From the failed Franklin Expedition in the mid-1800s to the discovery of its two ships, this is a story of bravery, tragedy, and rediscovery.
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The Patomskiy Crater is a geologic mystery baffling scientists who don’t know what caused this weird formation in the wilderness of Siberia.
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Do we really know who Aleister Crowley was? Was he just an occultist, satanist, addict, spy, and wicked man, or has he been misunderstood?
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Jack-o’-Lanterns originate from Ireland and a legend about a mean man named Stingy Jack who’s restless soul wandered the countryside with a lantern.
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Kinbane Castle (b.1547) is a reminder of Northern Ireland’s turbulent history and time when the powerful Scottish MacDonnell clan ruled the Glens of Antrim.
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Well-documented but not well-understood, the phenomenon of mass hysteria goes back for generations. Lets look at a few bizarre instances of the phenomenon.
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In 1942, Hitler sent eight German spies to bomb key targets in the U.S., but Operation Pastorius was filled with moronic errors and betrayal from the start.
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The Mount St. Helens eruption of May 18, 1980, was the most catastrophic eruption in the history of the United States. These photos and video show us why.