Stories of Interest

The Congo War Has Been Called 'The Deadliest Conflict Since World War II'

After masterminding September 11th, the deadliest terrorist attack in history, bin Laden spent a decade successfully evading a global coalition. He was eventually tracked down and killed at a safe house in Pakistan in 2011, but not before he unleashed a v...

In 1874, Jesse Pomeroy became the youngest person ever convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts. He was only 14 years old, but his crimes were horrific, violent, and bloody, and he would spend the rest of his life in jail before dying in 1932.

Captain Morgan – famous today as the face of a brand of spiced rum. But who was he? Pirate? Privateer? Politician?

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Here are some of the darkest and least-known Christian beliefs

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Best known for inspiring Aladdin's genie, jinn are shape-shifting spirits dating back to pre-Islamic Arabia. They are said to haunt the world to this day.

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

Trapped in black and white, historical figures often seem just that — historical. But colorized portraits remind us that these famous people from the past were real human beings with hopes, fears, and dreams. However, adding color to historical photos is...

In 1908 — about a century before the iPhone — inventor Nikola Tesla mused about creating a device "no bigger than a watch" that would allow someone to hear "music or song [or] the speech of a political leader" and transfer "any picture, character, drawing...

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The Battle That Left 23,884 People Impaled and Gave Birth To Vlad The Impaler

The world’s most haunted Castle. A turbulent and bloody history, used as a fortress, home and tomb. Leap Castle is home to many fascinating and sometimes horrific spirits. Built in the early 1500’s under the supervision of the powerful and warring O’Car...

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