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Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
Portrait of Gregor MacGregor (1786-1845), mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds, after Simon Jacques Rochard, c. 1820-1835. (Poyais)
The Craziest Scam? Gregor MacGregor Creates His Own Country
Defenestration of Prague, this incident marks the beginning of the Thirty Years' War in 1618.
Defenestration: Prague's History of Literally Throwing Authority Out the Window
Albert Einstein ca. 1947. German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
The Time Albert Einstein Was Asked to be President of Israel
Invasion of alien spaceships at sunset, illustration.
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Was Sci-Fi Passed Off as News
The Dionne Quintuplets, accompanied by Mrs. Olive Dionne and Brother Gustave Sauve, taking part in a religious music program at Lansdowne Park, during the five-day Marian Congress celebrating the centenary of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, June 1947.
How the First Surviving Quintuplets Became a Tourist Attraction
Female Bornean orangutan in tree. Ape, primate, animal.
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
The Wedding of Victoria I, Queen of England and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in London, England. Vintage etching circa mid 19th century. The wedding was on February 10th, 1840.
Why Have So Many World Leaders Married Their Cousins?
Two young Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) in winter steppe in Kyrgyzstan (Kirghizia) bordering Kazakhstan. Asia, Independent Mongolia
8 Animals That Live in Extreme Environments
Jellyfish sea nettle cnidarian
Animals That Were Named Totally Wrong
New York City, USA, January 1, 2015, Atmospheric new year's eve celebration on famous times square intersection after midnight with countless happy people enjoying the party
Why Do We Drop a Ball on New Year’s Eve?
Leopard. Leopard (Panthera pardus) male leopard on a termite mound in Sabi Sand nature reserve, South Africa. panther, mammal, large cat, animal
6 Real-Life Man-Eating Animals
live foods for aquarium fish, fresh hatched brine shrimp (Artemia salina)
How One Shrimp Used Its Survival Skills to Become Both Best-Selling Pet and Astronaut
White goat with blue sky. Farm animal
Which Animal Is the Smartest?
The International Space Station photographed against the Rio Negro, Argentina, from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis, February 16, 2001. Atlantis' primary mission was to deliver the Destiny laboratory module, visible at the leading end of the station.
Everyday Stuff Developed by NASA
Max Schreck as Graf Oriok "Nosferatu", Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922), directed by F.W. Murnau
Can Copyright Infringement Kill a Vampire?
Beef and cheese corn nachos served on a big plate ready to eat, mexican food
9 Things You Didn’t Know Were Named After People
General view of Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California. (prisons, penitentiary
6 Ingenious Escapes
Marie Curie, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).
Radium Girls: The Women Who Fought for Their Lives in a Killer Workplace
bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.
Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons
International currencies, money, various banknotes, currency
A Brief (and Fascinating) History of Money
Santa Claus reading the list, Christmas, north pole
Alternative Christmas Visitors
Domestic chickens (Gallus) on a farm. Rooster hen poultry bird fowl
How Mike the Chicken Survived Without a Head
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, 1935.
Walt Disney’s First Cartoon Critter Was Not Mickey Mouse
Transfused Human blood in storage
The Strange, Grisly History of the First Blood Transfusion
Human Cannibalism; Johannes Lerii's account of the description of the method the Indians use for "barbecuing" human flesh. Nude Indians barbecuing and eating parts of human bodies; Theodor de Bry.
Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories
Great White Shark
The 1916 Shark Attacks That Gave Sharks a Bad Rap
Madonna and Child Enthroned by Gentile da Fabriano, tempera on panel, c. 1420, 95.7 x 56.5 cm
Beautiful Gibberish: Fake Arabic in Medieval and Renaissance Art
Pregnancy. pregnancy and birth. Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Birth. Stages of nine month pregnant woman abdomen growth. Pregnant human female developing human within her. White pregnant female, developing fetus. mother
9 Bizarre Myths About Pregnancy
Portrait of Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (Venosa, 1566-Gesualdo, 1613), Italian composer. Painting by Francesco Mancini. Naples , Museo Storico Musicale
Carlo Gesualdo: Murder, Witchcraft, Choral Music
Click on image for enlargements of panel sections. The Ghent Altarpiece (open view) by Jan and Hubert van Eyck, 1432, polyptych with 12 panels, oil on panel; in the Cathedral of Saint-Bavon, Ghent, Belg.
The Most Stolen Work of Art
Charlie Chaplin as the 'Little Tramp'
Rest in Peace? Not for These 7 Unlucky Individuals
Student girl writing formulas on transparent wall
The Bizarre Origins of the Words Nerd and Geek
"John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I" by Henry Gillard Glindoni. Oil painting 18th century. Pentimento, occult, sorcery, magic.
Queen Elizabeth's Court Occultist
Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe by Frederick T. Stuart, c. about 1845
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)
The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad