"I'm very pleased that this ichthyosaur has been found to be new to science, and I'm very honoured for it to be named after me." Megan JacobsAn artist’s rendition of Thalassodraco etchesi which lived during the Mezoic era 150 million years ago. After years of examining a bounty of bones discovered by an amateur fossil hunter on a beach in England, paleontologists have concluded that the fossils belonged to a previously unknown species of dinosaur.

Researchers uncovered the infamous parasite Giardia duodenalis in cesspits beneath the ancient latrines.Ya’akov BilligThe cesspits were found beneath ancient stone toilets in Jerusalem, which likely belonged to Iron Age elites. Poop samples from two ancient toilets in Jerusalem revealed the earliest known evidence of a parasite that causes “traveler’s diarrhea,” according to a new study. The poop in question is 2,500 years old. The infection, also known as dysentery, is often caused by a microscopic parasite called Giardia duodenalis.

Tap dancer Arthur Duncan was first introduced to national audiences by Betty White in 1954 before making history as the first Black performer on The Lawrence Welk Show.Wikimedia CommonsArthur Duncan became the first Black regular on a televised American variety show. A tap dancer with remarkable skill, Arthur Duncan was the first African American to be hired as a series regular on the variety shows of early television. He entertained thousands of viewers each week with his performances and dazzled thousands more with his live performances.

Jessica McClure was playing in her aunt's backyard when she fell into a narrow well shaft in October 1987. And for the next 58 hours, the nation watched breathlessly as rescuers worked to free her.On Oct. 14, 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell into an uncapped well in her aunt’s backyard in Midland, Texas. For the next 58 hours, viewers across the country who were following the story on the news held their breath as rescuers attempted to free the girl who would become known as “Baby Jessica.

A beer-guzzling, tobacco-spitting gunslinger known for her rowdy temperament, Calamity Jane remains one of the most notorious figures in Wild West lore.Library of CongressBetter known as Calamity Jane, frontierswoman Martha Jane Canary became legendary for her sharpshooting exploits in Deadwood and across the Wild West. In the hyper-masculine world of the Wild West, Calamity Jane could shoot, ride, and drink with the toughest cowboys of her day. She was a legend in her own time, and has remained that way for more than a century since.