History

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• History
• Science

Erwin Schrödinger between equations, cats and philosophy (and a life-size installation in Zurich)

20 hours ago Leo S

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How the Nazis created Fanta

2 days ago Anya016

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Wat Mahabut, the vibrant temple that honors a legendary ghost bride.

4 days ago Robin

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Behind the myth of 19th-Century grotesque ‘Tear Catchers’

2 weeks ago Leo S

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Salii: the jumping priests of Rome

3 months ago Adam

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The ancient wishing well of Germering

3 months ago Pavel

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Gauchito Gil: Argentina’s Cowboy Saint

5 months ago Danilo G.

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The Capacocha, Human sacrifices in the Inca Empire

6 months ago Adam

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Necropants and other extraordinary tales of 17th-century Icelandic sorcery

7 months ago Nathan

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• History
• Myths and Legends

The spooky science of haunted mirrors and superstitious mirror mythology

7 months ago Leo S

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Belle Isle has been an amusement park, a train station, and a mall…all of them haunted!

7 months ago Leo S

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Bali: land of homes designed for harmony….and to keep demons at bay

7 months ago Leo S

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Crossed Letters – a vintage way to save paper (and money)

7 months ago Adam

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The mystery of the 2,500-years-old Ballachulish Goddess

8 months ago Adam

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Meet the Sibyl of the Rhine…and her recipe for ‘Cookies of Joy’

9 months ago Leo S

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Alfredino Rampi: the tragedy of little boy who died in well

12 months ago Danijel90

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Pizzeria Brandi: the birthplace of Pizza Margherita?

1 year ago Danilo G.

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The battle of Glen Trool: Robert the Bruce’s first victory over an English army in 1307

1 year ago Adam

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Haida’s Totems: the silent guardians of the Northwest coast of Canada

1 year ago Leo S

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How a special diet kept the Knights Templar in shape

1 year ago Adam

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Dances with snakes: the sacred dance of Hopi Indians

1 year ago Adam

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Gokstad Ship: the story of one of Norway’s most famous Viking ship

1 year ago Adam

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Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddes of love and all that flows

1 year ago Pavel

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When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames

1 year ago Leo S

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The casket girls and the vampires of New Orleans

2 years ago Leo S

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The “Witch Cake” – a 1600s forgotten recipe you probably won’t try

2 years ago Leo S

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The world’s oldest grape vine that has been around for nearly 500 years

2 years ago Danijel90

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The insane, inconclusive truth behind Rat Kings, the grotesque tangled Super-Rodents

2 years ago Leo S

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The Protest Pig: a rare breed designed to be a living (and breathing) flag

2 years ago Pavel

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Döllersheim: the austrian village that Hitler destroyed to crush a rumor

2 years ago Pavel

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Erdstalls Tunnels: Central Europe’s last great mystery

2 years ago Pavel

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The mystery of Lady Dai, one of the world’s most preserved mummies

2 years ago Adam

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May 31, 1962: the Voghera massacre

2 years ago Anya016

4 min read

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A short story of English Witchcraft Acts

2 years ago Leo S

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May 14, 1983: the forgotten history of massacre of the Eros cinema in the suburbs of Milan, Italy

2 years ago Anya016

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• History

The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history

2 years ago Leo S

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The oldest comic in the world? In a tomb in Jordan!

2 years ago Pavel

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The macabre forgotten profession of Sin-Eaters

2 years ago Robin

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Archduke Rudolf, the lovesick prince and his suicide pact

2 years ago Pavel

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That day when New York forbade lovers

2 years ago Leo S

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What were (really) the worst years in history?

2 years ago Pavel

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The day they banned Christmas

2 years ago Leo S