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How Elisabeth Fritzl Was Imprisoned For 24 Years By Her Father Josef

Elisabeth Fritzl spent over two decades confined to a dirt-walled cellar while being tortured at the hands of her father, Josef Fritzl. The post How Elisabeth Fritzl Was Imprisoned For 24 Years By Her...

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9 Predictions From The Great Seer Nostradamus That Have Seemingly Come True

From the rise of Adolf Hitler to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, some of Nostradamus' predictions seem shockingly accurate. The post 9 Predictions From The Great Seer Nostradamus That Have...

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The Shocking Story Of José Luis Barbero, The Spanish Dolphin Trainer Accused...

In February 2015, an animal rights group released a grainy 99-second video that allegedly showed José Luis Barbero abusing captive dolphins in his care — and days later, he was found dead in an...

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How Did Amy Winehouse Die? Inside Her Fatal Downward Spiral

Go inside the tragic life and death of Amy Winehouse, the iconic British singer-songwriter whose emotional lyrics and powerful singing made her a household name. The post How Did Amy Winehouse Die?...

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Stunning Treasure Trove Of Bronze Age Swords And Thousands Of Coins...

The swords, coins, and other items were discovered in the German state of Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania. The post Stunning Treasure Trove Of Bronze Age Swords And Thousands Of Coins Discovered In...

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An Ancient Roman Mosaic Was Just Found Covering The Floors Of A Massive Villa...

The work is the largest floor mosaic ever uncovered in Turkey's Central Anatolia Region. The post An Ancient Roman Mosaic Was Just Found Covering The Floors Of A Massive Villa In Turkey appeared first...

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This Week In History News, Nov. 26 – Dec. 2

Massive coin trove found at ancient shrine in Pakistan, thousands of animal bones discovered in Iron Age sacrifice pit in Spain, 1,400-year-old pagan temple uncovered in England. The post This Week In...

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The Stories Behind 9 Of History’s Deadliest Family Feuds

From Scotland's Glencoe Massacre to the Lee-Peacock rivalry of the Old West, these historical family feuds led to violent bloodshed. The post The Stories Behind 9 Of History’s Deadliest Family Feuds...

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Inside The Enduring Mystery Of Mozart’s Death — And The Wild Theories Behind It

Famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just 35 years old when he died in 1791, and the exact cause of his death has never been determined. The post Inside The Enduring Mystery Of Mozart’s Death —...

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Sheet Music Found At Auschwitz Has Been Restored — And Played Publicly For...

More than 200 musical scores were found at the Nazi death camp after spending decades in its archives. The post Sheet Music Found At Auschwitz Has Been Restored — And Played Publicly For The First Time...

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Bomb Squad In Wales Detonates A Live Explosive That A Couple Used As A Garden...

The bomb was likely used in pre-World War I naval tests sometime between 1880 and 1890. The post Bomb Squad In Wales Detonates A Live Explosive That A Couple Used As A Garden Ornament For Decades...

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This Moth Enthusiast Just Discovered A Brand-New Species Of Moth In A London...

DNA analysis showed that the new moth discovered in Ealing, West London was a perfect match for an unnamed species found in Western Australia in 1886. The post This Moth Enthusiast Just Discovered A...

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A Romanian Yoga Guru Was Just Arrested In Paris For Allegedly Coercing His...

Gregorian Bivolaru founded the Movement for Spiritual Integration Toward the Absolute in 1990 — and has allegedly been sexually exploiting his students ever since. The post A Romanian Yoga Guru Was...

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The Trippy History Of Mad Honey, The Rare Hallucinogen Found High In The...

One of a kind and positively euphoric, mad honey has been around for centuries, but its intense psychedelic properties have made it illegal to purchase in some nations today. The post The Trippy...

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Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Depicting The Face Of Jesus Discovered By Metal...

The coin has a depiction of Jesus Christ on one side and Basil II and Constantine VIII, rulers of the Byzantine Empire, on the other. The post Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Depicting The Face Of Jesus...

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‘A Bunch Of Amateurs’ Just Discovered A Long-Lost Tudor Palace Used By Henry...

The Collyweston Palace estate belonged to Lady Margaret Beaufort, grandmother to King Henry VIII. The post ‘A Bunch Of Amateurs’ Just Discovered A Long-Lost Tudor Palace Used By Henry VIII appeared...

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Inside The Book Of Kells, The Stunningly Illuminated Gospels Displayed In...

Created by monks in medieval Scotland, the exquisitely illustrated Book of Kells is widely regarded as the "chief treasure of the Western world." The post Inside The Book Of Kells, The Stunningly...

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Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered A Stone Age Cemetery Near The...

The site is 6,500 years old and could hold as many as 200 graves — but any evidence of human skeletons has disappeared. The post Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered A Stone Age Cemetery Near The...

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Archaeologists In Spain Just Found An Astonishingly Well-Preserved Cave...

The site's inhabitants belonged to the Magdalenian people that lived in caves across present-day France and Spain between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago. The post Archaeologists In Spain Just Found An...

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This Week In History News, Dec. 3 – 9

Mummies with "false heads" found in Peru, prehistoric cave dwelling uncovered in Spain, medieval coin with the face of Jesus unearthed in Norway. The post This Week In History News, Dec. 3 – 9 appeared...

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