Meet The Woman Who Stole Hitler’s Heart And Dated JFK
This post was originally published on this siteThis suspected Nazi spy was simultaneously linked to Hitler and JFK. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesInga Arvad around the time of […]
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150 Years Later, This Is Still The World’s Tallest Couple
This post was originally published on this siteOn the southern leg of the P.T. Barnum’s tour, Anna Haining Swan would meet Martin Van Buren Bates. […]
WWII Vet Portrayed In ‘Band Of Brothers’ Dies At 96
This post was originally published on this site“You could look back and…realize that you had done a very significant thing and acted responsibly in what […]
Santa Confirmed Dead After Grave Of St. Nicholas Is Discovered
This post was originally published on this siteA team at the Church of St. Nicholas have found a shrine beneath the floors, previously unseen due […]
British Philosopher’s Mummified Head To Be Put On Display, Tested For Autism [PHOTO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe curator at UCL, said, “I think Bentham would certainly have approved of his head going on public […]
Meet The Man Who Voluntarily Entered Auschwitz To First Expose Its Horrors To The World
This post was originally published on this site…And then managed to escape. Wikimedia CommonsWitold Pilecki in Polish military uniform, sometime before 1939. Upon entering the […]
The Full Story Of The Burning Monk Who Changed The World
This post was originally published on this siteWould America have even entered the Vietnam War if not for one strike of a match? Manhai/FilckrThe self-immolation […]
How King Tut Supposedly Killed 9 People — After He Died
This post was originally published on this siteThese nine deaths have been attributed to the “Curse of the Pharaoh” which was placed on King Tutankhamen’s […]
U.S. Performed Radiation Experiments On Its Own Citizens, New Book Reveals
This post was originally published on this siteThree House Democrats who represent areas where testing occurred have come forward to demand greater government transparency on […]
28 Photos Of The World’s Biggest Crypt — The French Catacombs
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Paris Catacombs, you’ll find the bones of over six million people. 1 of 28 A tourist […]
By Eating Corpses, Rich Europeans Once Thought They Could Heal Themselves
This post was originally published on this siteLong before Advil, people would willingly consume human blood and bone powder to cure ailments. Wikimedia CommonsA mummy […]
The NASA-Funded Experiment That Led To Sex Acts Between A Woman And A Dolphin
This post was originally published on this siteHow scientists obsessed with LSD and extraterrestrials organized one of history’s weirdest experiments. [embedded content] When a young […]
Embarrassing Hitler Photos That He Tried To Have Destroyed — Or Probably Should Have
This post was originally published on this siteRarely-seen photos that’ll upend your image of this genocidal dictator. 1 of 18 Hitler poses during a photo […]
The 10 Deadliest Mass Shootings In U.S. History
This post was originally published on this siteInside America’s devastating, decades-long propensity for gun violence on a massive scale. 1 of 11 U.S. Army Maj. […]
Photos Of The Forgotten Bengal Famine Fueled By British Colonialism
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 36 Dead bodies line the streets of Calcutta shortly after the Bengal famine. On the […]
5 Dangerous And Illegal Drugs That Doctors Once Prescribed As Miracle Cures
This post was originally published on this siteFrom cocaine to heroin and beyond, here’s what we once considered medicine. Universal History Archive/ Contributor/Getty ImagesCigars de […]
15 Military Mascot Animals That Might Be The Forgotten Heroes Of History’s Largest Wars
This post was originally published on this siteFrom regular pets like dogs and cats, to livestock like goats and pigs, to bizarre wild animals like […]
This Week In History News, Sept. 24 – 30
This post was originally published on this siteSecret JFK assassination records to be released, ancient Black Sea shipwrecks found, and Paul Revere’s outhouse uncovered. Who […]
Declassified Satellite Images Show Lost City Of Alexander The Great
This post was originally published on this siteAlexander and his army first marched through the city in 331 BC while chasing Darius III, the king […]
The Tragic Tale Of “The Elephant Man” Who Just Wanted To Be Like Everybody Else
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia CommonsJoseph Merrick. 1889. Imagine, as a new parent, having a beautiful and healthy baby boy. Now […]
Meet The 6 Deadliest Soviet Snipers Of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese six legendary male and female Soviet snipers not only aided the Soviet’s army but also changed the […]
The Fiendish Plot Behind The “Screaming Mummy”
This post was originally published on this siteThis mummy was behind a murderous plot carried out over 3,000 years ago. G. Elliott Smith/Wikimedia Commons This […]
“Utterly Ruthless”: The Story Of Heinrich Müller, The Highest-Ranking Nazi Never Killed Or Caught
This post was originally published on this siteHe carried out the attack that started WWII and helped plan the Holocaust but was never captured or […]
The Baboon Who Worked On A Railway For 9 Years Without Ever Messing Up
This post was originally published on this siteJack the baboon worked on the railway system without ever making a mistake. Wikimedia Commons Jack operating the […]
Why Scientists Are Hoping To Find Paul Revere’s Poop
This post was originally published on this siteArchaeologists hope that their findings will shed more light on the diet and habits of Paul Revere and […]