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June 2025

Ten Lesser-Known Lost Treasures of the World That Still Could Be Found
It can be said with near certainty that there are still great treasures out there, hidden or abandoned, waiting to be found. So dust off your fedora and…
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The Magician Who Never Was: The Great Bottle Conjuror of 1749
Magic shows were already massively popular by the 18th century. So why, in this case, were so many people incensed by it that in London in 1749, they…
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Why is there an Elephant Buried Beneath the Vatican?
In February 1962, a group of Italian workers were digging up the Belvedere Courtyard of the Vatican to modernize a cooling and heating system when they…
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Prankster or Assassin? How Richard Roose Made Henry VIII Change the Law
Richard Roose may just have been the unluckiest cook in English history. When in 1531 Roose attempted to pull a prank by spiking his master’s food it…
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Nazino: Stalin’s Cannibal Island of Despair
During Josef Stalin’s time as the leader of the Soviet Union, from 1928 -1953, there were many “internal exiles”.
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Vladimir Komarov: The Man who Fell to Earth
Few people are familiar with the Soviet side of the space race story however, or how close they came to beating the United States in the space race. Or…
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Time Travel Theories in a Super Simple Nutshell
Time travel is a concept that has most likely existed ever since man has realized his own mistakes and wished he could change them. Philosophers…
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The Ayahuasca Hauntings: Who is the Hat Man?
Can a chemical compound result in permanent paranormal hallucinations? Or could it allow you to see something invisible to everyone else? The case of…
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The 17th and 18th Century Trade in Lunacy: Profiting from the Mad
In the 17th and 18th centuries, there was no centralized response from the state to tackle the social problem of mental illness.
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Mihailo Tolotos: The Man who Never Saw a Woman
The life of a monk is often one of seclusion. Many who are drawn to the life seek out an existence far from the outside world, and often voluntarily…
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Amelia Dyer: the Most Prolific Serial Killer You’ve Never Heard Of
When we think of serial killers we think of psychopaths who kill for pleasure, the kind of people who get a twisted thrill from taking a life.
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