At 9 million square miles encompassing one-fifth of the Earth's total land mass, the Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world.

The real story of Remember the Titans has some significant differences from the film, which told the story of a recently integrated football team in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971.

Researchers were able to collect four strains of yeast that had colonized the skin and guts of Ötzi the Iceman, the naturally preserved corpse of a man who was murdered in the frozen reaches of the Alps circa 3200 B.C.E.

Researchers examined eight 14th-century tombs at Barcelona's Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes, including the graves of monastery founder Queen Elisenda, two medieval abbesses, and a woman whose unborn child was still inside her mummified torso.

Archaeologists recently identified 260 enclosure burials in Sudan's Atbai Desert that date back as far as 4000 B.C.E. and hold the remains of humans and livestock from an unknown nomadic culture.

Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis roamed Thailand 113 million years ago — measuring 88 feet long and weighing nearly 30 tons.

Scientists used DNA from living descendants to identify the bodies of Franklin expedition crewmen William Orren, David Young, John Bridgens, and Harry Peglar.

Made of bronze and dating back 1,800 years, this pendant measures just 1.2 inches long and is believed to be a talisman that was held onto for good luck.

The crannog in Loch Bhorgastail was built between 3500 and 3300 B.C.E., and the Neolithic pottery found in the water surrounding it suggests that it may have been used for cooking and community feasts.

Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt spotted the hilt of the early Viking Age sword while walking through a plowed field during a trip to a farm with his first-grade class.

So far, archaeologists have discovered 2,970 silver coins dating to between the 980s and 1040s that were minted under famous European rulers like Knut the Great, Æthelred the Unready, and Harald Hardrada.

Those who were close to Ernie Dosio — known for having a collection of stuffed trophies from elephant to lion to zebra — said they were at least happy that he died doing what he loved.