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The following article announcing the discovery of El Dorado back in 1900 provides us with the interesting backstory of the myth behind the fabled kingdom…

Most ant superstitions are tied to the weather. Our ancestors believed that the lowly ant was better at predicting the weather than most other animals….

The article below, originally published in 1911, describes how one man set up a telegraph line between his house and a friend’s house so that…

Every year brings us a slew of fashion fails from across the world, but how about those fashion fails from the past? What crazy fads…

If you think the fashion trends of today are pretty wild, you had better take a moment to check out the weird shit they called…

What was life like for the ancient Hittites? This article, published way back in 1904, explores the ancient civilization and life of the Hittites using…

Explorer and archaeologist specializing in the study of the Aztecs, Zelia Nuttall was an incredible woman born in the 1800s. Her views on the Aztecs…

Gournia, a Minoan palace complex, was discovered by the American archaeologist Harriet A. Boyd-Hawes. Notable Women Harriet A. Boyd, the American Archaeologist Who Unearthed Gournia…

Whenever a long deceased body is removed from its grave, there are always those who believe the soul of the disturbed will haunt the living,…

This article, published in 1912, discusses the importance of Ostia in ancient Roman times and it covers digging up the ancient seaport in the early…