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This Week In History News, Apr. 25 – May 1

The U.S. officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide, divers uncover a sunken Swiss village, and researchers discover Viking artifacts in an Icelandic cave.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 30, 2021

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This Week In History News, Apr. 25 – May 1

The U.S. officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide, divers uncover a sunken Swiss village, and researchers discover Viking artifacts in an Icelandic cave.

By All That's Interesting • April 30, 2021

Woman Faces Felony Charges For Forgetting To Return ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ VHS Tape 20 Years Ago

“The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 30, 2021

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Woman Faces Felony Charges For Forgetting To Return ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ VHS Tape 20 Years Ago

“The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

By Kaleena Fraga • April 30, 2021

Virginia Woman Using Online DNA Service To Find Biological Mother Accidentally Cracks 40-Year-Old Double Murder

After uploading her DNA to GEDmatch, Christine Marie Salley was matched with the genetic profile of an unknown murder victim from the 1980s.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 29, 2021

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Virginia Woman Using Online DNA Service To Find Biological Mother Accidentally Cracks 40-Year-Old Double Murder

After uploading her DNA to GEDmatch, Christine Marie Salley was matched with the genetic profile of an unknown murder victim from the 1980s.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 29, 2021

Divers Discover A 3,000-Year-Old Sunken Bronze Age Village Beneath A Swiss Lake

The discovery redefines the city of Lucerne's history and suggests that the area was settled 2,000 years earlier than previously assumed.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 28, 2021

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Divers Discover A 3,000-Year-Old Sunken Bronze Age Village Beneath A Swiss Lake

The discovery redefines the city of Lucerne's history and suggests that the area was settled 2,000 years earlier than previously assumed.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 28, 2021

Meet Mauro Morandi, The ‘Italian Robinson Crusoe’ Who Lived Alone On A Deserted Island For 32 Years

The former gym teacher shipwrecked on the uninhabited Sardinian island while attempting to sail to Polynesia in 1989 — and decided to stay. But now, the 81-year-old is being forced to leave.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 27, 2021

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Meet Mauro Morandi, The ‘Italian Robinson Crusoe’ Who Lived Alone On A Deserted Island For 32 Years

The former gym teacher shipwrecked on the uninhabited Sardinian island while attempting to sail to Polynesia in 1989 — and decided to stay. But now, the 81-year-old is being forced to leave.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 27, 2021

Viking Sacrificial Cave Intended To Ward Off The Apocalypse Discovered In Iceland

Surtshellir Cave was formed by a volcanic eruption that likely reminded the Vikings of Ragnarök — when the world would be engulfed by flames and the last Norse gods would die.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 26, 2021

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Viking Sacrificial Cave Intended To Ward Off The Apocalypse Discovered In Iceland

Surtshellir Cave was formed by a volcanic eruption that likely reminded the Vikings of Ragnarök — when the world would be engulfed by flames and the last Norse gods would die.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 26, 2021

This Week In History News, Apr. 18 – 24

Cold War radioactivity discovered in today's honey, ancient warriors may be cloned in Russia, victim of prehistoric cannibal slaughter identified.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 23, 2021

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This Week In History News, Apr. 18 – 24

Cold War radioactivity discovered in today's honey, ancient warriors may be cloned in Russia, victim of prehistoric cannibal slaughter identified.

By All That's Interesting • April 23, 2021

Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 23, 2021

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Suspected Rhino Poacher Trampled To Death By Stampeding Elephants

The Save the Rhino organization estimates that poachers kill one rhino for its horns each day in South Africa.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 23, 2021

Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years — And Made $648,000 In The Process

The 66-year-old civil servant allegedly stopped showing up to work in 2005 and threatened his manager to prevent her from telling on him.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 22, 2021

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Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years — And Made $648,000 In The Process

The 66-year-old civil servant allegedly stopped showing up to work in 2005 and threatened his manager to prevent her from telling on him.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 22, 2021

Buddhist Monk In Search Of Enlightenment Cuts Off Own Head With Homemade Guillotine

"His wish was to offer his head and his soul. So that the Lord could help him reincarnate as a higher spiritual being in the next life."

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 21, 2021

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Buddhist Monk In Search Of Enlightenment Cuts Off Own Head With Homemade Guillotine

"His wish was to offer his head and his soul. So that the Lord could help him reincarnate as a higher spiritual being in the next life."

By Kaleena Fraga • April 21, 2021

Prehistoric Cannibalized Remains In Spanish Cave Identified As 11-Year-Old Girl

Other apparent victims' remains displayed teeth marks and bones that had been split so the marrow could be sucked out.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 20, 2021

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Prehistoric Cannibalized Remains In Spanish Cave Identified As 11-Year-Old Girl

Other apparent victims' remains displayed teeth marks and bones that had been split so the marrow could be sucked out.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 20, 2021