Elizabeth Rayne

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When sailors found this missing ship, every clock read 10:25—and every passenger was gone. Where did they go?

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The merchant vessel Joyita took off for what was supposed to be a 48-hour voyage from Samoa to the Tokelau Islands, but she never reached her destination.

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A Routine Flight Took to the Sky Over Hawaii. Then Its Roof Ripped Open.

By: Elizabeth Rayne

What happened on Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was nothing short of miraculous.

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Scientists Found 6 Weird Structures in Earth's Center. They Could Wreak Havoc on Its Surface.

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Researchers trained an AI model to identify signals in the Earth's core-mantle boundary that could be harbingers of tectonic activity.

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Priceless Treasures Were Stolen from Two Museums in Two Countries on the Same Day

By: Elizabeth Rayne

A 3,000-year-old hoard and a $4 million royal necklace disappeared within hours of each other.

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Archaeologists Exploring Ancient Caves Found Grisly Remnants of a Stone Age Cannibal Mystery

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Skulls had been turned into cups, some bones had been boiled, but the reason these stone age people were eating other humans remains unknown.

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95 people were 24,000 feet in the air when this plane's roof tore away

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 departed from Hilo Airport on its way to Honolulu, and a terrifying weakness was soon exposed.

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Two 737s Crashed in the Exact Same Way With No Explanation. It Took a Decade To Find Out Why.

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: In 1991, a Boeing 737, rolled over in the air and nosedived into an explosive crash.

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Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Ring With Pontius Pilate's Name on It. That Wasn't Even the Weird Part.

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Pilate's name had been transliterated from Latin to Greek, which was not uncommon for the time—but the specific spelling was.

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The 2,500-Year-Old Mystery of the Tomb of the Blue Demons Has Stumped Archaeologists. Until Now.

By: Elizabeth Rayne

The painted creature inside an Etruscan tomb convinced mourners they were under its spell.

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Paleontologists Are Discovering Ancient Sharks—in the Sandy Egyptian Desert

By: Elizabeth Rayne

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Paleontologists have discovered the teeth of five extinct species of shark in Egypt, bringing the total known prehistoric shark species in the region to seven.