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Kaleena Fraga

A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Kaleena Fraga has also had her work featured in The Washington Post and Gastro Obscura, and she published a book on the Seattle food scene for the Eat Like A Local series. She graduated from Oberlin College, where she earned a dual degree in American History and French.

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What Was The Knights Templar? The True Story Of The Crusade-Era Warriors And Their Bloody Downfall

What Was The Knights Templar? The True Story Of The Crusade-Era Warriors And Their Bloody Downfall

The Knights Templar was a Catholic military order formed during the Crusades — and some believe the group found the legendary Holy Grail while in Jerusalem.

Painting Bought For $300 Turns Out To Be Rare J. M. W. Turner Watercolor Worth As Much As $40,000

Painting Bought For $300 Turns Out To Be Rare J. M. W. Turner Watercolor Worth As Much As $40,000

The J. M. W. Turner watercolor is a "significant" find, and it's just the latest of the artist's paintings to be rediscovered.

Residents Of Japanese City Warned To Beware Of Cat Who Fell In A Vat Of Toxic Chemicals — And Is Now On The Loose

Residents Of Japanese City Warned To Beware Of Cat Who Fell In A Vat Of Toxic Chemicals — And Is Now On The Loose

The cat appeared to have fallen into a vat of hexavalent chromium in Fukuyama, Japan before darting into the night.

The Heartbreaking Death Of Natasha Richardson After She Hit Her Head During A Ski Lesson

The Heartbreaking Death Of Natasha Richardson After She Hit Her Head During A Ski Lesson

Best known for her roles on Broadway and in The Parent Trap, Natasha Richardson died on March 18, 2009 after a skiing accident in Quebec left her brain dead.

Striking Evidence Of 11,000-Year-Old Facial Piercings Discovered In Turkey

Striking Evidence Of 11,000-Year-Old Facial Piercings Discovered In Turkey

The ornaments found at Boncuklu Tarla in Turkey were discovered alongside skeletons, marking the first time that such items were discovered "in situ" with human remains.

Mass Grave With Over 1,000 Skeletons Discovered In The Center Of Nuremberg, Germany

Mass Grave With Over 1,000 Skeletons Discovered In The Center Of Nuremberg, Germany

The skeletons probably belong to 17th-century plague victims, and the grave may be the largest ever discovered in Europe.

A Viking-Age Sword Was Just Pulled From An English River By A Man Fishing With A Magnet

A Viking-Age Sword Was Just Pulled From An English River By A Man Fishing With A Magnet

The sword dates back to between 850 and 975 C.E. and is in remarkably good condition.

A Medieval Pilgrim’s Badge Depicting A Basilisk Was Just Discovered In Poland

A Medieval Pilgrim’s Badge Depicting A Basilisk Was Just Discovered In Poland

The metal pendant measures just over an inch in diameter and is made from a lead and tin alloy.

Inside The Führerbunker, The Nazi Hideout Where Adolf Hitler Lived, Got Married, And Died In The Waning Days Of World War II

Inside The Führerbunker, The Nazi Hideout Where Adolf Hitler Lived, Got Married, And Died In The Waning Days Of World War II

As Soviet troops advanced on Berlin in 1945, Adolf Hitler died by suicide inside his sprawling concrete Führerbunker buried 30 feet beneath the city where he'd spent the last 105 days of his life.

Archaeologists Find Traces Of Tobacco In 1,000-Year-Old Mesoamerican Vessels

Archaeologists Find Traces Of Tobacco In 1,000-Year-Old Mesoamerican Vessels

The ceramic vessels found in present-day Guatemala contained traces of nicotine residue, evidence that ancient people in Mesoamerica may have consumed tobacco during rituals.

Photographers Document Humpback Whale Sex For The First Time — And It’s Between Two Males

Photographers Document Humpback Whale Sex For The First Time — And It’s Between Two Males

The sighting occurred in January 2022 off the coast of Hawaii and marks the first observed instance of copulation in the species.