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9 Historic Haunted Mansions, From Manhattan's Oldest Home To An Irish Manor That Hosted The Devil

Dealing with a spirit in your home isn’t reserved for the middle class, it turns out. While haunted houses get plenty of time in the spotlight, less attention has been paid to haunted mansions — and the stories behind them are far darker than any Disney film.

Some of the mansions on this list are medieval manors that have reportedly had ghosts roaming their halls for centuries. Others were built more recently, but that doesn’t make the spirits said to live there any less terrifying.

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Prehistoric Spiderweb, Beetles, And Wasps Perfectly Preserved In Amber Have Been Unearthed In The Amazon

Scientists have discovered the first insect-bearing amber from the Mesozoic era ever found in South America, offering new insights into this region’s humid forest ecosystem that thrived near the equator 112 million years ago.

This remarkable discovery from Ecuador’s Napo region also represents the largest Mesozoic amber deposit yet found in South America. As described in new research published in Communications Earth & Environment, the find contains exceptionally-preserved arthropods, including...
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Robin Williams' Daughter Begs Fans To Stop Making AI Videos Of Her Dad

Zelda Williams, daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, recently put out a message on her Instagram for fans who send her AI-generated videos of her father: “Stop.”

“Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” she wrote on her Instagram story.

“Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t,” Zelda stated. “If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing thi...
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Inside Trundle Manor, Pittsburgh's Bizarre Museum Of Oddities That Displays Everything From Jarred Animals To A 'Singing' Tumor

Just outside of Pittsburgh, nestled at the top of a hill among a series of otherwise standard homes, is a place called Trundle Manor. Its owners, Anton and Rachel Miriello — better known as Mr. Arm and Velda Von Minx — have filled their home with a variety of objects that the couple has collected over the years. But not the sorts of objects you might expect.

Their collection ranges from old antiques and unique thrift store finds, to taxidermied cryptids and medical oddities — including a belly...
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Police In Canada Just Identified The 'Woman In The Well' As A Murder Victim From The 1910s

Nearly 20 years ago, Canadian police discovered the remains of a woman — previously known only as the “Woman in the Well” — who died more than a century ago.

Now, thanks to DNA testing and genetic genealogy, investigators have identified the remains as Alice Spence (nee Burke), who is believed to have moved to Saskatoon around 1913. Finally, after more than 100 years, her family has gained some closure.

On June 29, 2006, construction workers were excavating the site of a former gas station in...
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Why The True Story Behind 'Hacksaw Ridge' Is Even More Incredible Than The Movie

The 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge tells the story of Desmond Doss, an unlikely war hero. A devout Christian and stringent member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, he wholeheartedly adhered to the commandment “thou shalt not kill,” which earned him status as a conscientious objector during World War II. But the true story behind Hacksaw Ridge is even more incredible than the movie.

Doss’ patriotism spurred him to enlist in the U.S. Army anyway, but he requested that he be allowed to join as a medic...
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The 1,900-Year-Old Gravestone Of A Roman Sailor Was Just Unearthed In The Backyard Of A New Orleans Home

Coming across ancient Roman artifacts or graves isn’t necessarily a rare thing. After all, the Roman Empire once ruled the Mediterranean, much of Europe, Western Asia, and parts of North Africa at its peak. Bits of its past are bound to turn up again and again in the world of archaeology.

What is rare, however, is unearthing an artifact from ancient Rome in America.

Needless to say, it was quite shocking when a couple in New Orleans was clearing brush from their yard and uncovered an ancient R...
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Colorado Authorities Just Launched A New Investigation Into The 2005 Death Of Hunter S. Thompson

Twenty years after it was ruled a suicide, gonzo writer Hunter S. Thompson’s death is being reviewed by Colorado authorities at the request of his widow, Anita Thompson.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation clarified that there is no new evidence to suggest foul play was involved in Thompson’s death, instead saying that the inquiry from an outside agency should “provide a definitive and transparent review that may offer peace of mind to his family and the public,” in the words of Colorado Sheri...
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The Disturbing Story Of Ed Gein's Furniture, From Chairs Upholstered With Human Skin To Bedposts Decorated With Skulls

In a run-down yet otherwise nondescript farmhouse in Plainfield, Wisconsin, a macabre and gruesome collection was coming together. Ed Gein, who came to be known as the “Butcher of Plainfield,” had always been reclusive, but unbeknownst to other Plainfield residents, he had a morbid fascination: making furniture out of human skin and other body parts.

