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The temple is believed to be the site where Jesus miraculously healed a bleeding woman. Israel Nature and Parks AuthorityThe ruins of the ancient church as they were uncovered at Banias National Park. Archeologists believe that they have unearthed the site of one of Jesus’ most famous miracles: healing a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years. According to the Bible, the woman merely touched Jesus’ robe and was miraculously cured of her ailment....

After Víctor Barrio was gored to death on live TV, many Spaniards and animal rights advocates called for an end to the dangerous sport. TwitterVíctor Barrio won the “Best Newcomer” award for Spanish bullfighting in 2011. On July 9, 2016, famed matador Víctor Barrio died a terrible death on live TV. Barrio, a bullfighting professional, was gored by a bull named Lorenzo at the Feria del Ángel festival in the Aragonian capital of Teruel as his horrified wife, father, sister, and grandparents looked on....

American gun culture has mystified many for ages. And as you can see from these chilling photos, Charles Ommanney presents it in its purest form yet. In 2013, British photographer Charles Ommanney went on a six-state tour of the United States in an attempt to shed light on American gun culture. Commissioned by the German magazine Stern, Ommanney’s photos present an eye-opening vision where gun ownership has become normalized and an integral facet of so many people’s lives: fathers play with their children as a pistol hangs from their hips; assault rifles and handguns sprinkle the vanities of mothers; lily-white teens pose with their firearms as if showing off a corsage for a high school prom....

World War II Veteran Comes Out As Transgender Woman At Age 90 A World War II veteran living in Leicestershire, England has come out to the world as a woman. Although The New York Post reports that Patricia Davies knew that she was a woman ever since she was a toddler, Davies only began transitioning now at the age of 90. Davies kept her identity secret for such a long time because she was scared of the repercussions that would befall her if she told the truth....

Sunken city near Venice discovered, ancient Roman border stone found, intact Visigoth sarcophagus unearthed. Divers Just Found A Sunken Roman Settlement At The Bottom Of The Venetian Lagoon Wikimedia CommonsWith the sea level around Venice now eight feet higher than it was in Roman times, the area once look much different — and was teeming with settlements now lost to history. Divers in the lagoon surrounding Venice just found the remains of a 2,000-year-old sunken Roman settlement....

“I have heard every excuse under the sun to not step in and protect habitats. It is time [the government] enacted the [Koala Protection Act] and create change for our koalas.” Taz/FlickrWildlife organizations have been pushing the Australian government to pass the Koala Protection Act as the species experiences rapid decline. It is no secret that the health of our environment and the animals that inhabit it have been severely declining....

James Buchanan, the only president to remain a bachelor his entire life, may have also been the first gay president in U.S. history. James Buchanan, widely regarded as one of history’s worst presidents due to his alliance with slave states and inability to stop the country from hurtling towards civil war, may have another claim to fame in the history books. Several historians believe that Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, may have been America’s first gay president....

One theory proposes that the moon landing actually took place on a Hollywood set. Another suggests that Area 51 was the location. Wikimedia CommonsThe Moon landing photo with “spotlight” effect. July 20, 1969. On that historic day, a reported audience of half billion —the largest at the time — tuned in to watch Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong land on the moon and deliver his famous line, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind....

After Walter Collins vanished in 1928, police made his mother take in an impostor of the boy — then forced her into a psychiatric ward when she insisted that the child wasn’t her son. On March 10, 1928, nine-year-old Walter Collins asked his mother, Christine, for some money to see a movie. She handed him a dime and sent him on his way — but she never saw him again....

From his family to his victims to his death, these surprising facts about Ted Bundy reveal the full story of who he was and what he did. Wikimedia CommonsWhether it’s recent revelations from those who knew him best or newly-surfaced recordings, the truth about who Ted Bundy was continues to come out — decades after his murders shocked America. Who is Ted Bundy? What did he do — and why? Everyone from the family who raised him to the people who knew him to the police who investigated him has been asking questions like those for decades now....

