Here are fascinating stories carefully curated from archaeological discoveries, historical events, war tales, conspiracy theories, dark history, and ancient mysteries. From intriguing and thought-provoking to creepy and tragic, our stories will captivate and enthrall you. Explore with us the intriguing and often unexpected sides of history!
Thomas “Boston” Corbett gained popularity during the American Civil War era as “Lincoln’s Avenger” after he allegedly shot and killed John Wilkes Booth. His mental state is said to have deteriorated afterward, and he was thrown into an asylum. From there, he managed to escape and ride to Mexico before vanishing forever.
Everyone knows Marco Polo as one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. However, fewer people know that after he lived in China for 17 years around 1271 AD, he returned with reports of families raising dragons, yoking them to chariots for parades, training them, and having spiritual union with them.
Researchers describe genomes from ten individuals up to 7,500 years old that help to show gene flow from people moving in the opposite direction from North America to North Asia.
Michael Rockefeller went missing in Papua New Guinea back in 1961. He's said to have drowned after trying to swim to shore from capsized boat. But there're some interesting twists in this case.
Very few of parade masks have been found in Romania and all of them were made of bronze. This is the first iron parade mask unearthed in the country. Preliminary estimates date it to the 2nd century A.D.
There have been several “controversial” ancient manuscripts discovered in various parts of the world over the years. Scholars have redacted some of them because these ancient books describe a story,…
One of the most perplexing events of the 20th Century did not involve flying saucers, conspiracy theories, a criminal act, or even strange creature sightings. It took place on a…
In Mullumbimby, Australia, there is a prehistoric Stone Henge. Aboriginal elders say, once put back together, this sacred site can activate the world's all other sacred sites and ley lines.
The 2nd-century graveyard has at least 50 tombs of men, women, and children, but its organizational structure and history are unknown.
To report this unique discovery let’s go back to 1961, the protagonist of this case is an experienced pilot named Harry Gibson. He flew off one day in his little…
