There is no evidence that the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon existed anywhere in Babylon. So where were they, and how did historians get it so wrong?
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The Samnites built up Pietrabbondante with temples, a theater, and cult structures. After the Romans conquered them, they abandoned the sanctuary for good.
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The Catacombs of San Gennaro sacred burial complex dates back to the 2nd-century CE and contains thousands of tombs with amazing frescos and old mosaics.
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A monumental discovery of a painted tomb, T.9890, in Pontecagnano, Italy, occurred in 2017. It contained three bodies and dates to the third century BCE.
by Kimberly Lin
The Patomskiy Crater is a geologic mystery that has baffled scientists who are uncertain of what caused this weird formation in the wilderness of Siberia.
Do we really know who Aleister Crowley was? Was he just an occultist, satanist, addict, spy, and wicked man, or has he been misunderstood?
Jack-o’-Lanterns originate from Ireland and a legend about a mean man named Stingy Jack who’s restless soul wandered the countryside with a lantern.
by Les Hewitt
H.H. Holmes planned all of his murders. He even equipped his “Castle” with gas chambers, trap doors, a crematorium, and hidden shafts to torture and kill.
by Les Hewitt
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The 27 Club is the name given to a group of unfortunate musicians who have died at the young age of 27, and usually at the height of their career.
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From the failed Franklin Expedition in the mid-1800s to the recent discovery of its two ships, this is a story of bravery, tragic loss, and rediscovery.
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The Patomskiy Crater is a geologic mystery that has baffled scientists who are uncertain of what caused this weird formation in the wilderness of Siberia.
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Do we really know who Aleister Crowley was? Was he just an occultist, satanist, addict, spy, and wicked man, or has he been misunderstood?
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Jack-o’-Lanterns originate from Ireland and a legend about a mean man named Stingy Jack who’s restless soul wandered the countryside with a lantern.
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Kinbane Castle and the MacDonnell Clan of Antrim, Northern Ireland
by Kimberly Linby Kimberly LinKinbane Castle (b.1547) is a reminder of Northern Ireland’s turbulent history and time when the powerful Scottish MacDonnell clan ruled the Glens of Antrim.
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Well-documented but not well-understood, the phenomenon of mass hysteria goes back for generations. Lets look at a few bizarre instances of the phenomenon.
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In 1942, Hitler sent eight German spies to bomb key targets in the U.S., but Operation Pastorius was filled with moronic errors and betrayal from the start.