Category: History
Librarian Colleen Theisen who works at the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Iowa shared these cool fore edge paintings on the edge of these books from the …
Talk about a quality sword. The Sword of Goujian, crafted more than 2,500 years ago, remains intact and in impeccable shape. Some believe that it mythically defies time. The …
This book is old, and by old I mean from the 16th century old. Sure, it doesn't come with all the cool stuff the new Amazon Kindle has and …
The world is full of popular conspiracy theories. These 30 you're about to read below are some of history's greatest and most controversial conspiracy theories. According to Wikipedia, There are …
These 10 amazing discoveries are perfect examples of the odd things found on earth that no one can explain. In this day and age, one would think we have …
What’s cooler than being able to go back and digitally remaster a famous Egyptian's tomb? That’s exactly what photo colorizer Jordan Lloyd of Dynamichrome was tasked with. Lloyd was …
Each of the 33 images below is clips from drug magazines from 1976 to 1981. Many depict beautiful women glamorizing drug use which reveals a dramatic shift in cultural …
This multi-tool is without a doubt the Mother of all Swiss Army knives. This crazy and incredibly complicated multi-tool was made in Solingen, Germany, around the early 1880's for …
Here's something I think you'll find quite interesting... These crazy images were created by French artist Jean-Marc Cote, and a few others back in 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1910. The point …
Imagine unlocking 100-year-old never-before-seen negatives? Remarkably, conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust discovered 22 exposed and unprocessed negatives during the restoration of an old exploration hut. Researchers …
Turkish archaeologists made a surprising find when they dug up the remains of a house. In the house, they discovered an ancient mosaic dating back to the 3rd century. …
Medicine has come a long, long way throughout the years. Hard drugs like cocaine were used for medicinal purposes decades ago for even the smallest of things, like headaches. …
I guess when you’re renovating your home, you expect to run into a few issues here and there, but never an underground city. Yup -- that’s exactly what happened …
The place known as Lion City (China's real-life Atlantis) is hidden 130 feet underwater in Qiandao Lake. The city was once the main hub for the Centre of Politics and …
Torture and gruesome execution methods have been around for thousands of years. People would barbarically kill others for the most trivial crimes or for cruel and unusual entertainment. Back …
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and these sad pictures from history are no exception. We can see the thousand yard stare of a shell shocked soldier, …
Archaeological discoveries are fascinating, but let’s face it, history was violent. The barbarity of the human race is substantial but we’ve come a long way. For most countries around …
Rabies in humans is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain after being bitten by an animal that is carrying the disease. The first symptoms of rabies …