After his mother’s death in 1945, something in Gein snapped. He boarded up the rooms she’d used and turned their home into a chilling shrine to he...
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This 'Horned Serpent' Rock Art Suggests That Indigenous South Africans Were Inspired By Fossils

A nearly 200-year-old rock painting, long a source of mystery in the mountains of South Africa, may depict a creature that vanished from the Earth more than 200 million years ago, according to new research.

The finding suggests that the Indigenous San people were essentially the world’s first paleontologists, discovering and interpreting fossils long before the formal establishment of the scientific field.

The artwork, part of a larger mural known as the “Horned Serpent” panel, is located at t...
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Archaeologists In The Czech Republic Have Discovered A Prehistoric Toolkit Used By An Ice Age Hunter

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved toolkit dating back roughly 30,000 years. Now, it’s shedding light on how Paleolithic hunters organized and maintained their gear while traveling across Ice Age Europe.

The collection, discovered in southern Moravia, consists of 29 blades and points that were found gathered together in a single cluster. Researchers believe the tools were once bundled in a pouch that decayed long ago, leaving behind the exact configu...
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O.J. Simpson Rose To Infamy After He Was Accused Of Murder — But His Own Death Was Much Less Public

Some people knew him as an athlete. Others knew him as an actor. Today, many remember him as a man accused of murder. No matter how you looked at him, however, it’s clear that O.J. Simpson’s death left behind a complicated legacy.

Throughout his life, Simpson wore many hats. Once at the height of fame and fortune, he later fell into severe debt. When O.J. Simpson died in 2024, he reportedly owed more than $100 million.

To try and earn a living, the disgraced former star resorted to posting on...
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Researchers Discover A Mysterious New Species Of Marsupial In The ‘Cloud Forests’ Of Peru

When biologist Silvia Pavan, a professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, set out in 2018 on an expedition to Peru’s remote Río Abiseo National Park in search of a rare squirrel, she hadn’t planned on making history. But what she trapped was entirely unexpected: a new species of marsupial.

The animal, named Marmosa chachapoya, is a tiny mouse opossum with reddish-brown fur and a mask-like facial pattern. Its body length is about four inches, but with its tail, it measures about 10 inches total — the tail...
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33 Fads From The 1990s That Will Take You Back To The Time Of Game Boys And JNCO Jeans

Every decade has its trends, but 1990s fads seemed to have their own unique charm. Something about the ’90s made it a golden era for brief, explosive crazes that swept through schoolyards, malls, and pop culture before vanishing almost as quickly as they’d appeared.

While some of these fads endured, many exist now only as relics of a bygone era. From Beanie Babies to butterfly clips, the ’90s were driven by obsessions that have transitioned from trivial to iconic. The question is, why?

It was...
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Ancient Roman Mosaic Accidentally Uncovered During Fiberoptic Cable Installation Just Outside Of Rome

Archaeologists working in central Italy have uncovered a Roman-era mosaic and at least two centuries-old burials that were found during routine installation of fiberoptic cable.

The discovery occurred near the church of Sant’Andrea in the historic center of Tivoli, just east of Rome. Excavation crews preparing to install fiberoptic infrastructure for FiberCop accidentally exposed the remains of a room adorned with a mosaic featuring a geometric black-and-white pattern.

When the mosaic was firs...
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Marcus Tullius Cicero, The Impassioned Defender Of The Roman Republic Who Fatefully Challenged Mark Antony

“If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.”

So said Marcus Tullius Cicero, the great Roman orator, philosopher, and writer. Though more than 2,000 years have passed since he walked the Earth, his words are often still cited for their wisdom and candor.

