The evening of November 3, 1888, started out like any other Southern England night. Farm…
Lauren Dillon
Lauren Dillon
Lauren Dillon is a freelance writer with experience working in museums, historical societies, and archives. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Russian & Eastern European Studies in 2017 from Florida State University. She went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Museum Studies in 2019 from the University of San Francisco. She loves history, true crime, mythology, and anything strange and unusual. Her academic background has inspired her to share the parts of history not in most textbooks. She enjoys playing the clarinet, taking ballet classes, textile art, and listening to an unhealthy amount of true crime podcasts. Read More
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The ability to fly at supersonic speeds or faster than the speed of sound (known…
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Imagine adopting a little girl, and it turns out that the child is actually a…
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As autumn leaves started to fall in 1888, Victorian London was reeling from a series…
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Perhaps the most famous witch trials of all time were the Salem Witch Trials in…
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The Cold War dominated the 20th century. Between 1947 and 1991, 44 years and nine…
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If you have taken brain and behavioral studies or psychology coursework, you might be familiar…
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When it comes to dating, there have been many rules for what should and shouldn’t…
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They say beauty is pain, but when it comes to the tapeworm diet, things are…
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Getting married is an exciting time in someone’s life, and you expect to be with…
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Jimmy Carter was a Georgia state senator from 1963-1967, the 76th governor of Georgia from…
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Research is a broad church. Anything from peer-reviewed, scientifically-rigorous papers to the results of 5…