• The Legend Of The Dropa Stones

    The excavation of what appeared to be the bodies of little alien men was just the beginning of Tei's discoveries. Further into the caves, Tei made his most famous find: a series of 716 circular stone disks with tiny hieroglyphic markings etched on them, some partially buried under the cave floor.

    By Aimee Lamoureux September 16th, 2020 Read More
  • Did Albert Einstein Really Fail Math?

    The story asserts that Albert Einstein, brilliant as he was, actually failed math as a child. And if someone as intelligent as Einstein could fail at math, then there's no reason that you should let your own minor failures stop you from pursuing your goals, right?

    By Daniel Leonard September 16th, 2020 Read More
  • What You Didn't Know About The Great Pyramid

    The Great Pyramid of Giza remains a favorite. The only remaining location from the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it's been around since about 2560 BCE, and for thousands of years was thought to have three chambers: the Queen's Chamber, the Grand Gallery, and the King's Chamber.

    By Karen Corday September 16th, 2020 Read More
  • The Strange Story Behind These Phoenician Figurines

    As the Jerusalem Post describes, what began as a foray into a rat-filled storage room in the museum led to the discovery of boxes that hadn't been opened since the 1970s. They were full of newspaper and plastic bags, and wrapped within them: over 300 ancient Phoenician figurines.

    By Richard Milner September 16th, 2020 Read More
  • The Attack Of The Dead Men

    For the third time, the German army tried to take Osoweic Fortress, a Russian stronghold near the border. After 10 days, the wind had turned, blowing from the German position over the Russian defenses, making the situation perfect for one of the deadliest innovations of the war: chlorine gas.

    By Felix Behr September 15th, 2020 Read More
  • What Al Capone's Final Days Looked Like

    Capone was estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of at least 33 people, according to a contemporary report in the Chicago Herald Tribune. What sort of death does such a figure as Al Capone deserve? Whatever you think, the story of his final days is a deeply unfortunate one.

    By S. Flannagan September 15th, 2020 Read More
  • The Unsolved Mystery Of The Circleville Letter Writer

    The situation around the Circleville poison pen letters eventually turned from terrifying to deadly. What's even scarier, the Circleville letter writer may still be out there. The Circleville letter writer sent poison pen letters to multiple residents of the small town, accusing them of misdeeds.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 15th, 2020 Read More
  • What You Need To Know About The Bonus Army

    The Bonus Army was a protest held by as many as 25,000 veterans of World War I and their families who descended upon Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand the bonus checks they'd been promised in order to help them get through the economic turmoil of the Great Depression.

    By Cody Copeland September 15th, 2020 Read More
  • This Might Have Been The First American Civilization

    The Americas -- the entire region, not just the United States -- was home to several different pre-Christian civilizations. People have heard about the Incas and the Mayans, but there might even be an entire civilization that came before them. Meet the Norte Chico peoples.

    By Emilia David September 12th, 2020 Read More
  • What Really Happened To The Franklin Expedition

    The "best-equipped and most technologically advanced Arctic expedition to that date" set sail on May 19 with a crew of 134 men and enough provisions to last three years. Despite the planning and care that went into preparing for the journey, the boats disappeared just two months later.

    By Karen Corday September 12th, 2020 Read More
  • The True Meaning Of The Dendera Light

    The Dendera light is a motif carved into the walls of the Hathor Temple in Dendera, Egypt. The image, depicted across three stone reliefs inside the temple, shows a unique depiction of what, at first, looks to be a light bulb shaped like a Crookes tube, with a cord snaking through the middle.

    By Aimee Lamoureux September 11th, 2020 Read More
  • Why The Moon Is Drifting Away

    The Moon is not actually quite as attached to us as you'd think. In fact, it's ever so slowly inching away from Earth, like a guest at an awful party tactically maneuvering toward the exit.

    By Pauli Poisuo September 11th, 2020 Read More
  • The Cabbage Farmer Who Became Emperor Of China

    Zhu took on the name Hongwu and claimed he had the divine right to rule, becoming an absolute monarch. Wary of losing his throne to violence -- after all, he took it by violence -- he stamped down rebellions and even established secret police.

    By Emilia David September 11th, 2020 Read More
  • The Mystery Of The Klerksdorp Spheres

    They're classified as pyrophyllites, a layered silicate formed by hydrothermal alteration (i.e., they dried out). Despite their names, they're not, in fact, spheres, but somewhat flat, oval, and some have three parallel lines across their length. The kicker? They're about 3 billion years old.

    By Richard Milner September 11th, 2020 Read More
  • The Japanese Swordsman Who Turned Into An Artist

    This legendary swordsman, like all samurai, began his training when he was a wee one, and he wasn't much bigger when he attained his first victory. As The Karate Lifestyle relates, Musashi fought his first sword duel at the age of 13, defeating a fully trained, adult samurai in single combat.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 10th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About The Invention Of Time Zones

    Think of a sundial, which catches the light and deploys a shadow to tell the viewer what time it was. In practical terms, this meant each village operated under its own solar time, because their relative position to the sun was unique, which in turn produces an individualized time.

    By Felix Behr September 10th, 2020 Read More
  • What You Need To Know About The Milgram Experiment

    Milgram believed his experiment proved that ordinary people, when directed by an authority figure, would behave in ways that ran counter to their own moral or ethical beliefs. In October 1963, he published his findings in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology.

    By Aimee Lamoureux September 10th, 2020 Read More
  • The U.S. Race Riots History Forgot

    The United States has had a long, sad history of racial violence, and shockingly, few of these incidents are widely remembered. There are the U.S. race riots history forgot.

    By DB Kelly September 10th, 2020 Read More