Ancient fish fossil reveals evolutionary origin of the human hand
An ancient Elpistostege fish fossil found in Miguasha, Canada has revealed new insights into how the human hand evolved from fish fins.
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Discover here stories from the weird, odd and unusual things. Sometimes creepy, sometimes tragic, but all that’s very interesting.
Inuit snow goggles carved from bone, ivory, wood or antler
Thousands of years ago, Inuit and Yupik people of Alaska and northern Canada carved narrow slits into ivory, antler and wood to create snow goggles.
Unveiling the legends of Dáinsleif: King Högni’s sword of eternal wounds
Dáinsleif – King Högni's sword that gave wounds that never healed and could not be unsheathed without killing a man.
Did this Dean Koontz’s book really predict the COVID-19 outbreak?
More than 284,000 people have died because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Chinese city Wuhan was the epicentre of the virus which has now spread to over 212 countries…
Marlene Santana: The 1985 infant abduction case is still unsolved
The kidnapping of Marlene Santana is one of the most baffling cases of infant abduction in American history.
80 days of hell! Little Sabine Dardenne survived the kidnapping and imprisonment in the basement of a serial killer
Sabine Dardenne was kidnapped at the age of twelve by the child molester and serial killer Marc Dutroux in 1996. He lied to Sabine all the time to keep her in his "death trap".
Alien Hand Syndrome: When your own hand becomes your enemy
When they say idle hands are the devil’s playthings, they weren’t kidding. Imagine lying in bed sleeping peacefully and a strong grip suddenly envelopes your throat. It’s your hand, with…
J. Marion Sims: The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ performed shocking experiments on slaves
James Marion Sims ― A man of science of enormous controversy, since although he was an eminence in the field of medicine and more precisely in that of gynecology, for…
John Edward Jones: He never came back from Utah’s Nutty Putty cave!
In November 2009, spelunker John Edward Jones ended up with a horrible fate during their caving expedition into the Nutty Putty Cave.
44 weird and unknown World War facts you need to know
Here, in this article, is a collection of some truly weird and unknown facts from the period of two major international conflicts that occurred during the 20th century: World War…
