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On July 2, 1863, Joshua Chamberlain's heroics at the Battle of Gettysburg helped the Union Army emerge victorious. The post Joshua Chamberlain, The College Professor-Turned-Soldier Who Helped Turn The Tide Of The Civil War appeared first on All That's Interesting....

In 1781, the crew of the British slave ship Zong threw African captives overboard after the ship started running low on supplies on the way to Jamaica. The post The Horrific Story Of The Zong Massacre, When Over 130 Enslaved Africans Were Drowned At Sea appeared first on All That's Interesting....

Ancient Roman statue heads found in England, 2,700-year-old saddle discovered in China, breastplate with history's oldest-known Cyrillic text unearthed in Bulgaria. The post This Week In History, May 21 – 27 appeared first on All That's Interesting....

The trafficker was caught in Miami while trying to transport 29 amazon parrot eggs from Nicaragua to Taiwan. The post A Man Was Caught Trying To Smuggle Parrot Eggs When They Hatched In The Airport appeared first on All That's Interesting....

Disposable diapers and concrete are both damaging to the environment, but Japanese researchers believe that using diapers to create concrete could solve a portion of that problem. The post Engineers Just Built A House In Indonesia Out Of Concrete Made From Used Diapers appeared first on All That's Interesting....

The late fee for this copy of Benson Lossing's “A Family History of the United States” would have been over $1,700 — but the library stopped collecting them in 2019. The post A Book Checked Out In 1927 Was Just Returned To A California Library Nearly A Century Late appeared first on All That's Interesting....

First caught on camera in 2007, the Fresno Nightcrawler looks like a pair of pants that can move on its own. The post The Curious Story of The Fresno Nightcrawler, The California Cryptid That’s Charmed The Internet appeared first on All That's Interesting....

The man reportedly felt like he was living the same day on repeat. Doctors say this "Groundhog Day Syndrome" is a rare neurological disorder is often connected to Alzheimer's Disease. The post Man With Alzheimer’s Disease Experiences Rare Symptom That Makes Him Feel Like He’s Living In ‘Groundhog Day’ appeared first on All That's Interesting....

The leather saddle, discovered in an ancient cemetery in northwest China, was made between 724 and 396 B.C.E. The post 2,700-Year-Old Saddle Discovered In Woman’s Grave In China May Be Oldest Ever Found appeared first on All That's Interesting....