Aspidochelone: The ancient “sea monster island” dragged people to their doom
The mythical Aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or sea turtle, that is as large as an island.
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The mythical Aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or sea turtle, that is as large as an island.

No one can confirm who really built the Giza Pyramids or carved the Sphinx, or exactly when they were constructed. Any statement as to who built them, or when they were created, is pure theory.

On December 24, 1971, a scheduled domestic passenger plane, LANSA Flight 508 or registered as the OB-R-94, crashed in a thunderstorm while en route from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru. This…

We all have heard of the Bermuda Triangle where a countless number of people are have been vanished with their ships and aircraft to never return again, and despite conducting thousands…

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located outside the town of Pripyat, Ukraine ― 11 miles from the city of Chernobyl ― began construction in the 1970s with the first reactor.…

The Kingdom of Mali in West Africa was once led by a Muslim king who was an avid traveler, and had roamed all around his vast empire.

Maria Orsitsch, also known as Maria Orsic, was a famous medium who later became the leader of the Vril Society. She was born on 31. October 1895 in Zagreb. Her…

People with RH Negative blood are said to have a genetic trait that is not of this world and may be the offspring of a human-extraterrestrial hybrid.

A breakthrough study has managed to obtain human DNA from a Stone Age object for the first time. Using a necklace that is 20,000 years old, researchers have been able to identify to whom it belonged.

About 9,000 years ago, the people of the settlement practiced religion.