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Viking treasure trove unearthed, ancient Egyptian brewery found, Stonehenge’s original site discovered. Millennium-Old Viking Treasure Haul Found Just Underneath A Quiet English Farm Manx National Heritage MuseumThis rare collection of silver and gold Viking artifacts likely dates back to the 10th century. An amateur treasure hunter on England’s Isle of Man has just unearthed a millennium-old haul of Viking riches. Retired police officer Kath Giles uncovered a rare trove of Viking jewelry that dates back to approximately 950 A....

Mysteries behind painted skeletons at “the oldest city in the world” unlocked, evidence of giant prehistoric camels discovered, rare Revolutionary War medal brought to auction. Researchers Uncover The Bizarre Burial Rituals Of Çatalhöyük, “The Oldest City In The World” University of BernArchaeologists are now puzzled about why only some of the skeletons were painted and why there seems to be no pattern along age or gender lines as to who was painted and who wasn’t....

Before towering hotels and brightly lit casinos covered the strip, vintage Las Vegas was a humble gambling town in the middle of the desert. In 1900, only 22 people lived in Las Vegas. In fact, it wasn’t until 1930 when President Herbert Hoover–in the midst of the Great Depression–commissioned the Boulder Dam (renamed the Hoover Dam), that people began flooding to the city. Though a small but dedicated gambling community had existed for years, the Nevada state legislature only legalized local gambling in 1931....

Each year, malls across America set up displays for children to take their picture with “Santa” — but sometimes these mall Santas are a far cry from jolly old St. Nick. We have a weird tradition in America of taking children to the mall, letting them sit on a stranger’s lap, and paying money to have a photo taken of the moment. Of course, the stranger in question is Santa Claus — but not the real Santa....

Thousands of high-resolution photos from the manned Apollo missions have just made their way to the Internet. Here are some of the best. If you sit with doubt about the moon landing or any subsequent Apollo missions, this new gallery of just-released images from the Project Apollo Archive might just change your mind. Thousands of photos, all unretouched and in high-resolution glory, have been curated into a Flickr album by Kipp Teague, creator of the archival project....

While planes and cars have overtaken trains as the modern mode of travel, these beautiful train stations remind us of the grandeur of the rails. Source: Wikipedia Beautiful Train Stations: Gare De Liege-Guillemins, Belgium Source: AAS Architecture Designed by Santiago Calatrave, this stunning train station made its debut in 2009 and boasts soaring arches made of steel, glass and white concrete which extend 105 feet in the air. Source: Kazeo...

One researcher said that the act of kindness between the two species displays the compassion that these creatures naturally possess. GREMMDrone footage from the GREMM shows the young narwhal playing with the beluga whale pod he befriended some three years ago. A young narwhal who wandered some 1,000 kilometers south (about 621 miles) from where he would normally inhabit found a new home — with a group of beluga whales....

A woman who sought a treatment for stress and muscle tension that involved being stung by bees has died after an allergic reaction. India Times Bee sting side effects: swelling, aching pain, and death. A woman in Spain died after she received an alternative treatment that involved being stung by bees. The victim’s death was revealed when a study by the Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology on the case was published in March 2018....

Scientists say 10 percent of mummies are found in the wrong coffin because of grave robbers — and that’s likely what happened to this woman. Warsaw Mummy ProjectArcheologists peer at the female mummy in her coffin. Wrapped in bandages and buried in pyramids, Egyptian mummies often seem like close-lipped envoys of an ancient era, filled with secrets they cannot tell. Recently, researchers found that one mummy held at the National Museum of Warsaw had more secrets than most....

The bull died during the local “Bulls in the Street” festival. YouTubeA screengrab from the viral video of the bull’s tragic demise. During the “Bulls in the Street” festival, a modernized version of the famous Running of the Bulls festival in Spain, a bull’s horns were set ablaze, causing the frightened creature to run right into a pole. Though Spain is known for its bullfighting, this instance of a bull killing itself has horrified even those accustomed to the violence of a bullfight....

