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Scientists In Nebraska Investigate Fossils From Massive Herd Of Prehistoric Rhinos That Was Buried Under Volcanic Ash 12 Million Years Ago

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 11, 2025

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Scientists In Nebraska Investigate Fossils From Massive Herd Of Prehistoric Rhinos That Was Buried Under Volcanic Ash 12 Million Years Ago

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

By Amber Morgan • April 11, 2025

How The Wright Brothers Created The First Airplane And Soared Into Aviation History

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered and controlled airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, forever changing transportation, warfare, and industry.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 9, 2025

How The Wright Brothers Created The First Airplane And Soared Into Aviation History

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered and controlled airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, forever changing transportation, warfare, and industry.

By Austin Harvey • April 9, 2025

Inside The History Of The Daguerreotype, The Pioneering Photographic Process That Captured 19th-Century Life

Named for French inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, the daguerreotype was the world's first successful form of photography — and it captured historic images of everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Emily Dickinson to real-life samurai.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 8, 2025

Inside The History Of The Daguerreotype, The Pioneering Photographic Process That Captured 19th-Century Life

Named for French inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, the daguerreotype was the world's first successful form of photography — and it captured historic images of everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Emily Dickinson to real-life samurai.

By Austin Harvey • April 8, 2025

Jade Janks, The California Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather After Allegedly Finding Her Nudes On His Computer

Jade Janks murdered her stepfather Tom Merriman in December 2020 after she allegedly stumbled upon a huge collection of her nude photos he'd kept since she was 16.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 8, 2025

Jade Janks, The California Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather After Allegedly Finding Her Nudes On His Computer

Jade Janks murdered her stepfather Tom Merriman in December 2020 after she allegedly stumbled upon a huge collection of her nude photos he'd kept since she was 16.

By Amber Morgan • April 8, 2025

The True Story Of Rosa Parks’ Mugshot And Its Powerful Legacy To This Day

Rosa Parks' mugshot was not taken after her initial arrest for refusing to change bus seats in 1955, but was instead taken months later as Montgomery city officials attempted to intimidate her and other leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 6, 2025

The True Story Of Rosa Parks’ Mugshot And Its Powerful Legacy To This Day

Rosa Parks' mugshot was not taken after her initial arrest for refusing to change bus seats in 1955, but was instead taken months later as Montgomery city officials attempted to intimidate her and other leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott.

By All That's Interesting • April 6, 2025

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