All Stories – Page 3

A black and white image of a skull with a rock in the mouth.Discoveries

A 'Vampire' Buried in the 16th Century Has Been Reconstructed by Science

Beth Moreton · April 5, 2024
The film poster for “The Great Escape” from 1963/Corporal Karl Greise, one of the German guards known as "Rubberneck,” in the entrance to the escape tunnel "Tom" at Stalag Luft III, 1943Modern History

How Much Do You Know About the Real 'Great Escape'?

Ben Campbell · April 5, 2024
An image from early on in the excavation at Must Farm showing some of the wood massDiscoveries

A City Frozen in Time Discovered and Dubbed 'Britain's Pompeii'

Lauren Fokas · April 4, 2024
Many senior military officials from the U.S. during World War II.Modern History

WWII Ghost Army That Tricked Hitler Is Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

Julia Mehalko · April 4, 2024
A group of U.S. Marines go over their planned attack in a black and white World War II photo.Modern History

Test Your Knowledge of America's Famous War Heroes

Julia Mehalko · April 4, 2024
A grey elephant in the water in Okavango Delta, BotswanaMysteries

African Elephants’ Death Mystery Explained But Sparks More Questions

Amanda Kusumowidagdo · April 4, 2024
Arching church windows with a cross on top of itDiscoveries

Closing Churches May Not Be Terrible and Can Still Be Good

Amanda Kusumowidagdo · April 4, 2024
Bloodletting, one of only three known photographs (tintype) of the procedure.Modern History

The Most Dangerous Cosmetics Used Until the 20th Century

Sam Watanuki · April 3, 2024
A wide shot of an interior shot of the Victoria and Albert Museum in LondonModern History

The U.K. Stops the U.S. From Taking One of Its Most Important and Historic Art Pieces

Alyssa Miller · April 2, 2024
Lunar Eclipse November 2021Ancient World

What Do You Know About How People Reacted to Eclipses Through History?

Sam Watanuki · April 1, 2024
Close up of Hiro's NuggetDiscoveries

A Man Finds England's Largest Gold Nugget with a Broken Detector

Sam Watanuki · April 1, 2024
Image of a tornado in the desertModern History

Tornado Forecasting Hasn't Always Been Easy

Sam Watanuki · April 1, 2024
Mary Bach's fingers in a jar on displayMysteries

The Creepy History of this Ohio Legend

Sam Watanuki · April 1, 2024
Digital illustration of the Confederate flag/Digital illustration of the flag of the USAModern History

Most Americans Fail This Civil War Quiz

Lauren Fokas · April 1, 2024
Muisca raft in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, Colombia. This raft made of gold was found in Pasca, Cundinamarca, in 1969, and is associated with the legend of El Dorado, representing the ceremony that used to take place in Lake Guatavita where the zipa would cover his body in gold dust and drop gold and emerald offerings into the lake.Mysteries

Test Your Knowledge of the Truth of El Dorado

Sam Watanuki · March 31, 2024
Front and back of 1944 steel centModern History

A Man's Birthday Penny Is Actually Worth $30K

Sam Watanuki · March 31, 2024
Image of a 4,000-Year-Old Lipstick vialDiscoveries

This Vial Contains 4,000-Year-Old Lipstick

Sam Watanuki · March 31, 2024
An 1800s painting by Schell and Hogan of many steamboats in a river by a large Missouri town back in the 1800s, with smoke in the air.Modern History

The Unique Story Of The 19th-Century Shipwrecks Buried Beneath Kansas Cornfields

Sam Watanuki · March 31, 2024
An image of Alcatraz Island. There are various buildings on the island, including the prison, and it is surrounded by the sea.Mysteries

Archeologists Uncover Buried Secret Beneath Alcatraz 'So Close to the Surface'

Beth Moreton · March 30, 2024
A portrait of John Calhoun; a portrait of Abraham Lincoln that was doctored.Modern History

One of the Most Iconic Portraits of Abraham Lincoln Revealed to Be Fake

Julia Mehalko · March 30, 2024
A 3-D model of the so-called Blinkerwall discovered in the Baltic Sea/Photograph of a diver exploring a unique underwater siteAncient World

Underwater Scans Have Revealed Hidden Stone Age 'Megastructure'

Ben Campbell · March 29, 2024
An image of the Atlantic Ocean during a clear dayMysteries

Test Your Knowledge of the Bermuda Triangle

Ben Campbell · March 29, 2024
A photo from the 1944 Normandy invasion during D-Day in World War II.Modern History

World War II Veteran Gets Married on the Beaches Where US Troops Arrived 80 Years After D-Day

Julia Mehalko · March 29, 2024
A college student is interviewing one of their peers. The interviewee is answering the question “Who won the Civil War?” incorrectly by answering “the Confederates, right?”Modern History

Questions About the Foundation of the United States That Most People Get Wrong

Chris Gorrie · March 29, 2024
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