Under the premise of adopting and caring for them in loving homes, Amelia Dyer murdered between 300 and 400 babies in Victorian England. Amelia Dyer was a baby farmer. In 1800s Victorian England, unwed mothers could pay midwives and more well-off people to take care of their babies in exchange for payment. Depending on the health of the child, or the involvement of the father, the price could reach up to £80....
The abstract nature of the drawing has experts wondering about its meaning. Craig FosterBlombos Cave drawing with ochre pencil on silcrete stone. Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest known drawing at 73,000-years old. Some people think that it may be the origin of the hashtag. A new study published in Nature revealed that archaeologists in Blombos Cave on the southern shore of South Africa, found an ancient stone with a red cross-hatched pattern drawn on it....
Are aliens real? Some people really, really want to believe. Here are the real government initiatives (and one compelling probable hoax) that these believers use in making their case that aliens do exist. With the Juno spacecraft’s recent and much-celebrated entrance into Jupiter’s orbit, it seems that neither NASA nor its federal government funders have lost interest in exploring the far reaches of the galaxy. As much as they might have historically attempted to downplay it, that interest absolutely stems to UFOs, which the U....
Brewtroleum now fuels beer-powered cars across New Zealand. Source: 3News Climate change and the global energy crisis have escalated to the point where if we want to reverse or limit their impacts, something drastic must be done-and fast. The potentially dire circumstances are enough to drive anyone to the bottle, and for a few people, it already has—albeit for honorable reasons. While other breweries are busy perfecting gimmicky seasonal brews to satisfy the barflies and frat boys, the minds behind DB Export have been hard at work developing their very own recipe for an alternative fuel—and it comes from an unconventional source....
The coffin also contained the remains of a man and a surprisingly well-preserved ceremonial ax. York Archaeological TrustTree trunk coffins like these are extraordinary rare as they deteriorate over time. It’s unusual for archeologists to respond to an archeology emergency. But that’s exactly what happened in July 2018, when workers on a golf course in Tetney, England, unexpectedly came across a Bronze Age wooden coffin in a pond. The coffin contained an axe and a skeleton, which the archeologists worked swiftly to preserve....
“I feel sorry for that individual. He must have a very sad life.” The man’s tirade was protected by the First Amendment, unlike the children’s innocence. An unauthorized Grinch has terrorized a Christmas festival in Florida, leaving kids in tears and parents furious. An unidentified man showed up at a Christmas event put on for kids in downtown Cape Coral in Southern Florida and decided to ruin everyone’s fun by screaming that Santa Claus doesn’t exist at children....
No, so-called “patient zero” Gaetan Dugas didn’t introduce HIV/AIDS to the United States. The 1980s AIDS crisis was one of the most profound epidemics not just in the United States, but in all of human history. Now, a new study has revealed what many of us didn’t know about the epidemic: Namely that scientists misidentified “patient zero,” or the person believed to be the first case on U.S. soil — due to a filing system typo....
One passerby was brave enough to photograph the whole scene from mere feet away. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Video Of The Day: Watch A 17-Foot Python Swallow An Entire Kangaroo Whole Woman Swallowed Whole By 23-Foot Python Found Undigested Inside Its Stomach Giant Python Eats Man Alive And Locals Capture The Remains On Camera...
For four days in September 1971, 1,281 prisoners held 39 guards hostage in protest of the horrific conditions at Attica prison. What followed was a disastrous police raid. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The True Story Of The Silver Bridge Collapse That Left 46 People Dead The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys, And The Great July 4th Riot...
Also known as “Doña Marina,” La Malinche advised Hernán Cortés to victory over the Aztecs — but perhaps she had little choice in the matter. Wikimedia CommonsLa Malinche became a trusted liaison to the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. She also went by “Malintzin” or “Doña Marina.” La Malinche was a native Mesoamerican woman of a Nahua tribe who became a trusted adviser and translator to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés....
Half a decade before Nirvana released their first album, Tina Bell and her band Bam Bam pioneered the combination of punk and heavy rock that would come to define grunge music. Cynthia Lavik/Buttocks ProductionsAlthough Tina Bell performed for packed shows in Seattle for nearly a decade, she never received widespread success and retired from music in 1990. Before grunge even had a name or a set of superstars, a 26-year-old Black woman named Tina Bell was giving it a powerful voice....
