Discovery Of 85,000-Year-Old Finger Bone Drastically Shifts Timeline Of Human Migration
This post was originally published on this siteThis fossil may point to a radically different path in terms of human history. The post Discovery Of […]
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Evolution On Trial: The Weird Backstory Of The Scopes Monkey Case
This post was originally published on this siteDespite being fake, the Scopes Trial ultimately got evolution to be taught in schools. The post Evolution On […]
Heinrich Himmler Thought Germans Were Descended From Nordic Gods – So He Tried To Prove It
This post was originally published on this siteThose working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic […]
Inside The Astounding Life Of Kim Peek – The Real Rain Man
This post was originally published on this siteExperience the astounding feats of Kim Peek, the real Rain Man, and discover exactly why he was so […]
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, […]
Inside The CIA’s Project Stargate To Create Remote Viewing Spies
This post was originally published on this siteProject Stargate and Scanate were the names of the CIA and Army’s initiatives into remote viewing research. The […]
World’s Oldest Known Message In A Bottle Found
This post was originally published on this siteThe bottle was picked up by a couple who thought it would look nice on their bookshelf. The […]
Trepanation Was The Bizarre Cure-All That Exposed Your Brain
This post was originally published on this siteTrepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in your head to let your brain “breath”, was used to […]
Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk
This post was originally published on this siteFor centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them […]
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 […]
Serge Monast’s Project Blue Beam Makes Today’s Conspiracy Theories Look Sane
This post was originally published on this siteWhy Serge Monast’s Project Blue Beam might be history’s craziest conspiracy theory. YouTubeSerge Monast As far as conspiracy […]
Is Death From Laughter Real? Chrysippus And Others Say Yes
This post was originally published on this siteSee the evidence that Chrysippus and other historical figures may have succumbed to death from laughter. Wikimedia CommonsBust […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bicycle Day — Albert Hofmann And The Accidental Origins Of LSD
This post was originally published on this siteBicycle Day is known as the day Albert Hofmann took a ride on a bike and made a […]
Meet The Candiru – The Penis Probing Fish Of Your Nightmares
This post was originally published on this siteThe candiru is a tiny, but fearsome, beast that lives in the rivers of the Amazon, and has […]
The Story Of The Exploding Pants Epidemic Of 1930s New Zealand
This post was originally published on this siteYes, in the early 1930s, New Zealand was plagued by an actual surge in exploding pants. FlickrA backyard […]
Was The Moon Landing Faked? Why Conspiracy Nuts Think So
This post was originally published on this siteOne theory proposes that the moon landing actually took place on a Hollywood set. Another suggests that Area […]
This Week In History News, Feb. 4 – 10
This post was originally published on this siteLost Mayan city uncovered, first Britons’ dark skin brought to light, terrifying ancient spider ancestor found. Lost Mayan […]
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 […]
People Before Columbus Didn’t Believe The Earth Was Flat, But Here’s Why Some Think So
This post was originally published on this siteColumbus and his contemporaries all knew the Earth was round long before he ever set sail. Wikimedia CommonsChristopher […]
In 1994 The U.S. Military Actually Considered Building A “Gay Bomb”
This post was originally published on this siteThe idea of a gay bomb came from a desire to debilitate and distract their opponents but not […]
Here’s The First Drama Ever Broadcast On Television – In 1928
This post was originally published on this siteWhile we may have thousands of television options today, people looking for viewing entertainment on Sept. 11, 1928 […]
Meet Otzi The Iceman, The Oldest Preserved Human Being Ever Found
This post was originally published on this siteWhen hikers found Otzi the Iceman frozen in the Alps, they thought he was a mountaineer who’d died […]