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The Story Of Sammy Younge Jr., The Black College Student And Activist Killed Over A Segregated Bathroom

The murder of Sammy Younge Jr. by a white gas station attendant in Tuskegee ignited the college civil rights movement.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 23, 2023

The Story Of Sammy Younge Jr., The Black College Student And Activist Killed Over A Segregated Bathroom

The murder of Sammy Younge Jr. by a white gas station attendant in Tuskegee ignited the college civil rights movement.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 23, 2023

2,000-Year-Old Phallic Wooden Object Found In England Likely Oldest Roman Sex Toy Ever Found

Decades after a wooden object was discovered in a Roman ruin, a team of researchers reidentified it as a phallus — and it's possibly the first Roman sex toy ever found.

By Amber Breese • Feb 23, 2023

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2,000-Year-Old Phallic Wooden Object Found In England Likely Oldest Roman Sex Toy Ever Found

Decades after a wooden object was discovered in a Roman ruin, a team of researchers reidentified it as a phallus — and it's possibly the first Roman sex toy ever found.

By Amber Breese • February 23, 2023

Why 12-Year-Old Shanda Sharer Was Tortured And Killed By Four Teenage Girls

Shanda Sharer was an ordinary Indiana teenager in 1992 — until four girls tortured her for hours before finally killing her.

By William DeLong • Feb 23, 2023

Why 12-Year-Old Shanda Sharer Was Tortured And Killed By Four Teenage Girls

Shanda Sharer was an ordinary Indiana teenager in 1992 — until four girls tortured her for hours before finally killing her.

By William DeLong • February 23, 2023

The History Of Kryžių Kalnas, The Mysterious Hill Of Crosses In Northern Lithuania

Laden with more than 100,000 Christian symbols, Lithuania's Hill of Crosses is one of the world’s most unique pilgrimage sites.

By Joel Stice • Feb 23, 2023

The History Of Kryžių Kalnas, The Mysterious Hill Of Crosses In Northern Lithuania

Laden with more than 100,000 Christian symbols, Lithuania's Hill of Crosses is one of the world’s most unique pilgrimage sites.

By Joel Stice • February 23, 2023

The Little-Known Story Of World War II Hero Charles Jackson French And The 15 Sailors He Saved

When the USS Gregory sank in 1942, a mess hall officer named Charles Jackson French dragged a raft full of his wounded crewmates to safety through shark-infested waters.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 22, 2023

The Little-Known Story Of World War II Hero Charles Jackson French And The 15 Sailors He Saved

When the USS Gregory sank in 1942, a mess hall officer named Charles Jackson French dragged a raft full of his wounded crewmates to safety through shark-infested waters.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 22, 2023

Archaeologists Just Stumbled Across An Unexploded Civil War Artillery Shell At Gettysburg

Though the shell was destroyed, historians suspect that it was fired by Confederate forces on July 2, 1863.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 22, 2023

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Archaeologists Just Stumbled Across An Unexploded Civil War Artillery Shell At Gettysburg

Though the shell was destroyed, historians suspect that it was fired by Confederate forces on July 2, 1863.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 22, 2023

The Whiskey Salvaged From This 170-Year-Old Shipwreck In Lake Michigan Could Be Worth Millions

In 2020, a team of shipwreck divers explored the Westmoreland, a 19th-century ship that sunk in Lake Michigan in 1854 — and found whiskey and gold coins worth millions of dollars.

By Amber Breese • Feb 21, 2023

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The Whiskey Salvaged From This 170-Year-Old Shipwreck In Lake Michigan Could Be Worth Millions

In 2020, a team of shipwreck divers explored the Westmoreland, a 19th-century ship that sunk in Lake Michigan in 1854 — and found whiskey and gold coins worth millions of dollars.

By Amber Breese • February 21, 2023

This 500-Year-Old Medicine Horn Found In South Africa Is Shedding New Light On Old Healing Practices

In 2020, a hiker exploring a South African cave stumbled across a medicine horn dating back to pre-colonial times — and it was filled with herbal remedies.

By Amber Breese • Feb 20, 2023

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This 500-Year-Old Medicine Horn Found In South Africa Is Shedding New Light On Old Healing Practices

In 2020, a hiker exploring a South African cave stumbled across a medicine horn dating back to pre-colonial times — and it was filled with herbal remedies.

By Amber Breese • February 20, 2023

Alois Hitler: The Story Of The Austrian Civil Servant Who Was Adolf Hitler’s Father

The father of Adolf Hitler, Alois Hitler was a domineering, unforgiving husband who often beat his wife and his children — leading his son to despise him.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 20, 2023

Alois Hitler: The Story Of The Austrian Civil Servant Who Was Adolf Hitler’s Father

The father of Adolf Hitler, Alois Hitler was a domineering, unforgiving husband who often beat his wife and his children — leading his son to despise him.

By Gina Dimuro • February 20, 2023

The True Story Behind ‘Cocaine Bear,’ When A Black Bear Ate 70 Pounds Of Cocaine

In 1985, a drug smuggler hurled a duffel bag of cocaine out of a plane and into a Georgia forest, where it was found by a black bear who was aptly nicknamed "Pablo Escobear."

By Austin Harvey • Feb 19, 2023

The True Story Behind ‘Cocaine Bear,’ When A Black Bear Ate 70 Pounds Of Cocaine

In 1985, a drug smuggler hurled a duffel bag of cocaine out of a plane and into a Georgia forest, where it was found by a black bear who was aptly nicknamed "Pablo Escobear."

By Austin Harvey • February 19, 2023

The Complicated Truth About Adolf Hitler’s Children And Whether The Führer Was Actually A Father

According to some historians, Adolf Hitler secretly fathered a son named Jean-Marie Loret with a French woman in 1917. But is it actually true?

By Hannah McKennett • Feb 18, 2023

The Complicated Truth About Adolf Hitler’s Children And Whether The Führer Was Actually A Father

According to some historians, Adolf Hitler secretly fathered a son named Jean-Marie Loret with a French woman in 1917. But is it actually true?

By Hannah McKennett • February 18, 2023