Braiding is not just something that young girls and women do with their hair. It holds a very important part in the history of angling.
Never has a diamond carried so much intrigue, awe and fear as the Hope Diamond. For centuries, the prized deep blue diamond was believed to carry a curse because of the tragic fates of its owners. Was the curse real or fabricated?
Have you ever played Command & Conquer: Generals? The game was one of the most realistic RTS games to ever hit the market.
Everyone loves a good unsolved mystery, and here are five of the greatest and confusing mysteries of the world. Some are truly unsettling, others just mind bafflingly mysterious.
The Chesapeake and New England regions were the centers of the earliest colonization efforts by England in the 1600s. Despite being settled in the same era, the social and economic development of the two colonies were vastly different. This article explores some of the socio-economic differences of the two colonies.
It is not an easy task to look back at the various nations that rose above the rest through power, cunning, or sheer brutality and decide which of these five deserve to be considered 'The Best'. To decide this we need to look at the size the empire achieved and how long it lasted before imploding in on itself or succumbing to the barbarians at the gates. We need to look at the architectural footprints it left behind and the most exciting cultural and scientific contributions it left as a legacy. Finally I think we need to consider which of these empires has the greatest origins story so that we can recognize that at some point these Empires started as the ambition of a single very dynamic individual.
An explanation of how Napoleon could have won the famous Battle of Waterloo.
Get to know the people behind some of the world's biggest conspiracies of all time.
There are those who believe that humanity has been visited in the past by what are commonly referred to as Ancient Aliens who; by their advanced technology and superior knowledge of the universe, not only created, but influences humanity till this very day. The British Columbia Coast First Nations People have a myth that can be interpreted as an alien species populating earth from the beginning of their history
A look at 5 decisions that were made in ernest but turned out to be absolute shockers!
To the east of England half way accross the North Sea lies all that remains of a lost Island- Doggerland. The Island was submerged and formed a shallow area which is now known as the Dogger Bank Fishing ground.
All around the world in different cultures, there are varying ideas about what ghosts are and what they can do. Let me introduce you to a few.
The Battle of the First Bull Run was a tremendous Confederate victory over the stronger, better equipped Union army but it was also the day the war was essentially lost.
This is a great article to cozy up to when your simply in the mood for some unexpectedinformation with lots of unexpected photographs. I have no idea what compelled or tempted me to write the Wild, Wacky and Weird but I believe it is an article that will make you think, make you feel and give you a very big grin every now and then. Enjoy!
Trace the potato's history from its ancient origins among the Inca to the Irish Potato Famine to the now ubiquitous russet variety.
In the late 20th century, Zecharia Sitchin investigated ancient, Sumerian, cuneiform tablets. In his interpretation, he concludes that the Ancient Aliens (the Anunnaki) visited Earth and genetically altered humans to what we are today. Without the Annunaki, the Sumerians wouldn't have been successful in creating a society. The Sumerian aliens are believed to have altered the course of humanity permanently.
Thor was the strongest of all Nordic gods as well as one of the most admired. Praised for his adventures and killing of Giants, he was worshiped as the main protector of Asgard and Midgard and he served as the guardian of order against the forces of chaos.
Do Real Sea Monsters Exist? The Loch Ness Monster - Grindylows - Gloucester Sea Serpent - Ogopogo are just a few of the ancient sea monsters that just might be real!