Modern-day Nativity scenes typically depict Jesus Christ in a manger, surrounded by his parents, angels, and animals. This ...
These wrongful conviction cases led to people spending years — or even decades — behind bars for crimes they didn't commit. The American justice system has never been perfect, but the general premise ...
Woolly mammoths may seem like prehistoric creatures that died out long before early humans ever built large cities or created a system of writing, but the massive mammals actually lived much more ...
Recent research has demonstrated that feeding cows seaweed can significantly reduce their methane emissions, which are a major contributor to the world’s greenhouse gases. Raising livestock accounts ...
In 1964, an antiques dealer in Scotland purchased a walrus ivory chess piece for £5, or roughly $100 in today’s currency. For over 55 years, he kept the piece in a drawer, seemingly unaware of its ...
While browsing through a cardboard box of tintypes at an antique shop in Fresno, California, in 2010, Randy Guijarro picked up a photo of a group of people playing croquet. He purchased it along with ...
In prehistoric times, the Earth was crawling with several giant versions of the animals we know today, including sloths the size of elephants, 50-foot-long snakes, and armadillos the size of cars.
The death of Dimebag Darrell in December 2004 was a tragic day for the heavy metal community. Best known by his stage name, Darrell Abbott was considered one of the greatest metal guitarists of all ...
In June 2023, Jessica Vincent went to her local Goodwill store in Hanover County, Virginia, and stumbled upon an eye-catching red and green vase. Despite her partner encouraging her to put it back, ...
A couple was browsing through a thrift store in Surrey, England, when they spotted a tiny vase on a shelf. One of the shoppers, Karen, wasn’t interested in it at first, but her partner, Ahmet, urged ...
In 2018, an unnamed woman bought a painting at a landfill donation center in Ontario. Unlike many other shoppers on this list, the woman quickly pegged it as one of David Bowie’s paintings. “The ...