The most common world maps are rendered using the Mercator projection—a Renaissance marvel enabling navigation along straight-line courses on a map. However, this projection skews both the contours and actual dimensions of countries. As a result, the world is not as we know it
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The search for a mythical treasure on Oak Island has being going on for more than 200 years, claiming 6 lives. So far, no gold has been found
One of the fastest food options available, the concept of Automats is at the same time a very good and a very bad idea. Their nostalgic appeal ensures that they continue to open and close
One of the most mysterious tunnels in Egypt, which has puzzled archaeologists and engineers since its discovery in the 19th century. It is unclear how the 24 giant sarcophagi in its interior, were created and moved. Their exact purpose remains uncertain. These are the unsolved mysteries of the Serapeum of Saqqara
The story of Col2.com, from its inception during the First Jacobite Uprising in 1689, to its reappearance on the Internet in the 21st century by a strange temporal synchronicity. What was the Internet like in the 19th century?
According to a study utilizing advanced radar techniques, beneath the pyramid lie 8 enormous cylindrical structures extending to a depth of 650 meters (2130ft), with five chambers situated above and a sprawling underground city at a depth of 1,220m (4000ft). Has the legendary Hall of Records or the Halls of Amenti finally been uncovered?
What happened on October 10, 1582? These are the reasons that led to the eradication of 10 days from the calendar
In 1590, the second group of English colonists to attempt a permanent settlement in North America mysteriously disappeared, leaving only one clue. The word “Croatoan” carved into a wooden post
Yoga as practiced in the Western countries is an invention of the late 19th century, created specifically to be marketed to affluent Westerners. This article explains the genesis of modern yoga, how it spread to the West and "the dark night of the soul", the risks of yoga and meditation
Yogi-isms constitute a whole literary genre of short, apparently meaningless phrases that contain profound wisdom about all aspects of life
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In the 4th century AD, his lavish mausoleum in the city of Alexandria mysteriously disappeared from all historical records, never to be found. This is the story of the tomb until it was lost and the main theories about its possible location
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The first sightings in Point Pleasant. The Silver Bridge tragedy that turned the creature into a harbinger of death. Far from being a forgotten case, numerous sightings of the cryptid continue to occur, such as the recent wave in Chicago
The abbey that inspired Umberto Eco to write his work, the sections into which an abbey was divided, the life of medieval monks, the canonical hours and the jobs they had when they were not praying. Who was William of Ockham?
What are 4 bronze horses doing on top of the entrance to the main church in Venice?
Part of the bread and circuses for the people, chariot racing was the most popular spectacle in the Roman Empire. From the grandstands of huge hippodromes, fans cheered their faction, gambled, enjoyed the spectacular accidents and confronted each other, even causing riots that nearly overthrew an emperor
Between 1966 and 1968, the British Evening Star newspaper sponsored a project in which readers sent in premonitions about future catastrophes. The letters were studied with the aim of finding a methodology to avoid the ensuing tragedies, using the collective precognition gathered from the readers
History of the Abu Simbel profanations from the 6th century BC to the 19th century AD, including its relocation in 1964
A mysterious archaeological artifact, dated to the second millennium BC, with characteristics of possible Oopart, including the head of a punk
Its trajectory until it was lost track of when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the possible locations where it has been sought and even allegedly photographed on one occasion
The 19th century press made him the most famous gunslinger of the Wild West. When he was shot down, part of the public did not believe the story of the sheriff who hunted him down. And in 1948 an individual appeared in Texas claiming to be Billy the Kid
The Taş Tepeler are the oldest megalithic complexes found to date. Historians maintain that they were built by nomadic hunter-gatherers but as research progresses, more indications are emerging that we are dealing with the remains of a lost pre-Neolithic civilization, with advanced knowledge of architecture and technology
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