He helped introduce Greek philosophy to Roman culture and created a Latin vocabulary for philosophical concepts. His work, covering subjects such as rhetoric, politics, and ethics, would go on to influence Renaissanc...
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55 Photos Of Alcatraz When It Was One Of The Most Fearsome Prisons In America

Although it has been closed since 1963, Alcatraz is still one of the most notorious penitentiaries in American history. But before “the Rock” was a maximum security prison, the island off the coast of San Francisco was a military fort. And today, it’s a popular tourist destination. Indeed, photos of Alcatraz Island over the decades show just how much the landmark has changed since it was first developed.

As a prison, Alcatraz was designed to be escape-proof, though some men still tried to flee....
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Inside Castle Stalker, The Picturesque Scottish Castle With A Bloody History

Rising starkly from a tiny islet in Loch Laich on Scotland’s rugged west coast, Castle Stalker is one of the most well known tower houses in the Highlands. The fortress has a long and storied history, though most might know it best as “The Castle of Aaargh” from Monty Python.

For centuries, Castle Stalker’s lonely silhouette has stood over the waters near Port Appin. What was once a proud medieval fortress gradually fell into ruin before it was revived in the 1960s by Lieutenant Colonel Stewart...
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Researchers Just Identified The Oldest Known Hippopotamus Ivory Artifact Ever Found In The Iberian Peninsula

Researchers have identified the oldest hippopotamus ivory object ever found in the Iberian Peninsula, a 4,000-year-old object that provides new details about long-distance trade networks during Europe’s Copper Age.

The artifact, originally excavated in 1977 from the Copper Age settlement of Bòbila Madurell in Sant Quirze del Vallès near Barcelona, has been re-examined by researchers from the Prehistoric Studies and Research Seminar (SERP) at the University of Barcelona. Their findings were publ...
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Scientists In Texas Just Discovered The First Known Hybrid Between A Blue Jay And A Green Jay

Biologists at the University of Texas at Austin recently discovered a new bird outside of San Antonio, which has been dubbed the “grue jay.”

Part blue jay, part green jay, this bird is a potential early example of how climate change — and range expansion — could lead to more new hybrids. It is, in other words, a “bellwether” that environments are changing at a rapid pace.

Although they sound similar on paper, blue jays and green jays are actually separated by about seven million years of evolu...
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44 Vintage Photos That Capture The First Years Of Computer Culture

Computers are an inescapable part of everyday life for many people today, so much so that it can be easy to forget just how recently, historically speaking, they became a part of our lives. Even 40 years ago, typewriters were still a fairly common fixture of corporate offices, and phones could only be taken as far as a cord would allow.

The idea that we would one day carry phones as slim as coasters and more powerful than the computers that put mankind on the Moon seemed like science fiction....
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Archaeologists In Spain Just Found A Child’s Doll From The Ancient Roman Era

Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman site of Torreparedones in southern Spain have uncovered a rare terracotta doll dating back at least 1,500 years, providing new insights into children’s toys and games in ancient Hispania.

Discovered in the ruins of the site’s eastern baths by municipal archaeologist José Antonio Morena López, this doll is one of only a handful of such toys ever found on the Iberian Peninsula.

“This piece is of great interest due to the rarity of such artifacts, which...
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Scientists Have Discovered A Quasi-Moon That's Following Earth's Orbit Around The Sun

Astronomers have discovered a new object traveling with Earth around the Sun — an asteroid known as a “quasi-moon.”

This small celestial object, designated 2025 PN7, was first detected on August 2 at the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS observatory. At an estimated 62 feet across, the faint object had gone unnoticed for years, but scientists have since found earlier images of it dating back several years. Its unusual orbit means it has likely been accompanying Earth for decades, and it may con...
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The Story Of Mike Day, The Navy SEAL Who Survived 27 Bullets In A Raid Against al-Qaeda — Then Died By Suicide

Mike Day was the first member of SEAL Team 4 through the door on April 6, 2007, when his unit raided an al-Qaeda cell in Iraq’s Anbar Province. As soon as he stepped inside, he faced a barrage of gunfire. Several shots even struck his rifle, knocking it from his hand.

Behind Day, Iraqi scouts providing backup were forced back into the hallway by the gunfire. One was killed immediately. Meanwhile, an insurgent charged Day with a grenade, but though Day quickly shot the insurgent, the grenade sti...
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