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Biblical Shrine In Israel Found To Have Hosted Rituals Involving Cannabis In The 8th Century B.C.

The cannabis was mixed with animal dung to make it burn slowly at a lower temperature.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 23, 2025

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Biblical Shrine In Israel Found To Have Hosted Rituals Involving Cannabis In The 8th Century B.C.

The cannabis was mixed with animal dung to make it burn slowly at a lower temperature.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 23, 2025

12,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings Leave Researchers Baffled, Hint At Lost Civilization

These images have given researchers new insights into the previously unknown civilization, but have also raised many questions.

By Caroline Redmond • Feb 23, 2025

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12,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings Leave Researchers Baffled, Hint At Lost Civilization

These images have given researchers new insights into the previously unknown civilization, but have also raised many questions.

By Caroline Redmond • February 23, 2025

The Chilling Crimes Of Ernest Burkhart, One Of The Conspirators Behind The Osage Indian Murders

As depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William Hale perpetrated a number of brutal murders against the Osage people throughout the 1920s in order to inherit their lucrative oil headrights.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 22, 2025

The Chilling Crimes Of Ernest Burkhart, One Of The Conspirators Behind The Osage Indian Murders

As depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William Hale perpetrated a number of brutal murders against the Osage people throughout the 1920s in order to inherit their lucrative oil headrights.

By Austin Harvey • February 22, 2025

Anna Haining Bates Was One Of The Tallest Women Ever — Then She And Her Husband Set A World Record As The Tallest Married Couple

Anna Haining Bates and her husband Martin Van Buren Bates both stood almost eight feet tall and spent most of their adult lives performing in sideshows.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 21, 2025

Anna Haining Bates Was One Of The Tallest Women Ever — Then She And Her Husband Set A World Record As The Tallest Married Couple

Anna Haining Bates and her husband Martin Van Buren Bates both stood almost eight feet tall and spent most of their adult lives performing in sideshows.

By Amber Morgan • February 21, 2025

Metal Detectorist On The Isle Of Man Unearths An Iron Age Spoon Used For Ancient Divination Rituals

Dubbed the Patrick-Middleton spoon, researchers believe the flat, strawberry-shaped artifact may have been used by Iron Age people to forecast the future.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 21, 2025

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Metal Detectorist On The Isle Of Man Unearths An Iron Age Spoon Used For Ancient Divination Rituals

Dubbed the Patrick-Middleton spoon, researchers believe the flat, strawberry-shaped artifact may have been used by Iron Age people to forecast the future.

By Austin Harvey • February 21, 2025

2,000-Year-Old Bog Body Found In Northern Ireland Was A Young Woman Who Was Decapitated In A Presumed Ritual Sacrifice

A young woman between the ages of 17 and 22, the "Ballymacombs More Woman" suffered a grisly demise, including having her throat slashed and her head chopped off.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 21, 2025

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2,000-Year-Old Bog Body Found In Northern Ireland Was A Young Woman Who Was Decapitated In A Presumed Ritual Sacrifice

A young woman between the ages of 17 and 22, the "Ballymacombs More Woman" suffered a grisly demise, including having her throat slashed and her head chopped off.

By Amber Morgan • February 21, 2025

Cache Of Silver Stolen By The Nazis During World War 2 Found Buried At A 14th-Century Castle In Poland

The chest itself was disintegrated and rusted, but the invaluable items inside were in pristine condition — and are now headed for display.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 21, 2025

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Cache Of Silver Stolen By The Nazis During World War 2 Found Buried At A 14th-Century Castle In Poland

The chest itself was disintegrated and rusted, but the invaluable items inside were in pristine condition — and are now headed for display.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 21, 2025

New Study Reveals That Ancient Romans Had ‘Toy Dogs’ Over 2,000 Years Ago

Canine remains found in Spain suggests that pet "toy dogs" date back to ancient Rome.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 21, 2025

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New Study Reveals That Ancient Romans Had ‘Toy Dogs’ Over 2,000 Years Ago

Canine remains found in Spain suggests that pet "toy dogs" date back to ancient Rome.

By Natasha Ishak • February 21, 2025

The Legend Of La Llorona, The Vengeful Spirit Of The Southwest Who Drowned Her Own Children

After drowning her children in a moment of rage, La Llorona killed herself out of guilt and became a ghost, doomed to haunt bodies of water for all eternity.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 21, 2025

The Legend Of La Llorona, The Vengeful Spirit Of The Southwest Who Drowned Her Own Children

After drowning her children in a moment of rage, La Llorona killed herself out of guilt and became a ghost, doomed to haunt bodies of water for all eternity.

By Gina Dimuro • February 21, 2025

Inside The Tumultuous Life And Tragic Death Of Motown Singer Tammi Terrell

After collapsing on stage while performing with her duet partner Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor — which would lead to her untimely demise on March 16, 1970 at age 24.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 20, 2025

Inside The Tumultuous Life And Tragic Death Of Motown Singer Tammi Terrell

After collapsing on stage while performing with her duet partner Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor — which would lead to her untimely demise on March 16, 1970 at age 24.

By Amber Morgan • February 20, 2025