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Meet The Skoptsy, The Russian Religious Zealots Who Castrated Themselves To Be Closer To God

Like many Christian sects, Tsarist Russia's Skoptsy believed sex was a sin. Unlike most sects, they also believed that the only way to get to heaven was to cut off their own genitals.

By All That's Interesting Jan 8, 2020

Meet The Skoptsy, The Russian Religious Zealots Who Castrated Themselves To Be Closer To God

Like many Christian sects, Tsarist Russia's Skoptsy believed sex was a sin. Unlike most sects, they also believed that the only way to get to heaven was to cut off their own genitals.

By All That's Interesting January 8, 2020
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Illustrated Panoramic Map Of New York 1

How Panoramic Maps Drawn By Artists In Hot Air Balloons Changed 19th-Century America

Before the rise of photography in America, artists drew stunning "balloon maps" of their cities, giving ordinary citizens a bird's-eye view of their communities that they'd never seen before.

By All That's Interesting Jan 8, 2020

How Panoramic Maps Drawn By Artists In Hot Air Balloons Changed 19th-Century America

Before the rise of photography in America, artists drew stunning "balloon maps" of their cities, giving ordinary citizens a bird's-eye view of their communities that they'd never seen before.

By All That's Interesting January 8, 2020
Murder Of Helen Jewett
Murder Of Helen Jewett

Inside The Salacious 19th-Century Murder Of New York Courtesan Helen Jewett, America’s First Tabloid Bombshell

When Helen Jewett was found dead from hatchet wounds to the head inside the brothel where she worked in 1836, the newspapers went wild with her story and helped create sensational journalism as we know it today.

By Natasha Ishak Jan 7, 2020

Inside The Salacious 19th-Century Murder Of New York Courtesan Helen Jewett, America’s First Tabloid Bombshell

When Helen Jewett was found dead from hatchet wounds to the head inside the brothel where she worked in 1836, the newspapers went wild with her story and helped create sensational journalism as we know it today.

By Natasha Ishak January 7, 2020
Woodbridge Base Gate
Woodbridge Base Gate

The Rendlesham Forest Incident: Elaborate UFO Hoax Or Government Cover-Up?

"It illuminated the entire forest with a white light. The object itself had pulsing red light on top and a bank of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs."

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 5, 2020

The Rendlesham Forest Incident: Elaborate UFO Hoax Or Government Cover-Up?

"It illuminated the entire forest with a white light. The object itself had pulsing red light on top and a bank of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs."

By Marco Margaritoff January 5, 2020
The Premature Burial Painting
The Premature Burial Painting

How Hannah Beswick’s Fear Of Live Burial Turned Her Into The Manchester Mummy

After her brother was nearly buried alive, 18th-century Englishwoman Hannah Beswick feared a similar fate — so her doctor mummified her and displayed her blackened face inside his grandfather clock.

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 4, 2020

How Hannah Beswick’s Fear Of Live Burial Turned Her Into The Manchester Mummy

After her brother was nearly buried alive, 18th-century Englishwoman Hannah Beswick feared a similar fate — so her doctor mummified her and displayed her blackened face inside his grandfather clock.

By Marco Margaritoff January 4, 2020
Tirpitz Og
Tirpitz Og

How The Tirpitz Went From Nazi Flagship To Naval Calamity

The German battleship Tirpitz was the largest ever built by a European power but proved too costly to risk in an actual battle. The British blew it up anyway.

By Joseph Williams Jan 3, 2020

How The Tirpitz Went From Nazi Flagship To Naval Calamity

The German battleship Tirpitz was the largest ever built by a European power but proved too costly to risk in an actual battle. The British blew it up anyway.

By Joseph Williams January 3, 2020
Gold Dinars
Gold Dinars

Archaeologists In Israel Discovered A 1,200-Year-Old Piggy Bank Of Gold Coins Just In Time For Hanukkah

The research team has compared the rare discovery to "Hanukkah gelt," a customary gift of gold-foil chocolate coins given to children during the Jewish holiday.

By Natasha Ishak Jan 3, 2020
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Archaeologists In Israel Discovered A 1,200-Year-Old Piggy Bank Of Gold Coins Just In Time For Hanukkah

The research team has compared the rare discovery to "Hanukkah gelt," a customary gift of gold-foil chocolate coins given to children during the Jewish holiday.

By Natasha Ishak January 3, 2020
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