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1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword Discovered On Norwegian Mountain

Researchers were able to determine that the sword dates back to 850 to 950 AD and was likely owned by a Viking swordsman.

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 27, 2025

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1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword Discovered On Norwegian Mountain

Researchers were able to determine that the sword dates back to 850 to 950 AD and was likely owned by a Viking swordsman.

By Gabe Paoletti • August 27, 2025

The Story Of The Lykov Family That Fled Civilization And Lived In Total Isolation In The Wilderness For 42 Years

The Lykov family left their village in Russia in 1936 to escape religious persecution, then spent more than four decades living deep in the Siberian taiga.

By John Kuroski • Aug 24, 2025

The Story Of The Lykov Family That Fled Civilization And Lived In Total Isolation In The Wilderness For 42 Years

The Lykov family left their village in Russia in 1936 to escape religious persecution, then spent more than four decades living deep in the Siberian taiga.

By John Kuroski • August 24, 2025

The Mystery Of Cicada 3301, The Series Of Baffling Puzzles That Were Posted Online Without Explanation

The Cicada 3301 puzzles started to appear on 4chan in 2012, claiming to be a test to find "highly intelligent individuals" — but no one knows who posted these puzzles or why.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 23, 2025

The Mystery Of Cicada 3301, The Series Of Baffling Puzzles That Were Posted Online Without Explanation

The Cicada 3301 puzzles started to appear on 4chan in 2012, claiming to be a test to find "highly intelligent individuals" — but no one knows who posted these puzzles or why.

By Austin Harvey • August 23, 2025

Storm Area 51, The Internet Joke That Sparked Fears Of A Violent Raid — But Ultimately Led To Music Festivals

In 2019, a joke Facebook event titled "Storm Area 51" went viral, attracting millions of RSVPs and widespread concerns that a massive crowd would try to breach the secretive U.S. government facility. But the actual event turned out to be completely different.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 21, 2025

Storm Area 51, The Internet Joke That Sparked Fears Of A Violent Raid — But Ultimately Led To Music Festivals

In 2019, a joke Facebook event titled "Storm Area 51" went viral, attracting millions of RSVPs and widespread concerns that a massive crowd would try to breach the secretive U.S. government facility. But the actual event turned out to be completely different.

By Ainsley Brown • August 21, 2025

The Strange Story Of Vasile Gorgos, The Romanian Farmer Who Disappeared For 30 Years —Then Returned Home With No Memory Of Where He’d Been

Vasile Gorgos returned to his farm in Romania in 2021, three decades after he'd first vanished, wearing the same clothes he wore on the day he went missing.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 19, 2025

The Strange Story Of Vasile Gorgos, The Romanian Farmer Who Disappeared For 30 Years —Then Returned Home With No Memory Of Where He’d Been

Vasile Gorgos returned to his farm in Romania in 2021, three decades after he'd first vanished, wearing the same clothes he wore on the day he went missing.

By Austin Harvey • August 19, 2025

Experts Believe That Jesus May Have Used Cannabis Oil To Perform His Miracles

"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 18, 2025

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Experts Believe That Jesus May Have Used Cannabis Oil To Perform His Miracles

"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."

By Bernadette Deron • August 18, 2025

The Astonishing Lives Of Greenland Sharks, Earth’s Longest-Living Vertebrates

Greenland sharks can measure more than 20 feet long, swim less than two miles per hour, and live up to 500 years.

By Katie Serena • Aug 17, 2025

The Astonishing Lives Of Greenland Sharks, Earth’s Longest-Living Vertebrates

Greenland sharks can measure more than 20 feet long, swim less than two miles per hour, and live up to 500 years.

By Katie Serena • August 17, 2025

A Man In New Jersey Stabbed Two Bakery Owners — Over A Sandwich Order From Four Years Ago

Four years ago, a customer at Baladna Bakery ordered an egg sandwich and was mistakenly given eggplant instead. Last week, he allegedly went back and stabbed the owners because of it.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 7, 2025

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A Man In New Jersey Stabbed Two Bakery Owners — Over A Sandwich Order From Four Years Ago

Four years ago, a customer at Baladna Bakery ordered an egg sandwich and was mistakenly given eggplant instead. Last week, he allegedly went back and stabbed the owners because of it.

By Austin Harvey • August 7, 2025

Workers Find Four Radioactive Wasp Nests At A Nuclear Site In South Carolina

The wasps pose no threat to the general public, but there is much experts still don’t know about how the nests became radioactive.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 5, 2025

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Workers Find Four Radioactive Wasp Nests At A Nuclear Site In South Carolina

The wasps pose no threat to the general public, but there is much experts still don’t know about how the nests became radioactive.

By Ainsley Brown • August 5, 2025

The Tartarian Empire: The Fabled Lost Civilization At The Center Of A Bizarre Conspiracy Theory

Tartaria was purportedly an advanced ancient empire that built some of the world's most iconic landmarks before it was destroyed by mudslides and then deliberately erased from history.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 4, 2025

The Tartarian Empire: The Fabled Lost Civilization At The Center Of A Bizarre Conspiracy Theory

Tartaria was purportedly an advanced ancient empire that built some of the world's most iconic landmarks before it was destroyed by mudslides and then deliberately erased from history.

By Ainsley Brown • August 4, 2025