26 Weird Holidays And Bizarre Festivals From Around The World
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Japan’s Kanamara Matsuri penis celebration to the gigantic La Tomatina food fight in Spain, experience some weird […]
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From Bandit Queen To Parliament – The Incredible Journey of Phoolan Devi
This post was originally published on this sitePhoolan Devi escaped an abusive arranged marriage and embarked on a life of crime, intent on getting revenge […]
33 China Facts That Will Boggle Your Mind
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the secrets of the Great Wall to the realities of its pollution nightmare, these interesting facts about […]
15 Gross Medieval Foods That People Actually Ate
This post was originally published on this siteFrom roasted cat to hedgehog, it’s safe to say that you probably wouldn’t be able to stomach most […]
Meet Marilyn vos Savant — The Woman With The World’s Highest IQ
This post was originally published on this siteMarilyn vos Savant took her first IQ tests at age 10, which recorded her off the charts intelligence, […]
The Colossus Of Rhodes — What Happened To This Wonder Of The Ancient World?
This post was originally published on this siteThe Colossus of Rhodes stood for just 54 years, but its legacy lasted far longer than that. Historical […]
What’s The Weirdest Conspiracy Theory You’ve Ever Heard?
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia CommonsFor years, people have been convinced that the moon landing never happened. Good news! Starting today, […]
Ancient Roman Boxing Gloves Discovered At Hadrian’s Wall [PHOTO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe gloves, though not a matching set, are the first of their kind to ever be discovered. The […]
Ancient Mexican City May Have Had As Many Buildings As Manhattan
This post was originally published on this siteThe settlement was first discovered in 2007, but new advances in imaging technology have uncovered more of the […]
44 Photos Of African Kingdoms Just Before European Colonialists Stormed In — And Just After
This post was originally published on this siteRarely-seen photos of African kingdoms taken just before and after European colonialists launched a wave of terror that […]
The Sad And Short Life Of Stuart Sutcliffe — The Fifth Beatle
This post was originally published on this siteThere was a time when Stuart Sutcliffe, before he quit and tragically died, made the Beatles an actual […]
DNA Reveals Early Brits Had Dark Skin
This post was originally published on this siteThe DNA pulled from the fossil suggest that the earliest Europeans look nothing like scientists thought. The GuardianThe […]
When Exotic Animals Were Turned Into Furniture
This post was originally published on this siteThe craze for animal furniture came from the work of Rowland Ward, who was a talented taxidermist whose […]
Lost Mayan “Megalopolis” Uncovered In The Jungles Of Guatemala
This post was originally published on this siteAt its peak, the newly discovered civilization probably held about 10 million people, and was roughly double the […]
Rare 12th Century Samurai Sword Found In Attic
This post was originally published on this siteThe sword was pulled from the attic decades ago, but a recent ceremonial cleaning revealed it was a […]
Where Did The Google Name Come From?
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of the Google name can be traced back to a typo, an incredibly large number, and […]
15 Fictional Characters You Didn’t Know Were Based On Real People
This post was originally published on this siteFrom film to literature, these sensational fictional characters are actually more real that you would have thought. 1 […]
World’s Longest Underwater Cave Discovered In Mexico [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe diving group has been studying the cave system for over 20 years. [embedded content] After two decades […]
The True Story Of Gianni Versace’s Murder And Serial Killer Andrew Cunanan
This post was originally published on this siteThe assassination of Gianni Versace captivated the nation, but there was much more to serial killer Andrew Cunanan […]
21 Of The Best Netflix Documentaries You Can Watch In 2018
This post was originally published on this siteFrom commentary on animal activism to stories of war heroes that rescued thousands, the documentaries on this list […]
How One Artist Turned Cans Of Poop Into $300,000 Pieces Of Art
This post was originally published on this siteLet’s just say, Piero Manzoni’s concept art truly stinks. Wikimedia CommonsA can of Piero Manzoni’s shit, circa 1961. […]
The Disturbing Kidnapping And Captivity Of Sally Horner, Who Likely Inspired ‘Lolita’
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1948, 11-year-old Sally Horner was kidnapped and subsequently held captive by a pedophile for 21 months. WikipediaA […]
The Tale Of Ned Kelly, Australia’s Armored Outlaw
This post was originally published on this siteThe retaliation of the police and the inequality they were seen as upholding made many in Australian identify […]
Kindlifresserbrunnen: The Mysterious Child-Eating Statue Of Bern
This post was originally published on this siteWhile no one knows for sure why the Kindlifresserbrunnen was built, there are several theories as to why […]
The Story of Cudjo Lewis — The Last Living Slave Brought To America
This post was originally published on this siteAs a slave, he went by the name “Cudjo,” a day-name given to boys born on a Monday, […]