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7 Bizarre Witch Tests That Were Basically Impossible To Pass

From being weighed against the Bible to being bound and tossed into a river, these witch tests prove how easy it was to be condemned during the era of anti-witch hysteria.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 3, 2020

7 Bizarre Witch Tests That Were Basically Impossible To Pass

From being weighed against the Bible to being bound and tossed into a river, these witch tests prove how easy it was to be condemned during the era of anti-witch hysteria.

By Natasha Ishak • December 3, 2020

Lost Nazi Enigma Machine Discovered In Baltic Sea By Diving Clean-Up Crew

While removing discarded nets from the bottom of Germany's Gelting Bay, divers discovered a rare encryption device that the Nazis relied on throughout World War II.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 3, 2020

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Lost Nazi Enigma Machine Discovered In Baltic Sea By Diving Clean-Up Crew

While removing discarded nets from the bottom of Germany's Gelting Bay, divers discovered a rare encryption device that the Nazis relied on throughout World War II.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 3, 2020

7 Iconic Pinup Girls Who Made Jaws Drop All Over America — And Beyond

From innocent lingerie modeling to fetish and S&M photoshoots, these pinup girls broke the mold in 20th-century America.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 2, 2020

7 Iconic Pinup Girls Who Made Jaws Drop All Over America — And Beyond

From innocent lingerie modeling to fetish and S&M photoshoots, these pinup girls broke the mold in 20th-century America.

By Erin Kelly • December 2, 2020

55 Of History’s Creepiest Pictures — And Their Equally Disturbing Backstories

From evil science experiments to serial killers to the paranormal, these creepy photos plumb the depths of human history's dark side.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 1, 2020

55 Of History’s Creepiest Pictures — And Their Equally Disturbing Backstories

From evil science experiments to serial killers to the paranormal, these creepy photos plumb the depths of human history's dark side.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 1, 2020

Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture

From New Jersey to Australia, take a look at the most disturbing abandoned asylums — and learn about the horrors committed there.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 30, 2020

Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture

From New Jersey to Australia, take a look at the most disturbing abandoned asylums — and learn about the horrors committed there.

By Natasha Ishak • November 30, 2020

Meet Gregor MacGregor, The Scottish Con Artist Who Convinced Britain He Was The Prince Of A Nonexistent Colony

In 1821, Gregor MacGregor made a fortune off of European elites by selling them shares in his fake utopia — then got off scot-free.

By Leah Silverman • Nov 30, 2020

Meet Gregor MacGregor, The Scottish Con Artist Who Convinced Britain He Was The Prince Of A Nonexistent Colony

In 1821, Gregor MacGregor made a fortune off of European elites by selling them shares in his fake utopia — then got off scot-free.

By Leah Silverman • November 30, 2020

Archaeologists Found A 12,500-Year-Old ‘Sistine Chapel Of The Ancients’ In The Amazon Jungle

"Every turn you do, it's a new wall of paintings."

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 30, 2020

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Archaeologists Found A 12,500-Year-Old ‘Sistine Chapel Of The Ancients’ In The Amazon Jungle

"Every turn you do, it's a new wall of paintings."

By Marco Margaritoff • November 30, 2020

9 Women Who Fell In Love With Cold-Blooded Killers — Despite Their Heinous Crimes

From Ted Bundy to Charles Manson, these infamous murderers had no problem finding love after they were convicted.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 28, 2020

9 Women Who Fell In Love With Cold-Blooded Killers — Despite Their Heinous Crimes

From Ted Bundy to Charles Manson, these infamous murderers had no problem finding love after they were convicted.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 28, 2020

10 Medieval Execution Methods That Are The Definition Of Cruel And Unusual

From impalement to the blood eagle, these execution methods prove that they mastered the art of pain in the Middle Ages.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 27, 2020

10 Medieval Execution Methods That Are The Definition Of Cruel And Unusual

From impalement to the blood eagle, these execution methods prove that they mastered the art of pain in the Middle Ages.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 27, 2020

The Terrible True Stories Behind The Most Infamous Deaths Of Old Hollywood Stars

From the sudden demise of blonde bombshells Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield to the traumatizing murder of pregnant starlet Sharon Tate, these notorious deaths are Tinseltown's worst nightmares.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 25, 2020

The Terrible True Stories Behind The Most Infamous Deaths Of Old Hollywood Stars

From the sudden demise of blonde bombshells Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield to the traumatizing murder of pregnant starlet Sharon Tate, these notorious deaths are Tinseltown's worst nightmares.

By Natasha Ishak • November 25, 2020

400-Year-Old Drawing Of Hallucinogenic ‘Trance Flower’ Found In Cave Belonging To Indigenous Californians

The cave is believed to have been in use by the Chumash people between 1600 and 1800, and evidently served as a space in which they could trip on the flower Datura wrightii.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 25, 2020

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400-Year-Old Drawing Of Hallucinogenic ‘Trance Flower’ Found In Cave Belonging To Indigenous Californians

The cave is believed to have been in use by the Chumash people between 1600 and 1800, and evidently served as a space in which they could trip on the flower Datura wrightii.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 25, 2020