On November 22nd, 1922, Howard Carter and a team of archaeologists uncovered steps hidden in debris near the entrance of a tomb in Thebes, Egypt.
From child-eaters to kidnappers, strange folkloric creatures abound.
No part of your body is germ free.
These particular pitcher plants get between 57 and 100 percent of their nitrogen from shrew feces!
Sure, everyday Americans were surprised, but the upper strata of government? Not so much.
Vintage & Historical
The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
People
They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.
Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.
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