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These species split off from the shark family tree nine million years ago, making them the most recent evolutionary adaptation to occur among sharks. Mark ErdmannResearchers found four new species belonging to the Hemiscyllium shark genus, otherwise known as the ‘walking shark’ family. In the depths of the tropical ocean, scientists have discovered something incredible. They found four new species of shark which belong to the genus Hemiscyllium, also known as the family of ‘walking sharks....

Snake wine is considered by many to be a miracle cure-all, but how exactly is the cure made? It’s probably safe to say that most people don’t like snakes. In fact, more than half of American’s claim that snakes are their biggest fear, more than public speaking, and more than flying and injections combined. And that’s just when the snakes are on the ground, going about their daily lives. Can you imagine what these people would do if the snakes were in their food?...

Source: The Telegraph Deep underground in Konjic sits a 70,000 square foot bunker – one of the most expensive structures ever constructed in what was once Yugoslavia. This long abandoned ‘safe-house’ took 26 years to build (from 1953-1979), and was constructed by former Yugoslavian revolutionary leader Josip Broz Tito to shelter himself, his family, and key communist leaders in the event of nuclear war. The facility, once a deeply held secret in Yugoslavia, is only accessible through the sole entrance, which is concealed by a nondescript garage door of a remote and unassuming house at the end of a little-used road in Konjic....

Though they call themselves a Catholic sect, hardly any part of the Palmarian Church seems in line with Catholic values. Wikimedia CommonsThe Cathedral of the Palmarian Church, in Palmer de Troya, Andalusia, Spain. Visions of the Antichrist, Hitler as a saint, cultish practices and a pope with no eyes. Tales of the Palmarian Church sound like something out of a Dan Brown novel (and, in fact, are featured in one) but you may be surprised to hear that they are actually quite true....

Although she was the queen of Egypt, little is known about the life of Ankhesenamun following the death of King Tut. Wikimedia Commons Ankhesenamun, King Tut’s wife, shown on the right giving flowers to her husband. Ankhesenamun was born Princess Ankhesenpaaten sometime around 1350 B.C., the third of six daughters born to King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. For over three thousand years, much of her life has been a mystery, a fascinating patchwork of bizarre facts and strange omissions....

Face of teenager who lived 9,000 years ago reconstructed, mystery deaths near ancient Greek “portal to hell” solved, ancient Roman boxing gloves unearthed. Scientists Have Reconstructed The Face Of A 9,000-Year-Old Teenager Reuters Dawn, the 9,000-year-old teenager. Guess teenagers were just as angsty 9,000 years ago. Meet Dawn, a teenager from the Mesolithic period, which was around 7,000 B.C. Her face was reconstructed by scientists using a skull that was found in 1993....

Paint on ancient Peruvian mask found to contain human blood, massive nest of dinosaur eggs uncovered, search for bodies at Native American forced assimilation school begins. Ancient Funerary Mask Painted With Human Blood Found In A Macabre Burial In Peru Journal of Proteome ResearchResearchers initially thought this mask’s paint was made with a relatively common pigment known as cinnabar — but new analysis has just revealed that the secret ingredient was actually human blood....

Timothy Treadwell spent his life living with grizzly bears and forming close relationships with them. He never imagined they would one day turn on him. Ever since humans emerged as the dominant species, separated from the animals by a few short links in the evolutionary chain, they’ve been trying to prove that they aren’t all that different. That the difference between man and beast is only appearance and that deep down we are really all animals....

These nasty Victorian “vinegar valentines” prove that romance has been dead for quite some time. 1 of 33Although many of the vinegar valentines targeted women like mistresses and unmarried women, single men were also frequently sent such messages.Royal Pavilion & Museums 2 of 33This vinegar valentine from 1907 took aim at a man’s bald head. Collectors Weekly 3 of 33Vinegar valentines featured every insult under the sun. This one appears to mock a woman’s vocal abilities, claiming the squeals of slaughtered pigs were better than her ’trills....

Though Jesus is often portrayed as a light-skinned man with long hair and a beard, the real face of the Son of God was probably very different. The Bible says very little about Jesus Christ’s physical traits. And for centuries after his death, likely due to concerns about idolatry, artists did not create depictions of the Son of God. So what did Jesus look like? If we believe famous Renaissance artists, then the Christian Messiah had flowing hair and a long beard....

