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A statue of a woman.

Construction Worker Uncovers Mysterious Roman Statue Buried Beneath a Parking Lot in England

Headshots of Jenny Lewis both older and younger.

What Happened To 1980s Child Star Jenny Lewis?

Entertainment

Microscopic nematodes.

Worms Living Near Chernobyl Developed New ‘Superpower’

Elizabeth Short's body covered with a sheet + Portrait of Elizabeth Short

Will the ‘Black Dahlia’ Murder Ever Be Solved? The FBI Doesn’t Think So

Strangeness

A street scene of NYC in 1889.

What Happened To The Vanderbilt Fortune?

Billy Baldwin and Sharon Stone standing intimately in 'Sliver.'

Billy Baldwin Has “So Much Dirt” on ‘Sliver’ Co-Star Sharon Stone Who Said She Was ‘Pressured’ To Sleep With Him

Princess Mafalda with her sons Moritz and Heinrich.

The Italian Princess Who Was Sent to Buchenwald for Going Against the German Regime

Strangeness

Elvis Presley with arms out.

Elvis Almost Gave His Crew Heat Stroke Trying to Prove He Had Magical Powers

Still from '2001: Space Odyssey'

Scientists Have Discovered a Structure and Tools That Are Older Than Humanity Itself

An illustration of the Kashmir Giants.

Exploring the Tale of the Kashmir Giants and the Mysteries of These Ancient Legends

Strangeness

Remains of Pompeii walls with frescoes on them.

Archaeologists Discover Vibrant 2,000 Year Old Painting in Pompeii

Photo of the Lindbergh baby.

The Lindbergh Baby Remains America’s Most Infamous Child Abduction Case Almost 100 Years Later

Strangeness