Crypts contain more than just human remains. These subterranean skeleton sanctuaries hold secrets. Artistic masterpieces, relics, and even evidence of disease have…
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Swamps aren’t just for Hollywood anacondas. They’re perfect history pockets. Their general inaccessibility allows artifacts, bodies, and even cities to await discovery…
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We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a lawless time when desperate outlaws roamed the land. While that’s not totally…
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A towering figure in American history, General George Washington will forever be remembered for the bravery, principles, and integrity that led him…
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One culture’s trash is another one’s treasure. That’s the belief held by scientists who practice garbology, the study of trash. Garbage is…
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Crucifixion is arguably the cruelest form of execution. When we read ancient sources, it is hard to distinguish the practice of crucifixion…
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In ancient Rome, the general rule was that slaves could be freely tortured. In fact, it was highly recommended that any free…
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Medieval Europe was theoretically pretty conservative on sex. One 13th-century bishop even put out a list ranking the five known sexual positions…
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We look at skyscrapers and dams and see them as pinnacles of human engineering, content in the fact we can build whatever…
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The Rockefellers were so hated in the early 1900s that they had to hire multiple guards to protect them in their residences.…