Source: The Full Wiki Cruel Women’s Fashion No. 1: Corsets When one thinks of uncomfortable women’s fashions throughout history, most people jump to the corset. Originally developed in ancient Greece, women wore laced body braces that were tightened about the waist in order to create the illusion of an hourglass figure. For several centuries, women pushed the limits of osteological strength, attempting to shrink their waists to an ideal 16 inches, some getting as small as 14....

The perfectly intact 14-foot-long cephalopod took three divers by surprise. https://www.facebook.com/OceanHunterTeam/posts/1223576644450166 Three divers came across the carcass of a perfectly intact giant squid on the southern coast of Wellington, New Zealand earlier this week. The divers — brothers Daniel, Jack, and Matthew Aplin — had encountered large predators in the waters before but never anything like this, and on the shore no less. “It measured 4.2 meters [about 14 feet] long,” Daniel Aplin reported to the New Zealand Herald....

Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and other revered historical figures who supported the eugenics movement at the height of its pre-WWII popularity. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: That’s Who?! 44 Rare Photos Of Historical Figures In Their Youth 44 Colorized Portraits That Reveal Historical Figures As They Truly Were 17 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Were Connected In Bizarre Ways...

Authorities allege that Michael Karkoc burned down Polish villages and ordered the slaughter of civilians. Michael Karkoc Of Minnesota Accused Of Being A Nazi Commander https://t.co/DX0SwnJ5YP pic.twitter.com/vDplLdMVyc — DC Statesman (@DCStatesman) March 14, 2017 Polish authorities will seek the extradition of a former Nazi commander who has been living in Minneapolis, Minnesota since the end of World War II. Michael Karkoc Of Minnesota Accused Of Being A Nazi Commander https://t.co/DX0SwnJ5YP pic....

Explorer George Murray Levick was both excited and shocked to discover the extreme sexual displays he saw among Antarctic penguins. Antarctic Heritage Trust/AFP/Getty ImagesGeorge Murray Levick became obsessed with studying the Adélie penguins during the expedition. In 1910, the daring Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica launched with surgeon and zoologist George Murray Levick on board to document the barren environment’s wildlife. His resulting journals detail the crew’s dangerous journey of survival through the Antarctic, as Levick camped on the ice for seven months in 1912....

Several head figurines and other artifacts were found among different sites within the territory where the ancient Kingdom of Judah once stood. The Jerusalem PostSeveral head figurines dating back to the 9th century may have been meant to depict the ‘face of God.’ Sometimes archaeologists uncover the most shocking discoveries while examining ancient artifacts. For Yosef Garfinkel, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, what he found during an inspection of 3,000-year-old artifacts may have been the ‘face of God....

The accidental fire is responsible for more than half of the 70,000 acres of land in Arizona that were burned off from wildfires in 2017. Reuters/HandoutThe 47,000-acre fire broke out after a man shot at a target containing Tannerite, which was supposed to explode with either blue or pink powder, revealing the baby’s gender. A Tucson border patrol agent has been convicted of a misdemeanor federal charge after a massive fire broke out at a gender reveal party he and his wife organized at their home....

Saloman was initially rejected for the Medal of Honor because medical professionals aren’t supposed to bear arms against the enemy. In 1942, Benjamin Lewis Salomon joined the US Army. Hailing from humble beginnings in Milwaukee, and eventually going on to own his own dental practice, Benjamin Salomon never could have imagined he would one day be one of only three dental officers in the U.S. Army to receive the Medal of Honor....

Bruce McArthur thought he’d outsmarted everyone by hiding his victims inside potted plants on the properties he had worked on as a landscaper. CNNBruce McArthur is charged with the murder of five people, whose bodies he’s believed to have hidden in flower pots on construction sites he worked on. A landscaper in Toronto has been arrested after authorities found body parts belonging to at least six people buried in his flower pots....

Jicarilla Apache Chief James A. Garfield, 1899. Photo by William Henry Jackson. Photo via Montana State University Library. Huffington Post Hand-painted photographs possess a beauty all their own. Long before ‘selfies’ and even before the days of colored film (which wouldn’t truly arrive until the 1930s), people wanted to add a vibrant realism to their black and white photos. Over time, the process really grew into a true art form, and decades later the popularity of these classic images continues to grow....