What Were the Marital Duels in Medieval Germany?
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Medieval justice was very peculiar. I can give a quick and curious example with animal trials. Cats, dogs, bulls, caterpillars,…
7 Stumping Examples of Amazing Ancient Hindu Stonemasonry
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Throughout the long history of the human race, different cultures living on distant continents built incredible ancient temples. Some of…
5 Ancient superheroes from history you have probably never heard of
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Before comics, capes, or kryptonite, humanity already had its heroes — living legends who bent the laws of nature, challenged…
What do the Mysterious Triangle-Shaped Heads of the Ancient Vinca Culture Depict?
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In the beginning, the Vinca culture was considered a cultural site and part of a larger civilization and therefore remained…
165 Years of Nikola Tesla; His Truths, Mysteries, Secrets and Inventions
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On this day, a man was born 165 years ago who knew how to teleport objects, extract energy from nothing, and communicate with extraterrestrials. At least, popular rumors endowed Nikola Tesla with these phenomenal abilities and more.
Written In Stone: The Sumerian King List and ‘When Gods Walked on Earth’
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There’s a stone tablet, recorded thousands of years ago in a Sumerian language that lists the ancient Kings of Sumer,…
3 Stumping Examples of Cave Art That Predate Civilization by at Least 40,000 Years
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Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors roamed the planet searching for shelter and food. From time to time,…
10 Reasons Why An Advanced “Atlantis-Like” Mother Civilization Could Have Existed in the Distant Past
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I have been saying that a fine line divides mythology from facts for quite some time now. And honestly, I…
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Rock-Cut Temples of Abu Simbel
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By far, the most formidable building project begun during the reign of Ramesses II was the two stone temples carved…
Lake Baikal is Earth’s oldest lake—and possibly its strangest
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Lake Baikal in southern Siberia holds more water than any other freshwater lake in the world. Its depth of 1,642…