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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 • 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

The Famous Canals Of Venice Are Drying Up Due To Drought Conditions And Unusually Low Tides

Since Venice is built on more than 100 islands, its canals are crucial for transportation, commerce, and emergency services — and the low water levels are causing major impacts.

By Amber Breese • Feb 22, 2023

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The Famous Canals Of Venice Are Drying Up Due To Drought Conditions And Unusually Low Tides

Since Venice is built on more than 100 islands, its canals are crucial for transportation, commerce, and emergency services — and the low water levels are causing major impacts.

By Amber Breese • 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

Publisher Edits Roald Dahl’s Books To Remove Potentially Offensive Language

The new versions of Dahl's books will remove words like "fat" and "ugly" to make them more acceptable to "modern" readers.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 21, 2023

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Publisher Edits Roald Dahl’s Books To Remove Potentially Offensive Language

The new versions of Dahl's books will remove words like "fat" and "ugly" to make them more acceptable to "modern" readers.

By Kaleena Fraga • 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

This Week In History News, Feb. 12 – 18

Medieval synagogue unearthed in Spain, Leonardo da Vinci's gravity sketches discovered, 500-year-old spice trove found.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 17, 2023

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This Week In History News, Feb. 12 – 18

Medieval synagogue unearthed in Spain, Leonardo da Vinci's gravity sketches discovered, 500-year-old spice trove found.

By All That's Interesting • February 17, 2023

Researchers Uncover Evidence Indicating That Black Holes Are The Source Of Dark Energy

A team of astrophysicists studied the growth of black holes — and may have found the origin of the dark energy driving the universe's expansion.

By Amber Breese • Feb 16, 2023

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Researchers Uncover Evidence Indicating That Black Holes Are The Source Of Dark Energy

A team of astrophysicists studied the growth of black holes — and may have found the origin of the dark energy driving the universe's expansion.

By Amber Breese • February 16, 2023

Japanese Man Arrested For Attempting To Turn A Teenage Girl Into His Sex Slave By Showing Her Pictures Of Aliens

Hirohito Shibuya and his ex-wife, Chiaki, allegedly told the girl that she would be abducted by aliens if she did not enter into a relationship with them.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 16, 2023

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Japanese Man Arrested For Attempting To Turn A Teenage Girl Into His Sex Slave By Showing Her Pictures Of Aliens

Hirohito Shibuya and his ex-wife, Chiaki, allegedly told the girl that she would be abducted by aliens if she did not enter into a relationship with them.

By Austin Harvey • February 16, 2023

The Incredible Life Of Solomon Perel, The Jewish Teenager Who Posed As A Nazi To Survive The Holocaust

Solomon Perel presented himself as Josef Perjell and even joined the Hitler Youth in order to avoid death at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 15, 2023

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The Incredible Life Of Solomon Perel, The Jewish Teenager Who Posed As A Nazi To Survive The Holocaust

Solomon Perel presented himself as Josef Perjell and even joined the Hitler Youth in order to avoid death at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 15, 2023

Forgotten Sketches By Leonardo Da Vinci Suggest That He Understood Gravity Decades Before Newton

A new study examining some of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches in the Codex Arundel reveals the artist calculated the earth's gravitational constant at a 97% accuracy rate.

By Amber Breese • Feb 15, 2023

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Forgotten Sketches By Leonardo Da Vinci Suggest That He Understood Gravity Decades Before Newton

A new study examining some of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches in the Codex Arundel reveals the artist calculated the earth's gravitational constant at a 97% accuracy rate.

By Amber Breese • February 15, 2023