thomas Knight lived alone in the woods of Maine, stealing from seasonal cabins and summer camps in order to survive.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 16, 2025

The Astonishing Story Of Christopher Thomas Knight, The Maine ‘Hermit’ Who Lived In Isolation For 27 Years

Between 1986 and 2013, Christopher Thomas Knight lived alone in the woods of Maine, stealing from seasonal cabins and summer camps in order to survive.

By Austin Harvey • September 16, 2025

Humongous Fungus, The 2,500-Year-Old Michigan Mushroom That’s As Heavy As Three Blue Whales

First documented in the 1980s, the Armillaria gallica mushroom in Crystal Falls, Michigan, was dubbed the "humongous fungus" because it spans 91 acres and weighs 440 tons.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 14, 2025

Humongous Fungus, The 2,500-Year-Old Michigan Mushroom That’s As Heavy As Three Blue Whales

First documented in the 1980s, the Armillaria gallica mushroom in Crystal Falls, Michigan, was dubbed the "humongous fungus" because it spans 91 acres and weighs 440 tons.

By Caroline Redmond • September 14, 2025

The Strange History Of Flagpole Sitting, The 1920s Trend Of Perching Atop Towering Poles For Days Or Weeks On End

Sparked by a publicity stunt performed by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, flagpole sitting was a popular test of endurance in the United States during the 1920s, before falling out of fashion during the Great Depression.

By Genevieve Carlton • Sep 14, 2025

The Strange History Of Flagpole Sitting, The 1920s Trend Of Perching Atop Towering Poles For Days Or Weeks On End

Sparked by a publicity stunt performed by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, flagpole sitting was a popular test of endurance in the United States during the 1920s, before falling out of fashion during the Great Depression.

By Genevieve Carlton • September 14, 2025

The Chilling Story Of The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders, The Unsolved Massacre Of Four Teenage Girls

On December 6, 1991, four girls were brutally murdered at an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop in Austin, Texas — and the case remains unsolved to this day.

By Genevieve Carlton • Sep 9, 2025

The Chilling Story Of The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders, The Unsolved Massacre Of Four Teenage Girls

On December 6, 1991, four girls were brutally murdered at an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop in Austin, Texas — and the case remains unsolved to this day.

By Genevieve Carlton • September 9, 2025

A 500-Year-Old Skeleton Wearing Thigh-High Leather Boots Was Unearthed In London

Leather was a highly-valuable material during the Tudor era in the U.K., which makes this discovery all the more unusual.

By Bernadette Deron • Sep 8, 2025

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A 500-Year-Old Skeleton Wearing Thigh-High Leather Boots Was Unearthed In London

Leather was a highly-valuable material during the Tudor era in the U.K., which makes this discovery all the more unusual.

By Bernadette Deron • September 8, 2025

Why Humanity’s Grand Legacy May Be All The Chicken Bones We Left Behind On Earth

In 2018, a team of researchers argued that the sheer amount of chicken bones on the planet — which belonged to birds specifically bred for human consumption — meant that they may be the most notable fossils of our age.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 7, 2025

Why Humanity’s Grand Legacy May Be All The Chicken Bones We Left Behind On Earth

In 2018, a team of researchers argued that the sheer amount of chicken bones on the planet — which belonged to birds specifically bred for human consumption — meant that they may be the most notable fossils of our age.

By All That's Interesting • September 7, 2025

11 Interesting Events You May Not Have Learned In History Class

An unknown beast that led a deadly rampage through 1760s France? An unexplained explosion as powerful as 1,000 atomic bombs in Siberia? These little-known, interesting events bring history to life more than any textbook ever could.

By Katie Serena • Sep 6, 2025

11 Interesting Events You May Not Have Learned In History Class

An unknown beast that led a deadly rampage through 1760s France? An unexplained explosion as powerful as 1,000 atomic bombs in Siberia? These little-known, interesting events bring history to life more than any textbook ever could.

By Katie Serena • September 6, 2025