Archaeologists excavating at Zorita de los Canes, a 9th-century hilltop castle in Guadalajara, Spain, recently unearthed the remains of a woman alongside an order of medieval warrior monks.Universitat Rovira i Virgili Researchers were surprised to find a woman among the remains of medieval warrior monks, then they found that she had injuries suggesting that she also died in battle.
Throughout the Middle Ages, Christian and Islamic forces struggled for dominance in Spain during the so-called Reconquista. Read More...
An unknown beast that led a deadly rampage through 1760s France? An unexplained explosion as powerful as 1,000 atomic bombs in Siberia? These little-known, interesting events bring history to life more than any textbook ever could.The Jonestown Massacre Perhaps one of the most disturbing events in modern history, the Jonestown Massacre was the site of the largest recorded mass suicide and the point of origin for the phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid. Read More...
From boats that would survive an ice age to wooden swimming suits, these strange inventions are also the most delightful to look back on.Weird Inventions: Swimming Aids Invented in 1925 by Italian M. Goventosa de Udine, these swimming aids were made from bike tires and allowed the wearer to move at speeds of up to 93 mph. And while they’re a far cry from being fashionable—or even remotely comfortable—at least you could move faster than a running cheetah. Read More...