Ever since they were deserted, these abandoned airports have all sat empty. Eerily, some of them were never used at all. Places we normally think of as bustling hubs of movement and travel take on an eerie vibe when they’re empty, especially when left to sit untouched for years — even decades. There are many abandoned airports around the world, and reasons vary as to how they got that way. Sometimes they get bombed in wars, and other times, new airports take their place and there aren’t resources left to tear down the old one....
While the world was in lockdown, researchers continued working tirelessly to restore the walls of a 2,000-year-old temple. University of TübingenThe ancient vestibule of Esna Temple on the west bank of the Nile River is located about 35 miles south of Luxor. Rediscovered some 200 years ago, the ancient Egyptian temple of Esna has held 2,000-year-old secrets in its walls that are just now seeing the light of day. Thanks to an ambitious restoration project launched in 2018, hundreds of hidden inscriptions, paintings, and illustrated constellations have been found....
Due to governmental infighting and archaeological confusion, locating the tomb of Alexander the Great has been a quest for the ages. Now, two researchers are confident they’ve solved the mystery. Wikimedia CommonsArchaeologist Liana Souvaltzi has been confident Alexander the Great’s tomb is in the Siwa Oasis in Egypt since the mid-1980s. The location of Alexander the Great’s tomb has been one of the biggest mysteries of the archaeological world. For decades, researchers have scratched their heads and gotten their hopes up at promising clues, only to be severely disappointed — time and time again....
In a world where 39 percent of all carbon emissions in the world stem from building and construction industries, this beautiful piece of architecture is not only appealing — but vital. BurinkaThe house will debut on the Vltava River in Prague. The first 3D-printed house in the Czech Republic is set to be unveiled in Prague on August 18. The remarkable prototype was built in Ceske Budejovice in only 48 hours....
Evoking the timeless sentiment of isolation, these frozen lighthouses are a perfect symbol for the winter months. There are few sights in nature more surreal than the frozen lighthouses sprinkled about Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. Splashing waves and frigid wintry storms transform lighthouses into accidental ice sculptures on the shores of these Great Lakes. Photographers encounter treacherous conditions in their artistic pursuits. They navigate through thick, icy terrains to capture glacial monuments, frost-covered surfaces and massive, cascading icicles from just the right angles....
By the 1800s women were increasingly diagnosed with hysteria, the treatment for which was a hysterical paroxysm. Today, we call that an orgasm. Fun fact: The vibrator was the fifth household appliance to become electrified. It came out just after the electric toaster and had the vacuum cleaner beat by about 100 years. Fitting, when you consider the fact that in the late 1800s, getting women off was a higher priority than having a clean floor....
The world is full of natural splendor, celebrate it with this tour of the six best national parks on the planet! The Best National Parks On Earth: Yosemite National Park, United States A perennial favorite, California’s Yosemite National Park provides 1,200 square miles of natural marvels. Replete with granite cliffs for rock climbers, Yosemite’s stunning waterfalls, giant sequoia groves and scenery make it one of the most visited national parks in America....
In 2000, drug dealers kidnapped Nicholas Markowitz and then partied with him for days before finally killing him outside of Santa Barbara, providing the chilling basis for the film “Alpha Dog.” Left: Wikimedia Commons; Right: New Line CinemaNicholas Markowitz (left) was portrayed in Alpha Dog (2006) by Anton Yelchin. Nicholas Markowitz was a high school theater kid who was an avid reader. His older half-brother, Benjamin, ran with an amateur gang of wannabe tough guys who sold marijuana and ecstasy....
Grisly remains of mammoth hunted by humans found, ancient Egyptian map of the underworld uncovered, Christopher Columbus’ tales of cannibals perhaps proven true. Mammoth Skeleton Shows Evidence That Early Humans Killed And Butchered It Albert Protopopov/The Siberian TimesThe remains of the mammoth that provide startling evidence of early human hunters’ ability to take these creatures down. Archaeological evidence of early human hunters taking down woolly mammoths has often been much more spotty and contested than you might think....
