History

Historical events, locations, and figures surrounded by unanswered questions, hidden truths, and unexplained circumstances.

Amelia Dyer: The Victorian Baby Farmer Who Killed Hundreds

Priya Mehta -
In the spring of 1896, a bargeman pulled a soggy brown paper parcel from the River Thames near Reading,...

Ilkley Moor UFO Incident: Inside the 1987 Alien Photo Case

Nick Hewett -
The Ilkley Moor UFO Incident: Britain's Most Controversial Alien Photograph On a foggy December morning in 1987, a retired police...

Ancient Scythians Used Cannabis 2,800 Years Ago in Siberia

Megan Grant -
Did Ancient Scythians Use Cannabis to Get High? What a 2,800-Year-Old Tomb Reveals For centuries, historians wondered if the Greek...

The Great Unconformity: Why 1.2 Billion Years Vanished

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Great Unconformity: Why 1.2 Billion Years Vanished from Earth's Crust Imagine opening a massive history book, reading page 10, and...

Inside Queen Mary Room B340: Rates, History & Stay Guide

Genesis Kyle -
You are paying roughly half a grand to sleep in a windowless steel box where three separate third-class cabins...

28 Ghost Towns in Nevada: Eerie Ruins, History & Visiting Tips

Editorial Team -
Nevada provides especially fertile ground for studying ghost towns, as the hot desert air has preserved even many 100-year-old...

Göbekli Tepe Burials: Skull Cult Debunked by Science

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For nearly three decades, rumors swirled that Turkey’s 11,000 year-old sanctuary at Göbekli Tepe was home to a terrifying,...

Durupınar Noah’s Ark Drilling: What Science Really Found

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A boat-shaped mound resting in the rugged foothills of eastern Turkey has stoked humanity’s wildest archaeological dreams for nearly...

Toy Box Killer vs Tool Box Killers: Key Differences

Nick Hewett -
If you follow true crime podcasts or investigative documentaries, chances are you have mixed up the Toy Box Killer...

What is Pumpkin Spice? Ingredients, Chemistry & History

Genesis Kyle -
Every autumn, millions of people race to bakeries and coffee shops for a comforting sip of liquid nostalgia. Have...

Why Wear Purple on Spirit Day: Origins and Meaning

Genesis Kyle -
The early autumn of 2010 brought a wave of tragic news across North America. Headlines were filled with stories...

Why Ada Lovelace Is the World’s First Programmer

Anika Rahman -
To understand how Ada Lovelace became the ada lovelace first computer programmer, you have to look at the tug-of-war...