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Construction Workers In India Just Uncovered A Hoard Of Gold Coins Beneath An 800-Year-Old Temple

Workers restoring a 13th-century Shiva temple in southern India discovered 103 gold coins hidden in a clay pot that was buried beneath the structure, officials from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department announced.

The discovery occurred at the historic Sivan temple in the village of Kovilur, located near the Javvadu Hills in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district. Laborers conducting authorized renovation work uncovered the sealed vessel buried beneath the temple floor...
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11 Incredible Stories Of Children Who Stumbled Upon Remarkable Archaeological Artifacts

Archaeology is a fascinating field of study that changes with each new discovery. Often, these discoveries involve teams of experts who have spent years studying history and digging through the dirt in order to unlock the secrets of the past. However, this is not always the case.

Here at All That’s Interesting, we often cover the discoveries made by amateur archaeologists, metal detectorists, and people who are just plain lucky. And while those stories are impressive, there is still one thing m...
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A Cave On The Greek-Albanian Border Hides A Creepy Secret: The World's Largest Spider Web

Arachnophobes beware: Scientists have discovered the world’s largest spider web in a pitch-black cave along the Albanian-Greek border.

This “extraordinary” — and frankly horrifying — web stretches a staggering 1,140 square feet and houses more than 110,000 arachnids of two different species.

In a study recently published in the journal Subterranean Biology, researchers noted that these particular spiders are not typically social creatures. As such, this discovery may also be the first example...
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Douglas Kelley, The U.S. Army Psychiatrist Who Took His Own Life After Interviewing Nazis At Nuremberg

In the fall of 1945, a 33-year-old American psychiatrist named Douglas Kelley walked into Nuremberg Prison carrying a leather briefcase filled with Rorschach inkblot cards for what he would describe as an “astounding” task: examining the minds of the most notorious war criminals the world had ever known.

It was an unprecedented assignment in the history of psychiatry, and though it laid the groundwork for how criminals would be evaluated in the future, Kelley’s work was full of missteps and eth...
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The Story Of Jane Wyman, The Golden Age Hollywood Actress Who Became The First Wife Of Ronald Reagan

Throughout her long life, Jane Wyman played many roles — literally. A respected Hollywood actress during the Golden Age and beyond, she was highly praised for her Oscar-winning role as a deaf rape victim in the 1948 movie Johnny Belinda. Of course, over several decades, Wyman depicted countless other pivotal characters as well.

Off screen, Wyman proved to be just as captivating. For as much as she is remembered for her career in film and television, Wyman also had the dubious honor of being the...
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Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

While excavating an ancient Celtic site in Dorset, England, a team of archaeologists recently came upon a 2,000-year-old skeleton that had been buried in an unusual position: face down in a pit, hands likely having been tied, and without any grave goods.

Although the gender of this person has yet to be confirmed, researchers believe the deceased was likely female, based on previous similar discoveries in the area. The strange positioning of the body recalls the nearby ancient burials of a teena...
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See The Appalling Labor Conditions In Early 1900s Meatpacking Factories That Inspired Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'

There were few better representations of the brutal efficiency of American industrialist capitalism at the start of the 20th century than Chicago’s sprawling meatpacking factories. The Union Stockyards alone covered more than a square mile on the city’s South Side, processing millions of animals and employing tens of thousands of workers — though their employment was far from comfortable at the factories.

Not only did these massive facilities turn countless animals into profits with ruthless sp...
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From The Real Annabelle Doll To A Ghostly Nun, Go Inside The True Stories That Inspired 'The Conjuring' Films

Ever since the first movie in The Conjuring film series premiered in 2013, the franchise has released many box office horror successes. Based on the accounts of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, the films have chronicled some of their most high-profile cases — with many creative liberties taken by the screenwriters and directors at Warner Bros.

The films portray the Warrens as righteous do-gooders combatting the forces of evil and helping families impacted by paranormal phenomena...
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A Man In Germany Uncovered A Hoard Of 2,000-Year-Old Silver Treasure While Metal Detecting Illegally

Archaeologists have recovered a significant Roman treasure trove containing hundreds of silver coins and other ancient relics near the village of Borsum in Germany’s Hildesheim district, officials announced in a translated statement.

The approximately 2,000-year-old hoard from the early Roman Empire was originally discovered in 2017 by a man who was illegally using a metal detector. He only recently reported his find to officials, and now experts are trying to determine who left the treasure be...
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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.

Hessian so...
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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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