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US Navy Shipwreck Of World War II-Era USS Hornet Found 17,500 Feet Underwater After 76 Years

Through a research expedition funded by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the deep sea R/V Petrel vessel located the USS Hornet and captured priceless footage.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 14, 2019

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US Navy Shipwreck Of World War II-Era USS Hornet Found 17,500 Feet Underwater After 76 Years

Through a research expedition funded by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the deep sea R/V Petrel vessel located the USS Hornet and captured priceless footage.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 14, 2019

Medieval Sword Pulled Out Of Danish Sewer With Blade Still Intact

"The best explanation we can come up with is that the owner of the sword was defeated in a battle."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 14, 2019

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Medieval Sword Pulled Out Of Danish Sewer With Blade Still Intact

"The best explanation we can come up with is that the owner of the sword was defeated in a battle."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 14, 2019

North Koreans Are Gifting Each Other Crystal Meth As A Lunar New Year’s Gift

The practice is reportedly most popular among the country's youth and is gifted for birthdays or graduations as well.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 14, 2019

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North Koreans Are Gifting Each Other Crystal Meth As A Lunar New Year’s Gift

The practice is reportedly most popular among the country's youth and is gifted for birthdays or graduations as well.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 14, 2019

Scientists Document Africa’s Rare Black Leopard For The First Time In Over A Century

The black leopard hasn't been photographed in Africa in more than a century. Now, 110 years later, biologists from the San Diego Zoo have broken that trend.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 13, 2019

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Scientists Document Africa’s Rare Black Leopard For The First Time In Over A Century

The black leopard hasn't been photographed in Africa in more than a century. Now, 110 years later, biologists from the San Diego Zoo have broken that trend.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 13, 2019

Medieval Nun Faked Her Own Death To Escape Convent And ‘Pursue Carnal Lust’

Joan of Leeds created a makeshift dummy to throw Archbishop Melton off track. She then fled to a town 30 miles away and was never seen again.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 13, 2019

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Medieval Nun Faked Her Own Death To Escape Convent And ‘Pursue Carnal Lust’

Joan of Leeds created a makeshift dummy to throw Archbishop Melton off track. She then fled to a town 30 miles away and was never seen again.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 13, 2019

American Trophy Hunter Sparks Outrage After Visiting Pakistan To Kill Endangered Goat

In 2011, Pakistan's markhor population reached a worrisome low of 2,500. Officials responded by banning local poachers from hunting them while welcoming foreigner trophy hunters like Bryan Harlan.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 13, 2019

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American Trophy Hunter Sparks Outrage After Visiting Pakistan To Kill Endangered Goat

In 2011, Pakistan's markhor population reached a worrisome low of 2,500. Officials responded by banning local poachers from hunting them while welcoming foreigner trophy hunters like Bryan Harlan.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 13, 2019

New Report Reveals Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In The Southern Baptist Church

According to a new report, some 380 Southern Baptist officials and volunteers are believed to have abused more than 700 victims since 1998.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 12, 2019

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New Report Reveals Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In The Southern Baptist Church

According to a new report, some 380 Southern Baptist officials and volunteers are believed to have abused more than 700 victims since 1998.

By All That's Interesting • February 12, 2019

This Week In History News, Feb. 3 – 9

Case of bizarre 1959 Soviet deaths reopened, Alexander the Great's demise under investigation, WWI hand grenade found in potato chips factory.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 8, 2019

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This Week In History News, Feb. 3 – 9

Case of bizarre 1959 Soviet deaths reopened, Alexander the Great's demise under investigation, WWI hand grenade found in potato chips factory.

By All That's Interesting • February 8, 2019

Hitler’s Signed Artworks, Including Nude Drawing Of His Niece, To Go Up For Auction

"Who are these collectors that fork out considerable sums for the art of a man who caused murder and cruelty beyond imaging?"

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2019

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Hitler’s Signed Artworks, Including Nude Drawing Of His Niece, To Go Up For Auction

"Who are these collectors that fork out considerable sums for the art of a man who caused murder and cruelty beyond imaging?"

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2019

Genocide Of Native Americans Left So Much Untended Land That Earth’s Climate Cooled, New Study Shows

The study suggests that the regrowth of abandoned Native American land reduced CO2 so much that it actually caused the Little Ice Age, a period of global cooling.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2019

Science News

Genocide Of Native Americans Left So Much Untended Land That Earth’s Climate Cooled, New Study Shows

The study suggests that the regrowth of abandoned Native American land reduced CO2 so much that it actually caused the Little Ice Age, a period of global cooling.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2019

Russian Woman Eaten Alive By Pigs After Suffering Epileptic Fit And Falling Into Enclosure

The 56-year-old farmer presumably suffered an epileptic fit and fell into the enclosure. She was unconscious — but alive — when the pigs devoured her.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 7, 2019

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Russian Woman Eaten Alive By Pigs After Suffering Epileptic Fit And Falling Into Enclosure

The 56-year-old farmer presumably suffered an epileptic fit and fell into the enclosure. She was unconscious — but alive — when the pigs devoured her.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 7, 2019