A French Soldier Looted Hitler’s Gold Watch — Now It Could Fetch Up To $4...
The watch was given to Hitler as a gift from Nazi officials and features engravings of key dates and Nazi iconography. The post A French Soldier Looted Hitler’s Gold Watch — Now It Could Fetch Up To $4...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Jul. 24 – 30
Archaeologists find Ice Age "ghost tracks" in Utah, Hitler's gold watch set to go to auction, Slovenian fires set off bombs from World War I. The post This Week In History News, Jul. 24 – 30 appeared...
View ArticleWho Killed The Most People In History? It’s Not As Straightforward As You Think
The candidates for who has killed the most people in history range from despotic leaders to imperial rulers, all of whom killed millions of people during their bloody reigns. The post Who Killed The...
View ArticleThis English Village Just Chose A New Mayor — And He’s A Pony Who Likes To...
After a petition by local villagers, Patrick the Pony made history in Cockington Village as the U.K.'s first pony mayor. The post This English Village Just Chose A New Mayor — And He’s A Pony Who Likes...
View ArticleThe Wild Story Of Thor Heyerdahl, The Explorer Who Sailed Thousands Of Miles...
Determined to prove that ancient peoples could have made contact with one another across the oceans, Norwegian ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl built a raft out of balsa logs and hemp rope — and...
View ArticleGerman Researchers Just Discovered An Ancient Giant-Headed Amphibian That...
Chemnitzion richteri was discovered at the site of an ancient petrified forest and is believed to have roamed the Earth 291 million years ago. The post German Researchers Just Discovered An Ancient...
View ArticleWhy The Cartoonish Yet Deadly Punt Gun Was Banned After Just A Few Decades
The 12-foot, 200-pound punt gun could kill up to 100 ducks at a time — nearly annihilating America's waterfowl population by the 1860s. The post Why The Cartoonish Yet Deadly Punt Gun Was Banned After...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Jul. 31 – Aug. 6
Fashionable Viking accessories found in Denmark, Depression-era cash hoard unearthed in New Jersey, giant-headed prehistoric amphibian discovered in Germany. The post This Week In History News, Jul. 31...
View ArticleThe Haunting Story Of The Vorkuta Gulag, The Soviet Union’s Most Notorious...
Between 1931 and 1962, some 2 million prisoners passed through the Arctic gulags at Vorkuta — and 200,000 of them perished from starvation, overwork, and temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit....
View ArticleThe Complicated Story Of Marcus Junius Brutus — And How He Became Known As...
Before Brutus' name became synonymous with the betrayal of Julius Caesar, Roman republicans sang his praises as a hero to democracy. The post The Complicated Story Of Marcus Junius Brutus — And How He...
View ArticleResearchers Just Found A 500-Year-Old Mummified ‘Goatelope’ Inside A Melting...
The chamois mummy is just a preview of the other animals, artifacts, and even humans that scientists expect to rise to the surface as glaciers continue to melt. The post Researchers Just Found A...
View ArticleThis Bear Cub In Turkey Had To Be Rescued From A Bad Trip After Accidentally...
Balkiz the bear became a minor celebrity when a video of her tripping out in the back of a truck went viral. The post This Bear Cub In Turkey Had To Be Rescued From A Bad Trip After Accidentally...
View ArticleNorway Euthanizes A Beloved 1,300-Pound Walrus Named Freya Because People...
Though Freya was never known to have injured anyone, officials worried she may intentionally or accidentally harm someone who got too close. The post Norway Euthanizes A Beloved 1,300-Pound Walrus...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Aug. 14 – 20
Roman mosaic of Hercules found in Turkey, 500-year-old "goatelope" discovered in Austria, elite grave with 169 gold rings uncovered in Romania. The post This Week In History News, Aug. 14 – 20 appeared...
View ArticleHow The Mafia’s ‘Pizza Connection’ Pumped America Full Of Heroin With The...
The infamous Pizza Connection trial eventually revealed how the Sicilian Mafia imported more than $1.6 billion worth of heroin into the U.S. throughout the early 1980s by using seemingly normal pizza...
View ArticleThe Sickening History Of The Rack, The Medieval Torture Device That Stretched...
Though it was an innocuous-looking wooden frame, the torture rack might have been the medieval era's most brutal device — and it was used well into the 17th century. The post The Sickening History Of...
View ArticleThe ‘Calvine Photo,’ The World’s Clearest UFO Picture, Has Resurfaced After...
Kept secret by the British Ministry of Defense for over three decades, the Calvine photo is a very large drop in the UFO bucket — but the men who took the photo are still unidentified. The post The...
View ArticleHow Did Audrey Hepburn Die? Inside The Hollywood Icon’s Heartbreaking Final...
One of the world's most glamorous movie stars, Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993, just three months after she was diagnosed with cancer. The post How Did Audrey Hepburn Die? Inside The Hollywood...
View ArticleThis Week In History News, Aug. 21 – 27
Possible birthplace of Saint Peter found in Israel, historic UFO photo resurfaces in Scotland, Viking-age arrow uncovered in Norway. The post This Week In History News, Aug. 21 – 27 appeared first on...
View ArticleYakov Dzhugashvili, The Tortured First Son Of Stalin Who Died After Being...
The oldest son of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, Yakov Dzhugashvili's life was marked with tragedy, ultimately culminating in his gruesome death in a German concentration camp. The post Yakov...
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