May 19, 2012

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The Mysteries of Delhi’s Iron Pillar

Iron Pillar and Quwwat-ul by Hyougushi / Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka, Hyogo, JAPAN

The Iron Pillar is ornate, but hardly awe-inspiring, unless one knows just how long and mysterious the history of it is.

Russia poised to breach mysterious Antarctic lake

Lake Vostok

For 15 million years, an icebound lake has remained sealed deep beneath Antarctica’s frozen crust, possibly hiding prehistoric or unknown life. Now Russian scientists are on the brink of piercing through to its secrets

The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allen Poe

The clothes he was found in were not the ones he was wearing on his trip to Philadelphia. The clothes he was wearing on October 3rd were described by a witness as “His hat…was a cheap palm-leaf one, without a band, and soiled.

Unsolved Serial Murders in the United States

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There are many unsolved murder cases in the U.S. that are thought to have been the work of a serial killer. Here are a few of the more famous cases.

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Who Was Responsible for the 2001 Anthrax Letters?

Anthrax Letter to Senator

A number of letters containing spores of the bacteria that causes anthrax were sent to public figures. People who had been exposed to these letters, or letters that had come into contact with the anthrax letters, began falling ill.