These stars of stupidity were either killed or narrowly escaped death at the hands of their own bad decisions. Now we honor them for — nearly — selecting themselves out of the gene pool. BMJ Case ReportsDarwin award winner for the removal of a 23-inch dildo from an unidentified 31-year-old man’s rectum — that had been stuck for over 24 hours. It has been a year of fantastic invention and discovery, and yet, it’s also been a year of absolute stupidity....

British businessman Donald Crowhurst entered the 1968 Golden Globe Race to sail around the world, only to meet a tragic end in the Atlantic. Eric Tall/Keystone/Getty ImagesDonald Crowhurst Donald Crowhurst was always an optimist and always a lover of the sea. He frequently took his family on short sailing excursions off the southwestern coast of his native Britain and into the Bristol Channel. Then, one day, he saw a way out of his financial problems caused by failed business ventures: An around-the-world sailing race that offered a sizable sum for a prize....

Concept designs of the Hive-Inn have people excited. According to designers from Hong Kong-based OVA studio, the innovative hotel is 100 percent sustainable Maybe you’ve seen the design plan for Hive-Inn, a spectacular hotel that will be made from shipping containers in a Jenga-like puzzle. Here’s everything you need to know about the innovative design. 1. Hive-Inn Was Designed With Sustainability In Mind Hive-Inn’s structure is unique, to say the least....

Throughout his adult life, Gregory Hemingway struggled with gender dysphoria and tried to live as a woman — which irreparably damaged his relationship with his father. Wikimedia CommonsGloria Hemingway, right, with her father and brother in Cuba in 1942. The acclaimed novelist Ernest Hemingway once remarked that his youngest child, Gloria Hemingway, had “the biggest dark side in the family except me.” The two Hemingways did indeed share many demons, including bipolar disorder and alcoholism, and they frequently clashed while Ernest was still alive....

As the matriarch of the Barker-Karpis gang, Ma Barker oversaw her sons commit a spree of robberies, kidnappings, and murders that terrorized 1920s and ’30s America. Wikimedia CommonsBorn Arizona Clark, Ma Barker raised four sons whose crimes made the family America’s most wanted gang. A strong-willed matriarch who allegedly helped organize her sons’ crimes, Kate Barker — better known as “Ma” Barker — was killed after a four-hour gun battle with FBI agents in Ocklawaha, Florida in 1935....

Teresita Basa was an immigrant from the Philippines who was found mysteriously murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977. But then, her “ghost” tipped detectives off to her killer’s identity. TwitterTeresita Basa was found dead in Chicago on February 21, 1977. The brutal murder of Teresita Basa went unsolved for years. From the day she was killed in 1977, Chicago-area police were stumped by the crime that seemed to have no motive, no leads, and no chance of being solved....

After taking power in the 1920s, Joseph Stalin killed at least 9 million people through mass murder, forced labor, and famine, but the true figure may be as high as 60 million. From the 1920s through his death in 1953, Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union through fear and violence. He instituted punitive policies that resulted in devastating famines, sent his enemies to prison camps, and executed those he believed opposed him....

When park rangers arrived on the scene, they found 10 people luxuriating in a restricted area — and two whole chickens boiling in a nearby hot spring. Wikimedia CommonsThe man was apprehended while submerging two chickens in a Yellowstone hot spring like the one pictured here. From dumping waste to endangering wild animals, there are innumerable ways for one to get banned from a National Park. Most recently, however, an Idaho man was kicked out of Yellowstone National Park for attempting to fry chickens in a hot spring....

In 1910, the people of Mexico stood up for liberty, equality, and freedom — and they paid for it with their lives. This was the Mexican Revolution, a brutal war that raged over the better of a decade and snuffed out the lives of more than a million people. It was a fight for principles, a war of brother against brother that tore a country apart and changed it forever....

These unbelievable photographs reveal just how devastating pollution in China has become. NASA/GSFCThe smog over China is so dense that it is visible in photographs taken from space. With a newly-minted elite and an economic growth rate of over 10 percent, the environment has taken a backseat in China, the world’s most populous country. Growing pollution has led to unusable waterways, increased incidence of birth defects, and some of the dirtiest air on earth....