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Woman Faces Felony Charges For Forgetting To Return ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ VHS Tape 20 Years Ago

“The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 30, 2021

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Woman Faces Felony Charges For Forgetting To Return ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ VHS Tape 20 Years Ago

“The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

By Kaleena Fraga • April 30, 2021

Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 23, 2021

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Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 23, 2021

Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years — And Made $648,000 In The Process

The 66-year-old civil servant allegedly stopped showing up to work in 2005 and threatened his manager to prevent her from telling on him.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 22, 2021

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Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years — And Made $648,000 In The Process

The 66-year-old civil servant allegedly stopped showing up to work in 2005 and threatened his manager to prevent her from telling on him.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 22, 2021

Russian Defense Minister Announces Plan To Resurrect A 3,000-Year-Old Scythian Army Through Cloning

“It would be possible to make something of it, if not Dolly the Sheep. In general, it will be very interesting.”

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 19, 2021

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Russian Defense Minister Announces Plan To Resurrect A 3,000-Year-Old Scythian Army Through Cloning

“It would be possible to make something of it, if not Dolly the Sheep. In general, it will be very interesting.”

By Marco Margaritoff • April 19, 2021

How Mexico’s Fearsome ‘New Generation’ Cartel Used eBay To Arm Themselves With Military Hardware

Investigators later found that brothers Carlos and Ismael Almada had bought night-vision goggles, grenade launchers, and more for the vicious cartel.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 8, 2021

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How Mexico’s Fearsome ‘New Generation’ Cartel Used eBay To Arm Themselves With Military Hardware

Investigators later found that brothers Carlos and Ismael Almada had bought night-vision goggles, grenade launchers, and more for the vicious cartel.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 8, 2021

Couple Mistakes Abstract A $440,000 Painting For An Interactive Exhibit — And Paints Over The Artist’s Work

The painting was displayed alongside the paint cans and brushes that the artists used to make it — which the couple took as an invitation to collaborate.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 5, 2021

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Couple Mistakes Abstract A $440,000 Painting For An Interactive Exhibit — And Paints Over The Artist’s Work

The painting was displayed alongside the paint cans and brushes that the artists used to make it — which the couple took as an invitation to collaborate.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 5, 2021

Longtime Mafia Fugitive Busted In The Caribbean After Posting A Cooking Video To YouTube

Though Italian smuggler Marc Feren Claude Biart made sure to hide his face in the videos, authorities recognized his distinctive tattoos.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 30, 2021

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Longtime Mafia Fugitive Busted In The Caribbean After Posting A Cooking Video To YouTube

Though Italian smuggler Marc Feren Claude Biart made sure to hide his face in the videos, authorities recognized his distinctive tattoos.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 30, 2021

Meet Anna Ivanovna, The Cruel Empress Who Plunged Russia Into A Dark Age

Nicknamed "Ivanna the Terrible" for her bad manners and crude sense of humor, Anna Ivanovna tortured and imprisoned anyone who opposed her for 10 grueling years.

By Tim Brinkhof • Mar 18, 2021

Meet Anna Ivanovna, The Cruel Empress Who Plunged Russia Into A Dark Age

Nicknamed "Ivanna the Terrible" for her bad manners and crude sense of humor, Anna Ivanovna tortured and imprisoned anyone who opposed her for 10 grueling years.

By Tim Brinkhof • March 18, 2021

Volunteers Seal Themselves Inside A French Cave For 40 Days In ‘Deep Time’ Experiment

Researchers hope the experiment will provide invaluable data for submarine missions, mining expeditions, and long-term space travel — a potential reality in the 21st century.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 18, 2021

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Volunteers Seal Themselves Inside A French Cave For 40 Days In ‘Deep Time’ Experiment

Researchers hope the experiment will provide invaluable data for submarine missions, mining expeditions, and long-term space travel — a potential reality in the 21st century.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 18, 2021

Inside The Darién Scheme, Scotland’s Miserably Failed Attempt To Build A Colony In The Americas

In 1698, Scottish colonists set sail to modern-day Panama with the goal of building a settlement there. But the plan turned out to be a total disaster.

By Morgan Dunn • Mar 17, 2021

Inside The Darién Scheme, Scotland’s Miserably Failed Attempt To Build A Colony In The Americas

In 1698, Scottish colonists set sail to modern-day Panama with the goal of building a settlement there. But the plan turned out to be a total disaster.

By Morgan Dunn • March 17, 2021