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Conrad Schumann leapt over the nascent Berlin Wall on August 15, 1961 because he didn't want to "live enclosed" in East Germany — a powerful moment famously captured by a nearby photographer. The post Conrad Schumann, The East German Border Guard Who Famously ‘Leapt Into Freedom’ appeared first on All That's Interesting....

Matthew Broderick's car accident took place on August 5, 1987 as he was driving near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh during a vacation with then-girlfriend Jennifer Grey. The post The Little-Known Story Of Matthew Broderick’s Car Accident, When The ‘Ferris Bueller’ Actor Killed Two Women While Driving In Northern Ireland appeared first on All That's Interesting....

In the high-altitude Australian rainforest, researchers identified a new species dubbed Acrophylla alta — and it may be the country's heaviest insect. The post Scientists In Australia Just Discovered A New Giant Stick Insect That’s 15 Inches Long And Weighs Almost As Much As A Golf Ball appeared first on All That's Interesting....

Archaeology student Katie Joss found the 900-year-old carving at the historic Skaill Farm settlement on Rousay, one of Scotland's Orkney Islands that's known as the "Egypt of the north" due to its wealth of centuries-old treasures. The post An Archaeology Student Digging In The Scottish Isles Just Found A Stone Head From The Viking Era appeared first on All That's Interesting....

"Only exceptional individuals knew how to produce the Canaanite blades. This is clear evidence that already at the onset of the Bronze Age, the local society here was organized and complex, and had professional specialization." The post Archaeologists Unearth A 5,500-Year-Old Canaanite Blade Workshop In Southern Israel appeared first on All That's Interesting....

In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham set out from California in his 24-foot sloop to circumnavigate the globe with just two cats for company — and he successfully completed his journey five years and more than 30,000 miles later. The post How Robin Lee Graham Became The Youngest Person To Sail Around The World Alone appeared first on All That's Interesting....

From the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the Temptations and the Beach Boys, these bands symbolized the rapid social and cultural changes that defined the '60s. The post 55 Evocative Photos Of The Biggest Bands Of The 1960s appeared first on All That's Interesting....

After a chance oil discovery in 2017, excavations revealed the 95-million-year-old bones of a dinosaur dubbed Astigmasaura genuflexa. The post Paleontologists Just Identified A Previously Unknown 95-Million-Year-Old Plant-Eating Dinosaur appeared first on All That's Interesting....

In some of their final days of excavation at a Springfield dig site, these 20 undergrads helped unearth the foundation of the William Townsend house, a pioneer home built upon his arrival in the area in 1832. The post Archaeology Students In Missouri Just Uncovered An Historic Pioneer Homestead That Was Built In The 1830s appeared first on All That's Interesting....