Archaeologists also found the remains of three people inside the bakery — likely workers who weren't able to escape when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E.Archaeological Park of PompeiiThe “prison bakery” in Pompeii is just one of the latest archaeological discoveries in the doomed town.
There have been some astounding discoveries in Pompeii in recent years, including a ceremonial chariot, the ancient Roman version of a “fast food stand,” and erotic frescoes. Read More...
In 1983, eight-year-old Christie Downs miraculously survived after her mother Diane Downs shot her and her siblings, Danny and Cheryl, in the backseat of their car in Oregon.Family PhotoDiane Downs’ children, Christie Downs (standing), Stephen “Danny” Downs (left), and Cheryl Downs (right).
Christie Downs was only five when her parents divorced in 1980. But however difficult that was for her would pale in comparison to the events that transpired just three years later — when her mother, Diane Downs, attempted to murder Christie and her siblings Danny and Cheryl because her new boyfriend didn’t want children. Read More...
The enormous, prehistoric beast Elasmotherium sibiricum, known as the "Siberian unicorn", is now believed to have been alive far more recently than scientists thought.Artist’s rendering of Elasmotherium sibiricum, also known as the “Siberian unicorn.”
Quick, look down at your nails or run your fingers through your hair. The essential building block of both, a durable protein called keratin, is the same thing that makes up a unicorn’s horn. Yes, a real one, the “Siberian unicorn” that are now making headlines again. Read More...
