After reading about the history of grimoires, dive into the strange pages of the Voynich Manuscript, the “world’s most ...

In today’s world, the idiom “running the gauntlet” is often used to describe when someone is facing extenuating circumstances, sharp criticism, and trials and tribulations. But, before it became ...

After reading about the 7,000-year-old burial found during school construction in Germany, discover nine of the world’s oldest human-made structures and the histories behind them. Then, learn about ...

Stull Cemetery, located in the tiny town of Stull, Kansas, has long been associated with paranormal activity and the devil.

Farmer Khaled al-Shahat was working his land in Behbeit El-Hagar when he found two heads that once sat atop statues of ...

You know how some people can’t stop thinking about the Roman Empire? Well, for a growing corner of the internet, the Romans are yesterday’s news. The civilization that captures their imagination is ...

On Dec. 9, 1965, the town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania became ground zero for the Kecksburg UFO incident, a curious event that was later dubbed the “Roswell of Pennsylvania.” Early that evening, ...

The mystery of Cicada 3301 began with an Internet message posted by a user named 3301: “Hello. We are looking for highly intelligent individuals. To find them, we have devised a test. There is a ...

One of the most bizarre conspiracy theories that has emerged in recent years surrounds an alleged ancient civilization known as the Tartarian Empire. While Tartary was a real place, the modern myths ...

From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, history is full of tales of vicious murderers. However, few of these stories are quite so disturbing as that of Amarjeet Sada, who is widely considered to be ...

The phrase “going postal,” which means to become uncontrollably angry, appeared as a slang term in American English in the 1990s. It emerged after a spate of shootings at post offices carried out by ...

In today’s world, there’s plenty of jockeying over who is the richest person alive. But no one today can hold a candle to the net worth of Mansa Musa, an incredibly wealthy 14th-century Malian ruler.