In 1964, an abandoned lifeboat was found on Bouvet Island, one of the most remote islands in the world. Who shipwrecked in this cold, inhospitable place?
Shelly Barclay
Shelly Barclay
Shelly Barclay writes on a variety of topics from animal facts to mysteries in history. Her main focus is military and political history. She is a writer for the Boston History Examiner, Military History Examiner and the Boston American Revolution History Examiner. She also writes for a local historical society newsletter. Read More
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Rosemary Kennedy was a vibrant, young woman who unfortunately had diminished mental capacities. Her father Joe decided she should have a lobotomy.
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The Sword in the Stone has ties to Arthurian legend, where the future King Arthur pulls a sword from a stone, But this sword is real.
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Cattle mutilations, or bovine excisions, are disturbing phenomena that involve evisceration and/or disfiguring of livestock.
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National Geographic sent a team to Honduras to investigate the reports of raining fish. They confirmed the event took place and attempted to explain it.
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Nikola Tesla was an inventor and engineer. One invention he allegedly worked on would make war obsolete. That is the Nicola Tesla Death Ray.
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Is it possible to begin in the 19th century and wind up 800,000 years in the future? Some theories suggest time travel may be possible.
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The so-called Lost Gospels are gospels that no longer exist, exist in pieces or that are only known through references of their existence.
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Sirius B is a star that is invisible to the naked eye. According to anthropologists who visited the Dogon tribe in the 1930’s, the tribe was aware of this star.
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The Black Stone of the Ka’aba has been described as around 2 ft. in length. It is broken into roughly seven pieces and held together in a silver frame.
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Anneliese Michel complained of seeing disturbing visions while saying prayers. Was she a victim of demonic possession or mental illness?
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The purpose of the Iron Pillar of Delhi is one of many mysteries. Some say it was a flagstaff made for a king mentioned in the inscription.
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Göbekli Tepe megalithic formations in Turkey are around 11,000 years old. These ceremonial sites may be the oldest temples in the world.
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Holocaust deniers and revisionists doubt many things about the atrocities against the Jews. Here are the men who created the movement.
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The Beast of Bray Road is a bizarre werewolf type of creature that people have seen around Wisconsin. With so many sightings, what could it be?