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Built by a pre-Islamic society in what is now Saudi Arabia, Hegra was the second city of the Nabataean kingdom. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 26Hegra is now open to the public after sitting untouched for about 2,000 years.Royal Commission for AlUla 2 of 26Thousands of years ago, Hegra was once a bustling trade hub that was famous for its spices and aromatics....

Art meets science in Iori Tomita’s highly saturated carcass-as-canvas work. Source: Gakuran Translated as New World Transparent Specimens, in his latest art series Japanese artist Iori Tomita transforms fish and other marine creatures into transparent, eye-popping artwork. Unsurprisingly, his unique talent for converting carcasses into neon art specimens has captured the attention of millions of viewers and fans. Source: Wykop Source: Chair Mag Source: Fad Website Employing a fusion of ordinary specimen preservation techniques along with creative staining skills, Iori Tomita is able to morph ordinary animals into spectacular works of art....

In an era before producers established censorship guidelines, anything went in Hollywood, including films starring hyper-sexualized toddlers pretending to be prostitutes, drunks, and disparaged veterans. The familiar cherubic face of the one and only Shirley Temple has captivated the hearts and imaginations of Americans for well over 80 years. With her trademark curly hair and natural charisma that earned her specifically tailored roles, Temple was, and perhaps still is, the quintessential child star....

Big-game hunting enthusiasts say that their activities actually benefit wildlife conservation, and animal rights groups couldn’t disagree more. Safari Club InternationalSCI member Brittany L. is pictured with a leopard she allegedly killed. A picture of a woman posing with a leopard that she apparently killed has made the rounds on the internet and ignited mass outrage from animal lovers and wildlife conservationists alike. The image was originally posted by the hunter’s enthusiast group known as Safari Club International (SCI)....

One historian traced Queen Charlotte’s ancestry to a Moorish mistress through six different bloodlines. Queen Charlotte was a queen of all trades — a botanist, lover of music and the arts, and a founder of many orphanages — but the most intriguing part of her story is her much-scrutinized bloodline. Wikimedia CommonsThe queen’s portrait by Allan Ramsay, who was a known abolitionist. Some historians believe she possessed African ancestry, descended from a Portuguese royal and his Moorish mistress....

For centuries, the only evidence historians had of the Roman Emperor Sponsian was this hoard of coins bearing his visage that were found in 1713, and many believed them to be fakes. University of GlasgowNew research suggests that Sponsian, depicted here, might have been a real Roman emperor. Three centuries ago, a hoard of Roman coins was discovered in Transylvania. They were eventually dismissed as fakes — forgeries were frequent at the time, and the coins bore the likeness of an obscure figure named Sponsian....

Source: The Telegraph It’s a well known fact that today’s entertainment and advocacy purveyors must think outside the box if they even want the chance of reaching out to–and sustaining the paid interest of–the viral video and flashmob crowd. And as YouTube users’ interests grow more diverse and the dances that much closer to Pluto in terms of being “out there”, so too have various PR campaigns. Here are six of the most bizarre PR stunts to date....

“Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and Viking scholars have been reluctant to acknowledge the agency of women with weapons.” Mira FrickeA piece of the ancient remains of a likely-Slavic warrior woman recently found on the Danish island of Langeland. They thought she was a Viking warrior, but her weapon of choice now says otherwise. In a study published by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, researcher Leszek Gardeła from Germany’s University of Bonn examined the ancient remains of a warrior woman buried inside a Viking cemetery on the Danish island of Langeland....

Sutyagin House Source: MCarlock, http://mcarlock.net/od/misc/trilstuf/image004.jpg Former gangster Nikolai Sutyagin called this “wooden skyscraper” home before it was destroyed earlier this year. The family home was 13 stories high and was built over 15 years. It was dubbed a fire hazard in 2008 and condemned to demolition in 2009. Source: Wikimedia, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Sutyagin_house_4.JPG Komsomolskaya Source: Urban Rail, http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ru/mos/img/Line-5/M5-Komsomolskaya-09.jpg One of the many stunning subway stations in Moscow, Komsomolskaya station’s interior boasts Baroque décor while the exterior reflects the late Stalinist style of the 1940s....

