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Researchers have already retrieved part of the mammoth’s pelt and are hoping to find bits of preserved brain in its skull. Artem Cheremisov/Gov. of Yamalo-Nenets of Russia Press Office via APThis is just the latest discovery to come out of the Siberian territory. The Siberian landscape is known to be a rich resource for prehistoric fossils and just recently a group of reindeer shepherds made a stunning discovery: the well-preserved skeleton of a woolly mammoth....

It has been 15 years since researchers last spotted a rose-breasted grosbeak like this one. All About Birds/Powdermill Nature ReserveA half-male half-female rose-breasted grosbeak (center) was encountered for the first time in 15 years at a Pennsylvania reserve. While Annie Lindsay’s team of bird researchers was banding the avians at the Powdermill Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania in order to track them, they came across a “once-in-a-lifetime” find: a rose-breasted grosbeak that was female on one side and male on the other....

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that “it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals.” Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesDr. David Rosenhan. 1973. What does it mean to be sane? How reliably can even medical professionals distinguish the sane from the insane? Psychologist Dr. David Rosenhan of Stanford University had long been interested in these age-old questions and, in 1969, devised a unique experiment to put them to the test....

Alexandra Tyutcheva posed with a 550-pound bear she shot to death — before skinning it and posting the photo on Instagram. InstagramTyutcheva proudly poses with her kills, such as this 550-pound Kamchatka brown bear. A Russian trophy hunter has posted countless photos of herself posing with dead bears she shot, and even boasted about her penchant for skinning them. According to The Sun, Alexandra Tyutcheva even killed deer and rams, and has received a flurry of online hate for it....

The daughter of a cartel leader, Sandra Ávila Beltrán grew up surrounded by piles of cash — and never looked back. Mexican Attorney General’s Office via Miami Herald/MCT via Getty ImagesThis Sept. 28, 2007 file photo shows Sandra Ávila Beltrán after she was arrested by federal agents in Mexico City. As glamorous as she was deadly, Sandra Ávila Beltrán climbed to the top of the Mexican underworld to become one of the few cartel queens....

The shrunken head was donated to a Georgia university after an Air Force officer brought it home from Ecuador in the 1940s. Adam Kiefer/Mercer UniversityAfter decades in a Georgia university lab, the head is now going back to Ecuador. But after a careful authentication process, the shrunken head — called a tsantsa — was finally sent home in 2019. An article published in May in Heritage Science has documented that process for the first time....

Between 1968 and 1985, a serial killer dubbed “The Monster of Florence” murdered eight couples at “lovers’ lanes” across Tuscany — and families of the victims want a fresh investigation. @DailyKillerFact/TwitterThe Monster of Florence murdered eight couples between 1968 and 1985. Between 1968 and 1985, a serial killer dubbed “The Monster of Florence” murdered 16 people across the Italian region of Tuscany. While those crimes have never been solved, the relatives of several victims are now demanding a new investigation — and claim key evidence was overlooked....

Source: Blogspot The World’s Most Mind-Blowing Natural Phenomena: Catatumbo Lightning Source: Sodahead Confined to the skies above Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, the ceaseless streaks of Catatumbo lightning have captivated the interests of scientists, explorers and artists for centuries. For nearly half the year and up to ten hours a day, the natural methane and oil deposit-caused phenomenon can be observed in the bucolic Venezuelan horizon up to 280 times an hour....

Possible birthplace of Saint Peter found in Israel, historic UFO photo resurfaces in Scotland, Viking-age arrow uncovered in Norway. The Fabled Biblical City Said To Be The Home Of Saint Peter May Have Just Been Uncovered In Israel El Araj ExpeditionFor centuries, archaeologists have been searching for the birthplace of Saint Peter at the storied site of Bethsaida, often referred to as “the last lost city of the Bible.” For centuries, archaeologists have been searching for the birthplace of Saint Peter at the storied site of Bethsaida, often referred to as “the last lost city of the Bible....

“World’s oldest story” found in Indonesia, remains of ancient shield found alongside rider and chariot, suspected mass grace from historic massacre discovered. 44,000-Year-Old Animal Painting Found In Indonesian Cave Could Be “World’s Oldest Story” Ratno SardiScientists have determined a cave painting depicting what looks to be a hunting scene is more than 44,000 years old. Two years ago, an Indonesian archaeologist named Hamrullah — who is also an avid caver — climbed up a fig tree to access the narrow entryway of a cave in southern Sulawesi....

