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Archaeologists In Egypt Have Discovered Graffiti Scrawled By Indian Tourists On Several Pharaoh’s Tombs Some 2,000 Years Ago

Archaeologists In Egypt Have Discovered Graffiti Scrawled By Indian Tourists On Several Pharaoh’s Tombs Some 2,000 Years Ago

Researchers ultimately discovered 30 inscriptions written in three different Indian languages and spread across six tombs built for pharaohs like Tausert, Setnakhte, and Ramesses IX.
The Haunting Story Of How Sylvia Plath Died And The Tragic Events That Led Up To It

The Haunting Story Of How Sylvia Plath Died And The Tragic Events That Led Up To It

Sylvia Plath died by suicide at the age of 30 on February 11, 1963, following a barrage of literary rejections and discovering her husband's infidelity.
An Archaeology Student Swimming In The Mediterranean Just Happened Upon A Crusader’s Sword From The 12th Century

An Archaeology Student Swimming In The Mediterranean Just Happened Upon A Crusader’s Sword From The 12th Century

Shlomi Katzin found this three-foot blade in the seabed just offshore at Israel's Dor Beach — not far from where he'd found another Crusader's sword in 2021.
Paleontologists Just Discovered A Strange Salamander-Like Creature With A Sideways Jaw That Predated The Dinosaurs

Paleontologists Just Discovered A Strange Salamander-Like Creature With A Sideways Jaw That Predated The Dinosaurs

Known as Tanyka amnicola, this three-foot lake-dweller inhabited the prehistoric supercontinent Gondwana 275 million years ago.
Ancient Greece’s Most Secretive Cult May Have Used A Psychedelic Hallucinogen For Its Rituals

Ancient Greece’s Most Secretive Cult May Have Used A Psychedelic Hallucinogen For Its Rituals

Researchers have shown that participants in the rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used ergot, a rye fungus that contains a precursor to LSD.
Who Actually Killed The Most People In History? It’s Not As Straightforward As You Think

Who Actually Killed The Most People In History? It’s Not As Straightforward As You Think

The candidates for who has killed the most people in history range from despotic leaders to imperial rulers, all of whom killed millions of people during their bloody reigns.
A Woman In The Netherlands Inherited A Folder Of Etchings From Her Grandfather — And They Turned Out To Be A Collection Of 35 Rembrandts

A Woman In The Netherlands Inherited A Folder Of Etchings From Her Grandfather — And They Turned Out To Be A Collection Of 35 Rembrandts

When Charlotte Meyer contacted experts in Amsterdam, they were initially skeptical, but soon found that she had inherited a collection of 35 authentic Rembrandts.
An Amateur Paleontologist In Missouri Just Pulled An Enormous Mammoth Bone Out Of A Lake

An Amateur Paleontologist In Missouri Just Pulled An Enormous Mammoth Bone Out Of A Lake

Amateur paleontologist Jason Howery was surveying a lake in Nodaway County, Missouri when he suddenly saw a prehistoric mammoth femur weighing 92 pounds.
The Heartwrenching Story Of Gabriel Fernandez, The 8-Year-Old Tortured To Death By His Mother And Her Boyfriend

The Heartwrenching Story Of Gabriel Fernandez, The 8-Year-Old Tortured To Death By His Mother And Her Boyfriend

Go inside the brutal murder of Gabriel Fernandez at the hands of Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre — and the horrific abuse that preceded his death in May 2013.
A Couple Walking Their Dogs On A Scottish Beach Just Happened Upon Footprints That Date Back 2,000 Years

A Couple Walking Their Dogs On A Scottish Beach Just Happened Upon Footprints That Date Back 2,000 Years

Made by both humans and animals two millennia ago, these prints were uncovered due to shifting dunes along Lunan Bay in Angus, Scotland.