A residential development project has been delayed because of the discovery of an ancient mass grave. York Archeological Trust/SWNSDozens of skeletons found under the hotel’s swimming pool. The Newington Hotel in York, England closed in 2016 and the property was set to be redeveloped into family residences. But the plans have hit a chilling snafu. “The refurb has not been without its issues,” said John Reeves, the project’s developer. “To start with there were over 60 Roman skeletons found under the old swimming pool....

Tracy Edwards was 32 years old when he went home with Jeffrey Dahmer one night in 1991 and nearly became the serial killer’s 18th victim — and his life was never the same after. On the night of July 22, 1991, a Milwaukee patrol car stopped when a handcuffed man flagged the vehicle down on the street in a panic. The man told the officers that his name was Tracy Edwards — and someone had just tried to murder him....

The banshee is usually described as a woman wailing or singing, and according to ancient Irish mythology, she always heralds death. Wikimedia CommonsAn 1825 sketch depicting a banshee as an old woman in mourning. Long before the banshee graced the silver screen in the 1950s, this spirit of Celtic folklore had terrified people young and old for centuries. Much like the Grim Reaper, the banshee is believed to be an escort to the land of the dead, but there’s far more to this nightmarish spirit than seems at first glance....

William Shakespeare died 400 years ago today — if he even existed. There’s an entire field of a study dedicated to the various conspiracy theories regarding Shakespeare’s “true” identity. Here’s what you need to know. Starting in the 19th century, a growing movement starting asking: Was Shakespeare real? Shakespeare’s biography claims that he was born in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon where he married at 18, eventually leaving his family behind to pursue a career as an actor in London....

“In those days, we were very loyal Brits - stupid as that may sound. We were brainwashed into being little brown Britishers.” Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Disturbing Photos Of The Second Sino-Japanese War That Reveal Why China Is World War II’s Forgotten Victim “The Forgotten Victims”: Heartbreaking Photos Of The Children Of World War II...

There are around 1,200 archaeological sites on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. This one, however, contained the remains of aboriginal Guanche newborns. CEN/Cabildo de Gran CanariaThe human remains consist of bones from 62 adult Guanche people and 10 newborns — the latter of which have never been found before. With technological advancements come new opportunities to rediscover our past. For archaeologists on Gran Canaria island, that means using drones to find the remains of 72 people from the pre-Hispanic Guanche civilization in a cave that dates back to between 800 and 1000 A....

From the cliffs of New Zealand to the ice sheets of Alaska, take a terrifying look at the world’s nine most dangerous roads. Despite today’s multiplicity of transportation options, roads remain the most universal way to connect communities and move goods and passengers from one place to another. However, the definition of “road” can be rather loose, and while driving in some parts of the world, traffic jams and heavy tolls may be the least of your worries....

The study argues that da Vinci’s misaligned eyes allowed him to literally see the world, and an art canvas, differently than those without the condition. Leonardodavinci.netLeonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi. Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous and celebrated artists of all time. But was a rare eye condition the cause of his genius? A new study published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology would say so. According to the report, da Vinci suffered from a vision disorder called intermittent exotropia, which could have been the driving force behind his stellar depictions of three-dimensional shapes and the accuracy with which he conveyed depth....

After being arrested Abe Reles agreed to trade information on his fellow Murder Inc. hitmen. Then, he was found dead outside his jail cell – but did he really kill himself, like the police said? Wikimedia Commons Abe Reles, Murder Inc. hitman and ill-fated FBI informant. Today Manhattan’s Lower East Side is a favorite haunt of revelers in search of eclectic dive bars or low-key clubs, but less than a century ago it was one of the city’s most notoriously dangerous neighborhoods....

A century before the American Revolution, there was Bacon’s Rebellion. Wikimedia CommonsThe burning of Jamestown during Bacon’s Rebellion. Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676 holds its place in the history books as the first rebellion (but obviously not the last) in the English colonies of the New World. Yet as historic as it was, Bacon’s Rebellion was also a petty, bigoted insurrection led by a lazy incompetent against a corrupt governor — and it nearly destroyed the colony of Virginia....

More than 30 million Americans have from diabetes. Many of them have to put their kids’ college funds or savings aside, just to afford the life-saving drugs they need to survive. Quinn Nystrom/Twitter#Insulin4All caravan members upon their arrival at a Canadian pharmacy. The five-hour drive was more cost-effective than buying the life-saving drug in the U.S. The United States health care system has been under severe scrutiny for years now. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes kills more than 80,000 Americans every year....