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A Medieval Pilgrim’s Badge Depicting A Basilisk Was Just Discovered In Poland

The metal pendant measures just over an inch in diameter and is made from a lead and tin alloy.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 6, 2024

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A Medieval Pilgrim’s Badge Depicting A Basilisk Was Just Discovered In Poland

The metal pendant measures just over an inch in diameter and is made from a lead and tin alloy.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 6, 2024

Meet Mictlantecuhtli, The Fearsome Aztec God Of Death Who Ruled The Underworld With His Wife

Mictlantecuhtli was a menacing Aztec deity who oversaw the underworld, Mictlan, rewarding the dead who completed the four-year journey to its deepest level with eternal rest.

By Morgan Dunn • Mar 5, 2024

Meet Mictlantecuhtli, The Fearsome Aztec God Of Death Who Ruled The Underworld With His Wife

Mictlantecuhtli was a menacing Aztec deity who oversaw the underworld, Mictlan, rewarding the dead who completed the four-year journey to its deepest level with eternal rest.

By Morgan Dunn • March 5, 2024

How 17-Year-Old Rachel Scott’s Death At Columbine Made Her A National Martyr

Eric Harris allegedly shot Columbine victim Rachel Scott because she said yes when he asked her if she believed in God — but the evidence doesn't support this claim.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 2, 2024

How 17-Year-Old Rachel Scott’s Death At Columbine Made Her A National Martyr

Eric Harris allegedly shot Columbine victim Rachel Scott because she said yes when he asked her if she believed in God — but the evidence doesn't support this claim.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 2, 2024

How The Shootings Of Cassie Bernall And Valeen Schnurr Fueled One Of Columbine’s Biggest Myths

Cassie Bernall was supposedly killed at Columbine for refusing to renounce God, but she had actually been mistaken for fellow student Valeen Schnurr.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 1, 2024

How The Shootings Of Cassie Bernall And Valeen Schnurr Fueled One Of Columbine’s Biggest Myths

Cassie Bernall was supposedly killed at Columbine for refusing to renounce God, but she had actually been mistaken for fellow student Valeen Schnurr.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 1, 2024

The Real Story Of Mormon Underwear, The Sacred Temple Garments Worn Day And Night By Members Of The LDS Church

Mormon temple garments are meant to remind LDS members of their covenants with Christ and shield them from temptation and evil — while some Church members even claim the underwear has protected them from accidents.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 28, 2024

The Real Story Of Mormon Underwear, The Sacred Temple Garments Worn Day And Night By Members Of The LDS Church

Mormon temple garments are meant to remind LDS members of their covenants with Christ and shield them from temptation and evil — while some Church members even claim the underwear has protected them from accidents.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 28, 2024

Angrboda, The Norse ‘Mother Of Monsters’ Whose Children Were Destined To Cause The Apocalypse

When the giantess Angrboda bore three monstrous children with the trickster god Loki, Odin banished them, rightfully fearing they'd spark the doomsday event known as Ragnarök.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 24, 2024

Angrboda, The Norse ‘Mother Of Monsters’ Whose Children Were Destined To Cause The Apocalypse

When the giantess Angrboda bore three monstrous children with the trickster god Loki, Odin banished them, rightfully fearing they'd spark the doomsday event known as Ragnarök.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 24, 2024

Excavations Of An Iron-Age Cemetery In Italy Reveal Skeletons Buried Alongside Dogs And Horses

Though some of the animal remains were cows and chickens, probably left as food offerings, other graves contained dogs and horses, which may have been pets buried alongside their owners.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 19, 2024

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Excavations Of An Iron-Age Cemetery In Italy Reveal Skeletons Buried Alongside Dogs And Horses

Though some of the animal remains were cows and chickens, probably left as food offerings, other graves contained dogs and horses, which may have been pets buried alongside their owners.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 19, 2024

When Was Jesus Born? Inside The Enduring Mystery

Jesus Christ was likely born sometime between 6 and 4 B.C.E. — but no one knows the exact date.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 17, 2024

When Was Jesus Born? Inside The Enduring Mystery

Jesus Christ was likely born sometime between 6 and 4 B.C.E. — but no one knows the exact date.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 17, 2024

Archaeologists Just Uncovered How The City That Inspired The Biblical Sodom Was Destroyed

Some 3,600 years ago, the city of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan was suddenly obliterated in a great blaze caused by a meteoric explosion known as a "cosmic airburst."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 13, 2024

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Archaeologists Just Uncovered How The City That Inspired The Biblical Sodom Was Destroyed

Some 3,600 years ago, the city of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan was suddenly obliterated in a great blaze caused by a meteoric explosion known as a "cosmic airburst."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 13, 2024

Grigori Rasputin’s Mystical Rise And Brutal Death In Tsarist Russia

Grigori Rasputin was a mystic and renegade monk who entranced the Romanovs — and ended up being assassinated in December 1916 for it.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Feb 10, 2024

Grigori Rasputin’s Mystical Rise And Brutal Death In Tsarist Russia

Grigori Rasputin was a mystic and renegade monk who entranced the Romanovs — and ended up being assassinated in December 1916 for it.

By Jaclyn Anglis • February 10, 2024