Meet Bartholomew Roberts, The Most Successful Pirate Of All Time
This post was originally published on this siteBartholomew Roberts may have been history’s most polite pirate, but that didn’t stop him from being the ultimate […]
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Archaeologists Solve Mystery Of Unexplained Deaths Near “Portal To Hell”
This post was originally published on this siteDating back to ancient Greek writings, people have been avoiding the temple for fear of death. New York […]
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, […]
How Anne Bonny and Mary Read Changed The Face Of Female Piracy
This post was originally published on this siteAnne Bonny and Mary Read were a pair of cross-dressing pirates, who became the fiercest female pirates in […]
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 […]
The Gruesome Murders Of Andrei Chikatilo — Russia’s “Red Ripper”
This post was originally published on this siteAndrei Chikatilo murdered 56 people, but despite the mounting evidence against him was arrested and let go several […]
Why Anton Drexler Was More Responsible For The Nazi Party Than Adolf Hitler
This post was originally published on this siteAngered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands […]
Stockholm Syndrome And The Strange Bank Robbery Behind It
This post was originally published on this siteThe first victims of Stockholm syndrome found the symptoms as unexplainable as the doctors who examined them. Wikimedia […]
Scientists Have Reconstructed The Face Of A 9,000-Year-Old Teenager
This post was originally published on this siteA team of scientists worked together to reconstruct the face of a teenager using a 9,000-year-old skull found […]
Lili Elbe’s Tragic Life As A Transgender Pioneer
This post was originally published on this siteLili Elbe was born Einar Wegener, and spent her entire life trying to choose between the man she […]
Unlocking The Mysteries Of Ulfberht Swords, The All-Powerful Viking Swords
This post was originally published on this siteSee the all-powerful Ulfberht swords and discover how their makers might have been able to build a blade […]
Black Death Symptoms: See If You Have The Bubonic Plague Right Now
This post was originally published on this siteAre you experiencing black death symptoms? The Bubonic Plague isn’t nearly as prevalent as it used to be, […]
Pierre Brassau, The Esteemed Artist – And Chimpanzee
This post was originally published on this siteEven after learning Pierre Brassau was Peter the Chimp, critics still commended his work, and one man even […]
23 Medieval Knights Facts That Separate Fact From Fiction
This post was originally published on this siteDiscover the most surprising medieval knights facts that go beyond the swords and the armor to reveal the […]
Getting To Know Aleister Crowley — The Wickedest Man In The World
This post was originally published on this siteAleister Crowley was branded the “Wickedest Man in the World,” but what was really going on inside the […]
How Francis Marion’s Revolutionary Use Of Guerrilla Warfare Changed Military Tactics Forever
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “Swamp Fox,” Francis Marion spent the war showing the British just how uncomfortable he could […]
23 Famous Random Objects From History And Where They Are Now
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 24 The Rifle That Killed JFK A Dallas policeman holds up the rifle that Lee […]
The Horror Story Of Elisabeth Fritzl — Who Spent 24 Years In Her Father’s Prison
This post was originally published on this siteElisabeth Fritzl spent 24 years in captivity, confined to a makeshift cellar and repeatedly tortured at the hands […]
How Guy Fawkes Broke His Neck And Still Escaped The Worst Execution Imaginable
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Guy Fawkes plan to kill King James I was foiled, he was sentenced to the worst kind […]
Geli Raubal Was Hitler’s Only True Love – And His Niece
This post was originally published on this siteThe death of Geli Raubal, some said, was when the first seeds of inhumanity began to grow inside […]
Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the concentration camps, the Nazis’ victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish […]
Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance
This post was originally published on this siteNancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number […]
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 […]
The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys, And The Great July 4th Riot
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dead Rabbits feuded with the Bowery Boys for decades, ultimately coming to blows in one of New […]
Roald Amundsen Became The First Man To Reach Both Poles — Then He Vanished
This post was originally published on this siteAfter he won the race to the South Pole, he became the first man to reach the North […]