Category: HISTORY

April 19, 2026 at 3:48 pm

House Renovations In 1963 Led A Man To Discover An Ancient Underground Cave City That Once Housed As Many As 20,000 People

Derinkuyu underground city

Imagine finding an entire underground city behind your basement walls.

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April 18, 2026 at 3:48 pm

The Green River’s Unusual Past Has It Traveling Through The Uinta Mountains Rather Than Around Them

Green River and Trees

Given a long enough time period, a river will always win.

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April 11, 2026 at 12:55 pm

In 1982 A Carrier Pigeon Skeleton Was Found In A Chimney, Still Carrying An Encrypted Message Sent During World War II

Homing Pigeons

Sadly, this pigeon’s top-secret message will never be read.

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April 6, 2026 at 3:48 pm

Richard Carrington Witnessed The Most Powerful Solar Event Ever Recorded, And We May Now Have A Photograph Of Him

Astronomer Richard Carrington

This photograph must have gone through an incredible journey over the years.

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April 3, 2026 at 12:55 pm

The World’s Most Complicated Church Has Been Under Construction For 144 Years – But It Has Finally Just Passed An Important Milestone

The Basílica de la Sagrada Família

The Sagrada Família is now officially the tallest church in the world.

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March 29, 2026 at 12:55 pm

Many Historians Refer To The 17th Century As A Period Of “The General Crisis” As It Marked The Last Time Human Population Actually Dropped

Medieval war

Maybe I should stop complaining about how hard my life is when I can Uber Eats a meal to my door in about 20 minutes.

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March 27, 2026 at 12:55 pm

Discover The World’s Weirdest Christmas Traditions

Hanging gold baubles on a Christmas tree

Which country would you most like to celebrate in?

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March 23, 2026 at 3:48 pm

An Ancient Stalagmite Offers New Insights Into How And Why The Fertile Crescent Was Home To The Earliest Civilization

Stalagmites

It is remarkable what they can learn from looking at a natural cave formation.

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March 19, 2026 at 3:48 pm

Over 2,200 Years Ago, Eratosthenes Calculated The Circumference Of Earth, And His Math Was Almost Totally Accurate

A blue plastic globe

Impressive, right?

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March 19, 2026 at 9:55 am

Tiny Scraps Recovered From A Late Pleistocene Cave Could Be The Earliest Examples Of Sewn Clothing

Early elk hide clothing scraps

We have a lot to thank them for.

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