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The Full Story Of The 1986 FBI Miami Shootout, One Of The Deadliest Days In FBI History
On April 11, 1986, the FBI tracked two serial bank robbers down to a Miami side street. But when they tried to apprehend the ...
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The Story Of Samhain, The Ancient Celtic Festival Of The Dead That Helps Explain The Origins Of Halloween
Samhain, a word meaning “Summer’s End,” is a Celtic holiday marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the Celtic New Year on November 1. Originally celebrated among ancient Celts in ...
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Archaeologists Just Uncovered A Hidden Tomb Filled With Ancient Skeletons Right Beneath The Iconic Al-Khazneh Building In Petra
Beneath a mysterious, hand-carved structure built into the desert canyon walls in Petra, Jordan, archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing 12 skeletons. The structure, known as ...
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Oscar Ray Bolin, The Infamous Serial Killer Who Married A Member Of His Defense Team While On Death Row
Throughout the late-1980s, police were baffled by four brutal murders that had taken place in Florida and Texas between 1986 and 1987. Then, in 1990, the husband of Oscar Ray Bolin’s ex-wife called in ...
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This Ancient Skeleton Just Allowed Researchers To Finally Solve The Mystery Of How Japan’s Population Was Formed
Since the 1950s, some scholars have hypothesized a dual ancestry model to explain how the population of Japan first took shape thousands of years ago. This model posits that the native Jomon people ...
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The Oldest-Known Archaeological Evidence Of Cat Kneading Was Just Uncovered In Jerusalem
Anyone who has seen a happy cat has seen it knead: stretch out, purr, and gently massage the closest object (or person) with its paws. Now, archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered the earliest ...
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Archaeologists Uncover A 5,000-Year-Old Jade Dragon Inside A Tomb In Northern China
Archaeologists in Chifeng, China, have excavated an ancient tomb belonging to the Neolithic Hongshan culture that dates back 5,000 years. The Hongshan people, known for their impressive jade and clay ...
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Archaeologists Just Unearthed A 6,000-Year-Old Neolithic Longhouse In Poland
Recent excavations of a Neolithic site in Sandomierz-Mokoszyn, Poland, uncovered something completely unexpected. An archaeological team that was originally trying to confirm the existence of a ...
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Remains Of British Explorer Sandy Irvine Discovered 100 Years After He Vanished On Mount Everest
On the snowy peaks of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, the dark object in the snow stood out. It was not trash, a piece of equipment, or a protruding stone. It was a boot with a sock ...
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Elaine Parent, The Identity Thief And Murderer Who Became Known As The ‘World’s Most Wanted Woman’
Elaine Parent, a notorious con artist and murderer, operated for decades in the United States and England using more than 20 stolen identities. She began her career as a legitimate real estate agent ...
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44 Haunting Photos Of Abandoned Schools That Will Send A Chill Down Your Spine
There are millions of schools around the world, with more than 100,000 in the United States alone. These institutions are deeply embedded in countless communities around the globe. The typical student ...