From the chilling exorcism that inspired “The Exorcist” to the tragic case of the real-life Emily Rose, these stories show that reality can be far scarier than any movie. The ritual act of real exorcism is referenced in cultures worldwide, and it’s a practice shrouded in controversy. The purpose of an exorcism is to expel evil forces that have hijacked the body of a living person, and even the Vatican recognizes it as a valid practice....

Experts report that such burials were meant for Viking royalty and that the ship itself was meant to act as a sort of coffin. NIKUThe Viking ship detected just over a foot underground in Norway. While archeologists scanned a well-known site in Østfold County, Norway, they discovered a 65-foot Viking ship buried just 20 inches beneath the earth’s surface. The ship was likely buried some 1,000 years ago as a grave for a prominent Viking king or queen....

The tree arrived as a gift for Washington, as just a sapling planted in half of a whiskey barrel. It is said that he planted it at Mount Vernon himself. Mount Vernon/FacebookThe hemlock, which fell over the weekend. The remaining partial trunk can be seen on the left. The tree was over 200 years old and believed to have been planted by President George Washington himself. “Today at Mount Vernon, strong winds brought down a 227-year-old Canadian Hemlock,” said a post on Mount Vernon’s Facebook page....

18-year-old Denali Brehmer thought she’d found an easy path to riches when she met a multimillionaire online named Tyler. What she didn’t know was that Tyler was into child porn, not rich, and actually named Darin. The Hoffman Family/HandoutCynthia Hoffman was 19 years old but her developmental disability kept her at a seventh-grade level. Pretending to be a multimillionaire on the internet might seem like an innocuous, misguided strategy to impress potential love interests, but for two teenaged girls in Alaska, it proved to be far more sinister when 21-year-old Indiana resident Darin Schilmiller “catfished” one of them to murder the other....

Once pulled over, the two Amish men abandoned their buggy and made for the woods. They still haven’t come forward to claim their horse. A CBS Pittsburgh segment on the bizarre encounter. The Trumbull County Sheriff’s Department in Ohio witnessed something right out of a subversive coming-of-age comedy when, according to CNN, they came across two Amish men operating a horse and buggy while drinking a 12-pack of Michelob Ultra and blasting music from a stereo on a routine traffic stop....

Learn more about the tragic story of August Landmesser, the man who refused to salute Hitler. The photo above has floated around the internet for a few years now, popular for one of its subjects’ subtle yet profound acts of nonconformity. There is no telling how many men in that crowd were acting out of fear, fully aware that failing to salute the Fuhrer was akin to signing his own death certificate....

Since the coronavirus pandemic brought tourism to a halt, Thailand’s monkeys have been starving and aggressive. TwitterBefore transitioning to an audience of monkeys, Barton played the piano for Thailand’s elephants for more than 10 years. It’s unusual for pianists to receive the primal response that Paul Barton gets. On tour in central Thailand, the British musician has seen his fans destroy his stool, climb atop the instrument, and even scale his shoulders as he performs....

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled Pax Romana. Wikimedia CommonsA bust of Roman Emperor Commodus, styled as if he were a reincarnation of Hercules, which is precisely what he believed himself to be. The long line of ancient Roman emperors is marked by a strange pattern: Almost every exceptionally brilliant emperor was succeeded by an exceptionally mad one....

Once representing the uniting power of innovation, El Caminito Del Rey fell into dangerous disrepair over the years. Now, it’s open again. Image Source: Reuters Do you like hiking? Enough to cross a bridge suspended around 350 feet above a river? If so, hiking one of the world’s most dangerous trails, El Caminito del Rey or “The King’s Little Path,” is your next adventure. Image Source: Siente Andalucía A narrow walkway along the steep cliffs of southern Spain, El Caminito Del Rey was completed in 1905 to link two hydroelectric dams near Málaga, Andalusia....

Recent studies on the Cerne Abbas Giant suggest that it was first drawn in the Late Anglo-Saxon period, centuries earlier than previously thought. Twitter/National Trust ArcheologyThe Cerne Abbas Giant chalk carving has long mystified historians. The hills of Dorset, England hold a giant mystery. There, someone at some point in history carved an enormous chalk figure of a naked man holding a club. Scientists are still puzzled about the why behind this drawing, but they believe they’ve answered the when....