Thomas Silverstein was convicted of four brutal murders, all while serving time for armed robbery — then spent the last 36 years of his life in solitary confinement.Thomas Silverstein was an explosively violent, lifelong convict who murdered four people while imprisoned. And his death in 2019 marked the end of an era — as he had become the longest-held prisoner in solitary confinement in American history. Violently bullied as a child, Silverstein was raised to respond in kind.

Erin Honeycutt has polycystic ovarian syndrome, which causes, among other things, excess hair growth.Guinness World RecordsErin Honeycutt, the woman with the longest beard, measuring at 11.81 inches. After ditching her routine of shaving three times a day, a woman in Michigan has grown the world’s longest beard on a living female. According to the Guinness World Records, 38-year-old Michigander Erin Honeycutt’s beard measures 11.81 inches, surpassing the previous record of 10.

Researchers are calling the discovery the "largest Viking-Age find of this nature in more than ten years." Nordjyske MuseerSo far, the team has only unearthed half of the Viking hall, with plans to uncover the rest later in 2023. Near the village of Hune in northern Denmark, a team of archaeologists have discovered ruins believed to date back to the Viking Age: a community hall with possible ties to Harald Bluetooth.

What happened on this day in history: The Mayflower Compact is signed en route to the New World, 21 people die in the Birmingham Pub bombings, and more.1620: The Pilgrims Sign The Mayflower Compact Library of CongressThe Pilgrims signing the Mayflower Compact. Pilgrims traveling to the New World aboard the Mayflower sign the Mayflower Compact while anchored off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The document was originally titled “Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth,” and it laid out a set of rules for their self-governance.

The excavation of a shop in the ancient city of Aizanoi also revealed perfumes, jewelry, and hair accessories. Anadolu AjansiArchaeologists found makeup fragments in brightly-colored hues in the remains of a cosmetics shop in Aizanoi. Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a Roman cosmetic and jewelry shop in Turkey. Excavations of the ancient city of Aizanoi in modern-day western Turkey have focused on the area near the Temple of Zeus in Anatolia, which was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2012, according to Anadolou Agency.