What's the big deal about a fish being found in an old boat in the sea? The archaeologists believe that the sturgeon was part of a royal power play that ended up an epic fail at the bottom of the sea.
Read MoreIt's clear that QAnon has spread from the outer fringes to a more mainstream position, albeit one still somewhat fringe-like. But what is QAnon?
Read MoreThe "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.
Read MoreParisian, fortune teller, serial killer, secret abortionist, poisoner, clairvoyant, black mass priestess, businesswoman, possible sociopath: quite a resume for one person. But this list of crimes and occult practices did indeed belong to a single individual: Catherine Monvoisin.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAside from dealing with heat exhaustion from the late summer heat, lacerated feet from walking barefoot, and even some people getting run over by tractors, the medical team had to keep up with everyone who took drugs.
Read MoreYou might know NASA sent the first men to the Moon in 1969, but how much do you know about the events that caused NASA to be created?
Read MoreThe Ghost Army was assigned with deceiving the Axis forces. They did so by "[employing] an array of inflatables (tanks, airplanes), sound trucks," and more.
Read MoreGaming giants Bally Midway released a Journey video game. Per Dangerous Minds, the game came in both arcade and home versions with the tagline "the hottest band in the country is about to take over the planet!"
Read MoreWe've found a piece of J.R.R. Tolkien's fabled world residing here in our own: Mirkwood. Well, not the Mirkwood, but it's the closest thing our Earth has to the fictional forest.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWe're all familiar with ancient Egypt, but what about the other grand cultures of Africa? Here are some incredible African civilizations you've never heard of.
Read MoreZhu 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.
Read MoreBeich was drawn to the band's potential. He'd already proved his mettle with Mercyful Fate and other bands. As the the sound and style of Guns N' Roses evolved, however, the bassist found himself struggling to be happy. He didn't want to stick to hard rock.
Read MoreBob Ross didn't make his personal life public, so his fans didn't even know about his lymphoma until after his death. This was what his last year was like.
Read MoreIn 1990, a fossil dubbed Sue the T-Rex was discovered by the Black Hills Institute. A tragic custody battle ensued over the T-Rex.
Read More150 Black people died in the Colfax Massacre, and the aftermath set a dangerous precedent in the United States. This is the tragic story of the Colfax Massacre.
Read MoreMedicine, law, war, and entertainment were all very different 100 years ago. Here are some creepy things that were considered normal 100 years ago.
Read MoreEileen and Jamie met in 1984 and the two dated for five years, sharing a deep love for science, scuba, and big, bushy mustaches, before tying the knot in 1989. She was by his side when he returned to the mainland.
Read MoreThey'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.
Read MoreMenza's career came to a tragic halt in May 2016 when he passed away due to a cardiac arrest while performing in California. He was 51.
Read MoreCountry superstar Tammy Wynette's real-life story was riddled with the tragedy of four failed marriages and chronic abdominal health problems.
Read MoreWhen they fished his body out of his pool, "[there] were traces of pep pills, sleeping tablets and alcohol in his bloodstream" which had led "drowning by immersion in fresh water associated with severe liver disfunction caused by fatty degeneration and ingestion of alcohol and drugs."
Read MoreYou might have some Neanderthal DNA of your very own. Think of them as cousins. Just like you and your cousins, Homo sapiens and Neanderthals had some key differences.
Read MoreThe dark reign of the guillotine came and went. This was the last time a guillotine was used in France as a for of execution.
Read MoreThe fish is native to Southeast Asian peat swamp forests and is found in the waters of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Bintan Island. A mature female Paedocypris progenetica measures only 7.9 millimeters, or just over 0.3 of an inch.
Read MoreWith many aspiring stars passing away in Tinseltown over the last century, many Hollywood landmarks are now known to be haunted by their spirits.
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