Even though few people today know of the existence and location of the city of Nimrud, at one point in time, nearly 3000 years ago, it served as the capital of the known world.
According to scientists, the water that's a source of life on Earth was not formed on the planet itself but was brought here by meteorites that fell to its surface. This happened several billion years ago, when the planet was still young.
With this super easy and quite remarkable test you'll find out new sides to your personality. All you have to do is pick one of the trees you see in the pictures below and then read the description corresponding to the number of the tree.
According to the scientist, humans and other superorganisms on Earth carry in them the seeds of their own self-destruction and it's only a matter of time before humanity becomes the cause and the victim of another mass extinction.
In the past there were severe misconceptions regarding medicine and treatment, while the most commonly used lab rats in this field were people with mental disabilities.
The tiniest Bible in the world was presented during a special ceremony in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. The book is just 0. 04 square mm but contains an entire 1 200 000 symbols.
The penguin lady, the man with 3 legs, the camel girl and others are all circus performers who really did exist and were famous for their unusual physiology.
It turned out that about 2000 people from around the world had dreamed of this man and in every one of the dreams he would give life advice and guidance which helped the dreamer.
Stephen Hawking says that colonizing other planets is a type of life insurance for the human race. It's the only way for humans to survive as a species in the Universe.
The story of the Tower of Babel is told in the 1st book of the Bible - the Book of Genesis. According to it, after the Great Flood decimated the world, the survivors of humanity all spoke one language and had one common culture.
The English girl Hayley Okines died at 17 years of age, due to a rare disorder making her look like and feel as sick as a 100 year-old grandmother. Due to her illness, Hayley was aging 8 times faster than normal.
The sun correlates to good health. Its rays lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack and stroke. This has been found after a massive study was conducted by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Thracians fought with gold decorated weapons. Homer did not conceal his awe of the horses from Thrace. They were incredible, never before seen, supremely tall and of a color whiter than snow.