Ancient Roman theater discovered in Crete, history’s first written sentence uncovered in Israel, Stone Age child who may have been buried with a wolf found in Finland. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Theater Found Nestled Into A Hidden Cove In Southern Crete Hellenic Ministry of Culture and SportsWhile experts believe the theater could have hosted everything from lectures to musical performances to city council meetings, its exact purpose remains unknown. While exploring a remote cove in southern Crete, researchers recently uncovered a Roman theater built approximately 2,000 years ago....

The “Bowling Green Massacre” never happened. It is an “alternative fact.” A senior adviser to President Donald Trump has come under fire for citing a fake terrorist attack as justification for the administration’s U.S. travel ban recently imposed on visitors and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. Kellyanne Conway, who frequently speaks to the media on Trump’s behalf, blamed two Iraqi refugees for a fictitious “Bowling Green massacre” in an interview with Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s Hardball this Thursday....

Though civil unrest had been brewing for years, many historians claim Preston Brooks’ caning of Charles Sumner set the Civil War in motion. These days, the Senate floor is relatively calm. Sure, there are disagreements, and occasionally someone is asked to sit down, but at least no one has gotten into a physical fight in recent history. However, that wasn’t always the case. In 1856, Representative Preston Brooks, a Democrat from South Carolina, attacked Senator Charles Sumner, a Republican from Massachusetts, with a walking cane....

1960s Afghanistan presents a stark contrast to the war-torn region we recognize today. Take a peek at the way Afghanistan was — and how it can be again. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 66 Photos From The 1960s, The Decade That Rocked The World 69 Woodstock Photos That Will Take You To The 1960s’ Most Iconic Music Festival...

From “napalm girl” to “tank man,” we’ve all seen these powerful photos, but how many of us actually know the true stories behind them? Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 55 Weird Photos From History With Baffling Backstories 31 Rare Historical Photos You Had No Idea Even Existed 77 Historical Photos That Reveal The Triumph And Tragedy Of Humanity’s Past...

Albert Pike’s Masonic writings were taken out of context by an anti-Freemason author who made Pike out to be an occultist, who regularly practiced summoning the devil. Wikimedia Commons Albert Pike in his Freemason regalia. On Aug. 15, 1871, American Freemason Albert Pike sent an extraordinary letter to the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini. The letter (which was briefly displayed at the British Museum before mysteriously disappearing in the 1970s), predicted a series of events that would take place decades after the author’s own death....

The relationship between Angelica Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton was certainly flirty in the letters they exchanged, but how far did it actually go? Wikimedia CommonsAngelica Schuyler was a famous socialite whose relationship with her brother-in-law, Alexander Hamilton, caused quite a stir. Angelica Schuyler was a socialite and the daughter of a Revolutionary War hero who was known for her beauty, intelligence, and her alleged affair with her brother-in-law, Alexander Hamilton....

Organizers of the Las Vegas event aimed to surpass the 500-person orgy record set in Japan in 2006, but some last-minute changes caused things to get out of hand. Green DoorThe Orgy Room at Las Vegas’ Green Door, where the event took place. The Green Door swingers club in Las Vegas was all set to host the world’s largest orgy of all time. More than 1,000 people had registered, hundreds more than would be needed to break the previous record....

Given the time and place from which they hailed, it’s not too surprising that many of the best blues musicians were blind. As it happens, blindness was just the beginning of their problems. YouTube/ATI Composite Racism, hunger, oppression, random bouts of syphilis — the life of a typical 1920s blues guitarist was not exactly a barrel of laughs. So just imagine how much worse it was being blind. Back then, a great many of them were: Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson…in fact, just scroll down the Blues Hall of Fame list and every third musician seems to be preceded with the word “blind....

Desperate to end a dry spell, the San Diego council hired self-proclaimed “moisture accelerator” Charles Hatfield to fill the Morena reservoir. He did much, much, more than that. In 1915, San Diego hired Charles Hatfield, a man who claimed he could make it rain to end a devastating drought. “I do not make rain,” Hatfield insisted, “That would be an absurd claim. I simply attract clouds, and they do the rest....