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The World’s First New Cat Species In 100 Years Has Just Emerged From The Cloud Forests Of Bolivia

Scientists in Bolivia have discovered Leopardus tilcayo, or the tilcayo tiger, the first new cat species that's been ...
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‘I Had Chills’: A California Geologist Just Stumbled Upon An Enormous Mastodon Tooth While Performing Routine Fieldwork

Geologists surveying a protected animals' habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains of San Mateo County uncovered an enormous ...
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This Ancient Ring Found Near Jerusalem May Have Been Worn By An Employee Of Pontius Pilate

Found at the fortress of Herodium near Jerusalem, this 2,000-year-old ring probably belonged to an official working for ...
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Paleontologists In North Dakota Have Discovered The First-Known Footprints Of A Full-Grown T. Rex

Paleontologists in the Hell Creek Formation found four footprints that represent the first trackway of a full-grown T. rex ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Stingray Barbs In Southern Mexico That The Maya Likely Used To Draw Blood For Ancient Rituals

Archaeologists excavating near Tenosique uncovered burials that included three stingray barbs that were probably used in ...
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James Stacy, The Double-Amputee Actor Who Went To Prison For Child Molestation

In 1973, James Stacy’s life changed in an instant. The up-and-coming actor, who’d made a name for himself as a star of TV Westerns in the 1960s, was driving on his motorcycle with his girlfriend when ...
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In 2016, Kala Brown was chained up for two months inside a homemade prison made by serial killer Todd Kohlhepp, also known as the "Amazon Review Killer." After resigning from his position as a math ...
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The Story Behind “The Falling Man,” The Tragic Photo Of A 9/11 Jumper

Though some say the "Falling Man" photo of a 9/11 jumper may depict a man named Jonathan Briley, his true identity remains uncertain. At 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001, a Boeing 767 aircraft hit the ...
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The Story Behind The Photo Of A Doomed Fire Truck Heading Toward The Twin Towers On 9/11

Amateur photographer Aaron McLamb captured an iconic photo of Ladder 118 as it crossed the Brooklyn Bridge — not knowing that it would be the fire truck's last run. On September 11, 2001, Aaron McLamb ...
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The Doomed Journey Of The Endurance Ship And Her Miraculous Discovery Over A Century Later

In 1915, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition in the Endurance to become the first team to make a land crossing of Antarctica. Their ship would become stuck in the ice and sink, ...
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The Chilling Story Of The Post Office Shootings That Inspired The Phrase ‘Going Postal’

The phrase “going postal,” which means to become uncontrollably angry, appeared as a slang term in American English in the 1990s. It emerged after a spate of shootings at post offices carried out by ...
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Vanishing Planes, Energy Vortexes, And UFO Sightings: Inside The Mysteries Of The Alaska Triangle

More than 20,000 people have vanished in the stretch of forest between Utqiagvik, Anchorage, and Juneau known as the Alaska Triangle — and some say paranormal forces may be to blame. The Bermuda ...