Archaeologists Unearth Roman Soldier’s 1,800-Year-Old Face Mask In Ancient...
The iron face mask was found among remnants of a fortified structure dated to Ancient Rome's imperial period. It firmly suggested Hadrianopolis was an important, distant military outpost. The post...
View ArticleThe Tragic Story Of Joyce Vincent — The Dead Woman Who Went Unnoticed For Two...
Joyce Carol Vincent was a 38-year-old woman in London with a family and friends. So why did it take over two years for people to realize she had died? The post The Tragic Story Of Joyce Vincent — The...
View ArticleThe Story Of Shavarsh Karapetyan, The Champion Swimmer Who Saved 20 People...
After a trolleybus plunged into Yerevan Lake in Armenia in 1976, Shavarsh Vladimiri Karapetyan dove in and spent more than 20 minutes pulling people out from the wreckage. The post The Story Of...
View ArticleThis Priceless Roman Mosaic From Emperor Caligula’s ‘Party Ship’ Spent Nearly...
The mosaic was first discovered in the 1930s and once formed part of the dance floor on one of Emperor Caligula's giant party ships where he hosted lavish and debaucherous events. The post This...
View ArticleA Snowstorm In Denmark Stranded Ikea Customers And Staff At The Store — So...
A severe snowstorm in northern Denmark left six Ikea shoppers and two dozen employees stranded overnight at the store, where they ended up sleeping in the showroom beds. The post A Snowstorm In Denmark...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Ancient Roman mosaic found under English farmer's field, prehistoric footprint linked to unknown human ancestor, Roman soldier's face mask unearthed. The post This Week In History News, Nov. 28 – Dec....
View ArticleWas Ancient Roman Emperor Caligula Actually The Insane, Sadistic Pervert...
Legend has it that the infamous Roman emperor Caligula was unhinged to the point that he sentenced people to death for forgetting his birthday. But stories like this may have been more fiction than...
View ArticleThe Story Of Krampus, The Anti-Santa Who Punishes Naughty Children With...
Resembling a goat crossed with a demon, the legendary Krampus has been terrifying children in Europe for centuries. Learn the unsettling origins of this scary Christmas story. The post The Story Of...
View ArticleMeet Andrea Ivanova, The 24-Year-Old Bulgarian Woman With The ‘Biggest Lips...
Andrea Ivanova had her first round of lip injections in 2018 when she was 21 years old and proudly boasts of having the world's biggest lips while calling herself the "Balkan Barbie." The post Meet...
View ArticleHow Félicette The Cat Became The First Feline To Ever Go To Space
French scientists launched Félicette into space in October 1963 in hopes of catching up to the US and the USSR in the Space Race. The post How Félicette The Cat Became The First Feline To Ever Go To...
View ArticleMore Than 300 Smuggled Tarantulas, Giant Cockroaches, And A Scorpion Were...
Colombia has confiscated more than 11,000 specimens in 2021 alone — with this particular cargo including 232 tarantulas, eight scorpions, 67 cockroaches, and nine spider eggs. The post More Than 300...
View ArticleWas Beethoven Black? Probably Not, But Here’s Why This Theory Took Off
For over a century, scholars, composers, and activists have hotly debated over Ludwig van Beethoven's race. Here's what the actual evidence says. The post Was Beethoven Black? Probably Not, But Here’s...
View ArticleRare Physical Evidence Of Roman Crucifixion Found In 1,900 Year Old English...
Though tens of thousands of people were crucified, just four skeletons have been found with physical evidence of crucifixion. The post Rare Physical Evidence Of Roman Crucifixion Found In 1,900 Year...
View ArticleWas The Trojan Horse Real? Inside The Historical Debate
According to ancient mythology, the Trojan Horse allowed the Greeks to finally capture the city of Troy, but historians differ on whether this famous wooden beast was actually real or not. The post Was...
View ArticleEdward Shames, Last Surviving Officer Featured In ‘Band Of Brothers,’ Dies At 99
During World War II, Edward Shames stormed the beaches of Normandy, looted Hitler's Eagle's Nest, and saw the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp. The post Edward Shames, Last Surviving Officer...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Dec. 5 – 11
Roman dagger unearthed after 2,000 years, Egyptian mummies found with golden tongues, mass grave uncovered at ancient Peruvian site. The post This Week In History News, Dec. 5 – 11 appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Story Of Adolf Hitler’s Death — And The Calamitous Days That Preceded It
On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun swallowed cyanide capsules in his Berlin bunker. Then, the Nazi dictator shot himself to ensure his death. The post The Story Of Adolf...
View Article‘A Match Made In Hell’: How Robert Thompson And Jon Venables Became Killers...
On February 12, 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables kidnapped 2-year-old James Bulger in Bootle, England. They then brutally tortured and murdered him before placing his body onto train tracks. The...
View ArticleHow French Mime Marcel Marceau Got His Start Smuggling Jewish Children To...
As a member of the French Resistance, Marcel Marceau first developed his miming skills in order to keep children quiet while they evaded Nazi patrols on their way to the Swiss border. The post How...
View ArticleItalian Bishop Forced To Apologize For Telling Children That Santa Claus...
The Bishop of Noto in Sicily used his sermon during a winter arts festival to tell children that Santa was imaginary and that his image was invented by Coca-Cola. The post Italian Bishop Forced To...
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