The legend of ‘Doppelganger’ is said to tell your imminent death. It is sometimes described as an astral projection or an aura, and the soul embodied and represents itself as a warning. it is seen anywhere, at the corner of your eye, in a window. The word ‘doppelgänger’ is the German word for ‘double-goer’ or …
On the River Usmacinta in the jungle about eight miles from Bonampak in Mexico, theres a Mayan ruin called Yaxchilan. Archaeologists have studied it for over a century. In 1989, James O’Kon, a civil engineer, noticed a mysterious mound of rocks which he thought was a part of a bridge. In order to prove his …
The Israelites hated Babylon, for Nebuchadnezzar II had conquered Judea and Jerusalem, carrying off much of the population to Babylon. In the book of Revelation we read that an angel carried ‘him’ away into the spirit of the desert, where there was a woman sitting on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns. …
The earliest human-like creatures, hominids, were called Australopithicines. They walked upright, which was proved by the many bones found in Africa. These hominids made tools from pebbles and did not seem to be human because their brains were too small. The earliest species of true human beings belonged to the genus homo, first appearing around …
In the rainforests of Central America, a calendar made by the ancient Mayan civilization predicted the end of the world. It flourished in the rainforests for about 2000 years until its unexplained collapse in 900 ce. The lunar month lasts 29.5305 days (2551435 seconds). Without the help of computers or telescopes, Mayans calculated a figure …
The name ‘Blood lady of Cachtice’, so named after her castle in Slovakia, was given to countess Elizabeth Bathory de Ecsed. Elizabeth was a Hungarian noble woman. She was said to be very beautiful in her youth, but as time passed and she slowly grew less attractive, she turned to witchcraft to retain her youth. …
The best known relic of Jesus Christ is the Turin Shroud. It is supposed to have his face imprinted on it and is now housed in Turin Cathedral. The linen fabric is 4.25 metres by 114 centimetres. Some believe it is a 1000-year old forgery while others believe it is contemporary with the crucifixion. The …
The fool name of The vegetable lamb of Tartary was planta Tartarica Barometz. It was thought to be tiny sheep growing on plants, when it was actually just cotton. Travelers from Europe did not know anything about cotton, so they thought it was wool. Since wool came from sheep, they believed the puffs of cotton …
Louis XVI ascended the throne in 1774. At the very beginning, he was unsuited to deal with the severe financial problems. By 1789, in a last attempt to rescue his countries financial crisis, Louis assembled the State-Generale, a legislative and consultative assembly of the three Estates. First Estate: Clergy, second Estate: Nobility, and the third …
Marilyn Monroe (original name, Norma Jean) was one of the most famous Hollywood stars from the 1950s to early 1960s. She was a to-billed actress, with her films which made 2 million dollars by 1962. Monroe was a major sex symbol of the 1950s. Around the time of her death, Monroe had suffered from mental …