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This Week In History News, May 6 – 10

Elephant Man's bones likely uncovered, ancient shaman's drug pouch discovered, nuclear-tainted Pacific sea creatures found.

By All That's Interesting • May 10, 2019

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This Week In History News, May 6 – 10

Elephant Man's bones likely uncovered, ancient shaman's drug pouch discovered, nuclear-tainted Pacific sea creatures found.

By All That's Interesting • May 10, 2019

Puppies Found In Ancient Chinese Tombs Were Used As Cheap Sacrifices, In Lieu Of Humans

"If it's not your puppy and if you're living in a society where you don't have the same assumptions of dogs and cuteness...it's a cheaper investment."

By Natasha Ishak • May 10, 2019

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Puppies Found In Ancient Chinese Tombs Were Used As Cheap Sacrifices, In Lieu Of Humans

"If it's not your puppy and if you're living in a society where you don't have the same assumptions of dogs and cuteness...it's a cheaper investment."

By Natasha Ishak • May 10, 2019

33 Facts About Canada That Reveal The Country Of Human Toe Cocktails And Bathtub Races

These fun facts about Canada present a country much more eclectic — and weirder — than you may have ever thought.

By Leah Silverman • May 9, 2019

33 Facts About Canada That Reveal The Country Of Human Toe Cocktails And Bathtub Races

These fun facts about Canada present a country much more eclectic — and weirder — than you may have ever thought.

By Leah Silverman • May 9, 2019

The Real Story Of Thomas Jefferson’s Mistress And Slave, Sally Hemings

Sally Hemings bore President Thomas Jefferson six children, yet his legitimate descendants tried their best to discredit her story.

By Gina Dimuro • May 9, 2019

The Real Story Of Thomas Jefferson’s Mistress And Slave, Sally Hemings

Sally Hemings bore President Thomas Jefferson six children, yet his legitimate descendants tried their best to discredit her story.

By Gina Dimuro • May 9, 2019

This Native American Man Has The Oldest American DNA Ever Recorded

The DNA testing company found Darrell Crawford's results so unprecedented that they said it was like finding Bigfoot.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 9, 2019

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This Native American Man Has The Oldest American DNA Ever Recorded

The DNA testing company found Darrell Crawford's results so unprecedented that they said it was like finding Bigfoot.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 9, 2019

Bizarre 163 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Found To Have Bat-Like Wings

The first discovery of a bat-like winged dinosaur was four years ago, but scientists had dismissed the initial finding because it was so bizarre.

By Natasha Ishak • May 9, 2019

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Bizarre 163 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Found To Have Bat-Like Wings

The first discovery of a bat-like winged dinosaur was four years ago, but scientists had dismissed the initial finding because it was so bizarre.

By Natasha Ishak • May 9, 2019

The Legend Of Kit Carson, The Wild West’s Gentleman Explorer

Son of a Revolutionary War veteran, a Civil War veteran himself, and one of the first frontiersmen of the West, Kit Carson became an American legend during his own lifetime.

By Gina Dimuro • May 8, 2019

The Legend Of Kit Carson, The Wild West’s Gentleman Explorer

Son of a Revolutionary War veteran, a Civil War veteran himself, and one of the first frontiersmen of the West, Kit Carson became an American legend during his own lifetime.

By Gina Dimuro • May 8, 2019

33 Photos Inside The Liberation Of Paris, When The French Capital Was Freed Of Nazi Control

In June of 1940, the vibrant City of Lights turned overcast for four years while occupied by the Nazis, but all that would change with the liberation of Paris.

By Natasha Ishak • May 8, 2019

33 Photos Inside The Liberation Of Paris, When The French Capital Was Freed Of Nazi Control

In June of 1940, the vibrant City of Lights turned overcast for four years while occupied by the Nazis, but all that would change with the liberation of Paris.

By Natasha Ishak • May 8, 2019

Without Noseless Mad Scientist Tycho Brahe, Astronomy Would Still Be In The Dark Ages

Tycho Brahe kept a drunken elk in his entourage, supposedly had an affair with the queen of Denmark, and totally changed our understanding of the universe itself.

By Gina Dimuro • May 7, 2019

Without Noseless Mad Scientist Tycho Brahe, Astronomy Would Still Be In The Dark Ages

Tycho Brahe kept a drunken elk in his entourage, supposedly had an affair with the queen of Denmark, and totally changed our understanding of the universe itself.

By Gina Dimuro • May 7, 2019

Remains Of Deformed “Elephant Man” Found In An Unmarked London Grave

"The Elephant Man" was a tragic Victorian sideshow act. His skeleton was kept for research upon his death but the location of the rest of his remains was unknown until now.

By Natasha Ishak • May 6, 2019

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Remains Of Deformed “Elephant Man” Found In An Unmarked London Grave

"The Elephant Man" was a tragic Victorian sideshow act. His skeleton was kept for research upon his death but the location of the rest of his remains was unknown until now.

By Natasha Ishak • May 6, 2019

The Hidden History Of The Abraham Lincoln Assassination

Discover why the wider Abraham Lincoln assassination plot was far larger than the death of one man and how this three-pronged attack sent out violent aftershocks for decades to come.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 3, 2019

The Hidden History Of The Abraham Lincoln Assassination

Discover why the wider Abraham Lincoln assassination plot was far larger than the death of one man and how this three-pronged attack sent out violent aftershocks for decades to come.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 3, 2019