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New Study Suggests That Giraffes Attract Lightning Strikes With Their Towering Height

When a February thunderstorm in South Africa killed two giraffes, conservation scientists began to studying how lightning strikes the animals — with intriguing results.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 17, 2020

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New Study Suggests That Giraffes Attract Lightning Strikes With Their Towering Height

When a February thunderstorm in South Africa killed two giraffes, conservation scientists began to studying how lightning strikes the animals — with intriguing results.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 17, 2020

Meet The Gettysburg Ghosts, Spirits Said To Haunt The Civil War’s Deadliest Battlefield

It was nearly impossible to bury all the corpses that fell onto the battlefield, leaving some to say that their spirits still linger over a century later.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 16, 2020

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Meet The Gettysburg Ghosts, Spirits Said To Haunt The Civil War’s Deadliest Battlefield

It was nearly impossible to bury all the corpses that fell onto the battlefield, leaving some to say that their spirits still linger over a century later.

By Natasha Ishak • September 16, 2020

Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 15, 2020

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Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 15, 2020

Inside The Assassination Of Detlev Rohwedder, The Politician Who Tried To Unify East And West German Businesses

As the face of the economic reunification of Germany, Detlev Rohwedder was a major target to the thousands of East Germans who lost their jobs after the collapse of communism.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2020

Inside The Assassination Of Detlev Rohwedder, The Politician Who Tried To Unify East And West German Businesses

As the face of the economic reunification of Germany, Detlev Rohwedder was a major target to the thousands of East Germans who lost their jobs after the collapse of communism.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2020

Indigenous Peoples Advocate In The Amazon Killed By Tribespeople With A Bow And Arrow

Deforestation has decimated the territories of uncontacted and isolated tribes in the Amazon — of which at least 100 remain. Unfortunately, they just mistakenly killed one of their biggest advocates.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2020

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Indigenous Peoples Advocate In The Amazon Killed By Tribespeople With A Bow And Arrow

Deforestation has decimated the territories of uncontacted and isolated tribes in the Amazon — of which at least 100 remain. Unfortunately, they just mistakenly killed one of their biggest advocates.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2020

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Finally Released After 35 Years In An Abusive Pakistani Zoo

Kaavan arrived at Marghazar Zoo from Sri Lanka in 1985 and has spent most of his captivity there alone.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 10, 2020

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‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Finally Released After 35 Years In An Abusive Pakistani Zoo

Kaavan arrived at Marghazar Zoo from Sri Lanka in 1985 and has spent most of his captivity there alone.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 10, 2020

Meet The Thylacine, The ‘Extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger That Some Believe Is Still Alive

The last captive Tasmanian tiger died in 1936, leading experts to believe that the thylacine had gone extinct. But recent sightings claim otherwise.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 9, 2020

Meet The Thylacine, The ‘Extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger That Some Believe Is Still Alive

The last captive Tasmanian tiger died in 1936, leading experts to believe that the thylacine had gone extinct. But recent sightings claim otherwise.

By Natasha Ishak • September 9, 2020

California Officials Say ‘Most Dangerous Fire’ They’ve Ever Seen Was Started By A Gender Reveal Party

Recovered surveillance footage showed a pyrotechnic device being ignited at El Dorado Ranch Park and adults scrambling for water bottles to douse the resulting flames.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 8, 2020

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California Officials Say ‘Most Dangerous Fire’ They’ve Ever Seen Was Started By A Gender Reveal Party

Recovered surveillance footage showed a pyrotechnic device being ignited at El Dorado Ranch Park and adults scrambling for water bottles to douse the resulting flames.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 8, 2020

Meet The Giant Water Bug That Delivers The Most Painful Bite You’d Ever Experience

The giant water bug, aka the toe-biter, is a fierce aquatic predator found in freshwater habitats across the world that hunts turtles, ducklings, and snakes.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 7, 2020

Meet The Giant Water Bug That Delivers The Most Painful Bite You’d Ever Experience

The giant water bug, aka the toe-biter, is a fierce aquatic predator found in freshwater habitats across the world that hunts turtles, ducklings, and snakes.

By Natasha Ishak • September 7, 2020

University Professor Of African Studies Admits That She Is White — After Lying About Being Black For Years

Jessica Krug taught both African and Latin American studies, all while claiming to be Black and Caribbean herself.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 4, 2020

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University Professor Of African Studies Admits That She Is White — After Lying About Being Black For Years

Jessica Krug taught both African and Latin American studies, all while claiming to be Black and Caribbean herself.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 4, 2020