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Iowa Teenager Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw While Walking Around Friend’s Farm

If the prehistoric mastodon fossil hadn't been found when it was, it might have dried out and crumbled.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 6, 2025

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Iowa Teenager Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw While Walking Around Friend’s Farm

If the prehistoric mastodon fossil hadn't been found when it was, it might have dried out and crumbled.

By Natasha Ishak • April 6, 2025

Who Is Frank Abagnale Jr. And How Much Of Catch Me If You Can Actually Happened?

From age 16 to 21, Frank Abagnale Jr. impersonated a pilot, posed as a lawyer, and cashed 17,000 fake checks — at least according to Catch Me If You Can.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 6, 2025

Who Is Frank Abagnale Jr. And How Much Of Catch Me If You Can Actually Happened?

From age 16 to 21, Frank Abagnale Jr. impersonated a pilot, posed as a lawyer, and cashed 17,000 fake checks — at least according to Catch Me If You Can.

By Austin Harvey • April 6, 2025

The Mysterious Disappearance Of Ben McDaniel, The Scuba Diver Who Vanished While Cave Diving In Florida

Ben McDaniel disappeared in August 2010 and, despite intense searches of the underwater cave system where he was last seen, no sign of his remains has been found.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 4, 2025

The Mysterious Disappearance Of Ben McDaniel, The Scuba Diver Who Vanished While Cave Diving In Florida

Ben McDaniel disappeared in August 2010 and, despite intense searches of the underwater cave system where he was last seen, no sign of his remains has been found.

By Amber Morgan • April 4, 2025

Inside The Haunting Story Of The Station Nightclub Fire, The 2003 Blaze That Killed 100 Victims

Just after 11 p.m. on February 20, 2003, Jack Russell's Great White took the stage at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, and ignited pyrotechnics during their opening song. Within minutes, the entire venue was engulfed in flames.

By Rivy Lyon • Apr 3, 2025

Inside The Haunting Story Of The Station Nightclub Fire, The 2003 Blaze That Killed 100 Victims

Just after 11 p.m. on February 20, 2003, Jack Russell's Great White took the stage at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, and ignited pyrotechnics during their opening song. Within minutes, the entire venue was engulfed in flames.

By Rivy Lyon • April 3, 2025

The Heartbreaking Murder Of 12-Year-Old Kimberly Leach, The Final Victim Of Ted Bundy

On February 9, 1978, Kimberly Leach was in class at her Lake City, Florida school when her homeroom teacher called and asked her to come get a purse she'd left behind — and as she walked to another building on campus to retrieve it, she was abducted by Ted Bundy.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 2, 2025

The Heartbreaking Murder Of 12-Year-Old Kimberly Leach, The Final Victim Of Ted Bundy

On February 9, 1978, Kimberly Leach was in class at her Lake City, Florida school when her homeroom teacher called and asked her to come get a purse she'd left behind — and as she walked to another building on campus to retrieve it, she was abducted by Ted Bundy.

By Austin Harvey • April 2, 2025

44 Photos Of Nebraska’s Earliest Settlers — And Their Grueling Lives On The Plains

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, promising Americans plots of frontier land if they agreed to start a farm and maintain it for at least five years. These pioneers heeded his call.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 1, 2025

44 Photos Of Nebraska’s Earliest Settlers — And Their Grueling Lives On The Plains

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, promising Americans plots of frontier land if they agreed to start a farm and maintain it for at least five years. These pioneers heeded his call.

By Amber Morgan • April 1, 2025

Remains Found In A California Riverbed In 1995 Were Just Identified As A New York Teenager Who Vanished 50 Years Ago

Laura O'Malley of Queens, New York, was 13 years old when she ran away from her family home in 1975.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 1, 2025

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Remains Found In A California Riverbed In 1995 Were Just Identified As A New York Teenager Who Vanished 50 Years Ago

Laura O'Malley of Queens, New York, was 13 years old when she ran away from her family home in 1975.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 1, 2025

44 Vintage Photos From The 1950s That Are Even More Striking In Color

From malt shops and jukeboxes to the early civil rights movement and the atomic age, take a trip back in time with these colorized photos from the 1950s.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 31, 2025

44 Vintage Photos From The 1950s That Are Even More Striking In Color

From malt shops and jukeboxes to the early civil rights movement and the atomic age, take a trip back in time with these colorized photos from the 1950s.

By Austin Harvey • March 31, 2025

Inside The Strange Origins Of Graham Crackers And Why They Were Invented

The original graham crackers were extremely bland because their inventor, Sylvester Graham, hoped that his flavorless recipe would help curb Americans' sexual desires.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 30, 2025

Inside The Strange Origins Of Graham Crackers And Why They Were Invented

The original graham crackers were extremely bland because their inventor, Sylvester Graham, hoped that his flavorless recipe would help curb Americans' sexual desires.

By All That's Interesting • March 30, 2025

Inside The Disturbing Story Of Walter Freeman, The Doctor Who Killed Hundreds With His Lobotomies

Neurologist Walter Freeman introduced the lobotomy to the United States in 1936, but over the next three decades, the controversial procedure left an estimated 490 of his patients dead and permanently disabled many others.

By John Kuroski • Mar 30, 2025

Inside The Disturbing Story Of Walter Freeman, The Doctor Who Killed Hundreds With His Lobotomies

Neurologist Walter Freeman introduced the lobotomy to the United States in 1936, but over the next three decades, the controversial procedure left an estimated 490 of his patients dead and permanently disabled many others.

By John Kuroski • March 30, 2025