The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms, stood for Nazi values but were actually inspired by the neopagan occultism of mystic Guido von List.
Most of the paintings by Adolf Hitler, which he painted in his youth and sold to…
Most of the paintings by Adolf Hitler, which he painted in his youth and sold to a glazier ’s store during his Vienna years, were bought by Jewish customers.
The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral…
The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany is believed to be the world’s oldest rose.
A homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant…
A homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.
In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife…
In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed two days later. In 1999, a fisherman dredged up the bottle in the River Thames. Although Hughes’ wife had died in 1979, it was delivered to his 86-year old daughter.
There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features…
There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features explorers flying to the moon, a first encounter with aliens, interplanetary war between imperialistic celestial kingdoms, and the discovery of a continent across the ocean
The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over…
The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over the past 10 years average at a third-grade reading level.
For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change…
For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God.
Fish do not have a 3 second memory – They can be taught to evade a trap…
Fish do not have a 3 second memory – They can be taught to evade a trap and will remember how to do so a year later.
A 1650-year-old bottle of wine found in Germany has been called…
A 1650-year-old bottle of wine found in Germany has been called the world’s “oldest existing bottle of wine”.