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The Incredible True Story Of Marguerite De La Rocque, The French Noblewoman Left To Die On An Isolated Island

In 1542, Marguerite de la Rocque was abandoned on the Isle of Demons near Newfoundland by her relative — but survived for two years on her own after her companions died.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 15, 2026

The Incredible True Story Of Marguerite De La Rocque, The French Noblewoman Left To Die On An Isolated Island

In 1542, Marguerite de la Rocque was abandoned on the Isle of Demons near Newfoundland by her relative — but survived for two years on her own after her companions died.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 15, 2026

This Mysterious Coin Was Used To Pay For A Bus In Leeds. Now It’s Been Identified As A 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin

Experts have now confirmed that the coin, featuring the god Melqart on one side and a pair of tuna on the other, was minted by Phoenicians in the Spanish city of Cadiz in the first century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 13, 2026

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This Mysterious Coin Was Used To Pay For A Bus In Leeds. Now It’s Been Identified As A 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin

Experts have now confirmed that the coin, featuring the god Melqart on one side and a pair of tuna on the other, was minted by Phoenicians in the Spanish city of Cadiz in the first century B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 13, 2026

Inside The Tragic Life Of Ankhesenamun, The Wife Of Tutankhamun

Only living into her mid-20s, Ankhesenamun became the Queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty when she married King Tut.

By William DeLong • Mar 11, 2026

Inside The Tragic Life Of Ankhesenamun, The Wife Of Tutankhamun

Only living into her mid-20s, Ankhesenamun became the Queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty when she married King Tut.

By William DeLong • March 11, 2026

Inside The Wreck Of The Britannic, The Titanic’s Sister Ship That Sank In 1916

The Britannic sank after it struck a German naval mine during World War I, and it took almost 60 years for its wreck to be located off the coast of Greece.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 10, 2026

Inside The Wreck Of The Britannic, The Titanic’s Sister Ship That Sank In 1916

The Britannic sank after it struck a German naval mine during World War I, and it took almost 60 years for its wreck to be located off the coast of Greece.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 10, 2026

Paleontologists Just Discovered A Strange Salamander-Like Creature With A Sideways Jaw That Predated The Dinosaurs

Known as Tanyka amnicola, this three-foot lake-dweller inhabited the prehistoric supercontinent Gondwana 275 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 4, 2026

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Paleontologists Just Discovered A Strange Salamander-Like Creature With A Sideways Jaw That Predated The Dinosaurs

Known as Tanyka amnicola, this three-foot lake-dweller inhabited the prehistoric supercontinent Gondwana 275 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 4, 2026

The Heartbreaking Story Of Oxana Malaya, The Feral Child Who Lived In A Dog Kennel

After she was abandoned by her parents, Oxana Malaya lived with a pack of dogs for nearly five years — and picked up some dog-like behaviors during her time with them.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Mar 2, 2026

The Heartbreaking Story Of Oxana Malaya, The Feral Child Who Lived In A Dog Kennel

After she was abandoned by her parents, Oxana Malaya lived with a pack of dogs for nearly five years — and picked up some dog-like behaviors during her time with them.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • March 2, 2026

The Horrific Story Of Vlado Taneski, The Serial Killer Journalist Who Reported On His Own Murders

Between 2005 and 2008, Vlado Taneski brutally raped and killed at least three women in Kičevo, Macedonia, then reported about their deaths for local newspapers.

By Katie Serena • Mar 1, 2026

The Horrific Story Of Vlado Taneski, The Serial Killer Journalist Who Reported On His Own Murders

Between 2005 and 2008, Vlado Taneski brutally raped and killed at least three women in Kičevo, Macedonia, then reported about their deaths for local newspapers.

By Katie Serena • March 1, 2026

The Story Of The SS Ourang Medan, The Ghost Ship Whose Entire Crew Died With Faces Frozen In Terror

The SS Ourang Medan reportedly exploded in the Strait of Malacca sometime in the 1940s after its crew died under mysterious circumstances — but is it all just an eerie legend?

By Neil Patmore • Mar 1, 2026

The Story Of The SS Ourang Medan, The Ghost Ship Whose Entire Crew Died With Faces Frozen In Terror

The SS Ourang Medan reportedly exploded in the Strait of Malacca sometime in the 1940s after its crew died under mysterious circumstances — but is it all just an eerie legend?

By Neil Patmore • March 1, 2026

Inside The Tragic Death Of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Who Faced Down Nature’s Fiercest Creatures

In September 2006, Steve Irwin was filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef when a stingray suddenly pierced his chest. Within minutes, he was dead.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 27, 2026

Inside The Tragic Death Of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Who Faced Down Nature’s Fiercest Creatures

In September 2006, Steve Irwin was filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef when a stingray suddenly pierced his chest. Within minutes, he was dead.

By Natasha Ishak • February 27, 2026

The Disturbing Mysteries Surrounding New Mexico’s Dulce Base

For decades, ufologists have claimed that extraterrestrials experiment on humans with the military's help inside a secret base underneath the Archuleta Mesa in Dulce, New Mexico.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 24, 2026

The Disturbing Mysteries Surrounding New Mexico’s Dulce Base

For decades, ufologists have claimed that extraterrestrials experiment on humans with the military's help inside a secret base underneath the Archuleta Mesa in Dulce, New Mexico.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 24, 2026