Felix Frankfurter Quote – No Inevitability In History
“There is no inevitability in history except as men make it.” – Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
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Scaphism – Most Horrifying Ancient Torture Technique
Scaphism was a method of torture that caused its victims to be eaten to death by bugs. It’s even more horriffic than it sounds. Scaphism, also called “the boats,” was an ancient Persian method of torture and, inevitably, execution. The victim would be placed in a boat, and then another boat would be placed on top. The victim’s feet, head […]
Read more100 Year Old Box of Negatives Found Frozen In Antarctica’s Ice
While restoring one of the exploration huts in Antarctica, Conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust discovered a 100 year old box that turned out to be a remarkable treasure. It contained 22 never-before-seen cellulose nitrate negatives documenting the life of Antarctic explorers a 100 years back. Preserved in a block of ice, this 100 year old box of negatives […]
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Cartoon – Dinosaur Collections
Norman Cousins Quote – History is a vast early warning system
“History is a vast early warning system.” – Norman Cousins
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Ancient Lost White City Found
For centuries, explorers and treasure hunters have searched in vain for the ancient lost White City the legendary home of a long lost Central American civilization. Now American and Honduran researchers think they’ve finally found the pre-Columbian settlement deep in the Honduran rain forest. The ruins of La Ciudad Blanca were first identified in 2012 by an aerial survey that […]
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Cartoon – Body Piercing The Early Years
