Hungarian historians say they've located the grave of Turkish sultan SuleimantheMagnificent. The monarch died in September 1566 during the Siege of Szigetvár in South Hungary.
Norbert Pap, of the University of...
Thestory of the Tower of Babel is told in the 1st book of the Bible - the Book of Genesis. It explains the origins of the different languages and people in the world. According to it, after the Great Flood decimated...
Attila is the name of the legendary commander of the Huns. In 374, the Huns chose Balamir as their leader. He was able to defeat the Visigoths and Huns become warriors, before whom the whole world trembled.
They wore...
Mata Hari is known for being the most famous spy of the 20th century. Mata Hari, her stage name, in Malaysian means "eye of dawn". Her father was the owner of a hat store but Mata Hari claimed he was a Japanese prince...
About a century ago, Mary Ann Bevan was proclaimed to be the ugliest woman in the world, after winning a contest designed for the sole purpose of mercilessly making fun of people with physical disabilities.
Mary Ann...
In 1930, after preparing the field for banana plantation, the first stone spheres were found - this is one of the strangest archaeological mysteries that have not been solved until today. Most are made of hard igneous...
ago that a miracle had befallen her.
She told thestory of how on that near-fatal day her car had stalled while she was driving. At that point the young woman got out of her car and tried to look for help. But because of the frigid cold her body soon became immobilized. She fell unconscious and literally became an ice statue....
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Today Halloween is all about scary costumes, tricks and treats. But behind it all lies quite an interesting story. Learn about the actual history of this holiday below.
Halloween owes its origins to the...
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is famous primarily for his brilliant poems but his treatment of his only child was a far cry from the humanity and justice which he called for.
Neruda's only daughter - Malva Marina Reyes...
The small island of Nazino is located in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is famous worldwide but not for its beautiful vacation spots but instead for the inhuman violations that took place on its territory during the reign...
The Rosetta Stone is a black granodiorite stone, with texts of 3 different languages written all over it - 2 in ancient Egyptian and 1 in ancient Greek. This monolithic document was created in 196 BC by King Ptolemy V...
family stood out not only with their short stature but also their musical talent. Thanks to their ability to entertain the public, they were able to save themselves during those years of terror.
The Ovitz family were...
In the forties of the twentieth century, in the tropical jungles of Costa Rica was made an extraordinary discovery - giant stone spheres that have been around the jungle. Some of them were on the ground, and others just...
In his latest book, "Across the Ravaged Land", photographer Nick Brandt tells thestory of the petrified animals found around a lake in Tanzania. Lake Natron turns every animal that ends up in its waters to stone...
Buried Heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent Found
Funny Story in the Forest
The Story of the Tower of Babel
The Story of Attila the HunAttila is the name of the legendary commander of the Huns. In 374, the Huns chose Balamir as their leader. He was able to defeat the Visigoths and Huns become warriors, before whom the whole world trembled.
They wore...
The Incredible Story of Mata Hari
The Touching Story of the Ugliest Woman in the World
The mystery of the stone orbsIn 1930, after preparing the field for banana plantation, the first stone spheres were found - this is one of the strangest archaeological mysteries that have not been solved until today. Most are made of hard igneous...
The Unbelievable Story of Jean the Ice Girl
The True Story of Halloween will Stun you!
The Tragic Story of Pablo Neruda`s Secret Daughter
The Blood-Chilling Story of Nazino: Russian Cannibal Island
Secrets of the Rosetta Stone
The Extraordinary Story of the Dwarf Jews who Survived the Holocaust
The Lake Which Turns Animals to Stone
