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New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 19, 2025

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New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 19, 2025

Hans Island, The Remote Arctic Outpost At The Center Of One Of The Strangest ‘Wars’ In Human History

Both Canada and Denmark claimed Hans Island as their own, and the nations fought the amicable "Whiskey War" by leaving spirits for each other on the island until they agreed to share the territory in 2022.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 18, 2025

Hans Island, The Remote Arctic Outpost At The Center Of One Of The Strangest ‘Wars’ In Human History

Both Canada and Denmark claimed Hans Island as their own, and the nations fought the amicable "Whiskey War" by leaving spirits for each other on the island until they agreed to share the territory in 2022.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 18, 2025

A Network Of Secret Tunnels Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Bustling Train Station In England

The tunnels beneath Salisbury Station in Wiltshire, England, were closed off decades ago and forgotten until recent renovation work led to their rediscovery.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 18, 2025

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A Network Of Secret Tunnels Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Bustling Train Station In England

The tunnels beneath Salisbury Station in Wiltshire, England, were closed off decades ago and forgotten until recent renovation work led to their rediscovery.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 18, 2025

A Paleontologist Just Identified 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints In The Office Of A High School In Australia

A stone slab that's been sitting in a high school for more than 20 years contains the "one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints" ever found in Australia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 13, 2025

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A Paleontologist Just Identified 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints In The Office Of A High School In Australia

A stone slab that's been sitting in a high school for more than 20 years contains the "one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints" ever found in Australia.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 13, 2025

33 Otherworldly Photos That Show The Beauty — And Danger — Of Tanzania’s Lake Natron

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is so alkaline that just three species of fish can survive in its waters, and it calcifies birds that die on its shores.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 9, 2025

33 Otherworldly Photos That Show The Beauty — And Danger — Of Tanzania’s Lake Natron

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is so alkaline that just three species of fish can survive in its waters, and it calcifies birds that die on its shores.

By Erin Kelly • March 9, 2025

Charles Manson And The CIA: Were The Manson Family Murders The Result Of A Government Mind-Control Experiment?

After studying the Charles Manson case for 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill claimed there was evidence that the Tate-LaBianca murders may have been the unintended result of an experiment involving brainwashing, LSD, and the top-secret CIA program MK-Ultra.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 7, 2025

Charles Manson And The CIA: Were The Manson Family Murders The Result Of A Government Mind-Control Experiment?

After studying the Charles Manson case for 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill claimed there was evidence that the Tate-LaBianca murders may have been the unintended result of an experiment involving brainwashing, LSD, and the top-secret CIA program MK-Ultra.

By Austin Harvey • March 7, 2025

Surgeons In India Just Successfully Removed A Parasitic Twin From A 17-Year-Old In A Rare Operation

The teenager was born with the legs, buttocks, and genitalia of his parasitic twin protruding from his chest.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 27, 2025

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Surgeons In India Just Successfully Removed A Parasitic Twin From A 17-Year-Old In A Rare Operation

The teenager was born with the legs, buttocks, and genitalia of his parasitic twin protruding from his chest.

By Amber Morgan • February 27, 2025

The Story Of The Mothman, Horrifying Cryptid Of West Virginia Folklore

Said to measure seven feet tall with massive wings and glowing red eyes, the Mothman is a cryptid who has allegedly been sighted across West Virginia since the mid-1960s.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Feb 25, 2025

The Story Of The Mothman, Horrifying Cryptid Of West Virginia Folklore

Said to measure seven feet tall with massive wings and glowing red eyes, the Mothman is a cryptid who has allegedly been sighted across West Virginia since the mid-1960s.

By Jaclyn Anglis • February 25, 2025

Is Africa Splitting In Two? Here’s Why Scientists Think That The Continent Is Breaking Apart

Africa's split is due to tectonic activity in the Great Rift Valley that will eventually divide the continent and create a new, sixth ocean.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 24, 2025

Is Africa Splitting In Two? Here’s Why Scientists Think That The Continent Is Breaking Apart

Africa's split is due to tectonic activity in the Great Rift Valley that will eventually divide the continent and create a new, sixth ocean.

By Austin Harvey • February 24, 2025

The Haunting Story Of Helltown, Ohio, The Abandoned Town Associated With Chilling Myths Until It Was Finally Demolished

From the 1970s to the 2010s, Helltown inspired countless urban legends about frightening ghosts, mutant snakes, and bloodthirsty killers — and it's not hard to see why.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 23, 2025

The Haunting Story Of Helltown, Ohio, The Abandoned Town Associated With Chilling Myths Until It Was Finally Demolished

From the 1970s to the 2010s, Helltown inspired countless urban legends about frightening ghosts, mutant snakes, and bloodthirsty killers — and it's not hard to see why.

By Gina Dimuro • February 23, 2025