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This Siberian Tomb Holds the Earliest Concrete Evidence of Cannabis Use Ever Discovered
Were the straight-shooting Scythians stoners?
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The Truth Behind Those Terrifying Victorian Claw Gloves Going Viral Online. Were They Real?
Viral photos claim Victorian women wore clawed gloves for protection, but the real history behind these bizarre accessories is stranger.
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Photo courtesy of National Geographic Inside the Swedish Legend of Blåkulla, Where Witches Partied With the Devil
According to centuries-old folklore, witches flew to Blåkulla for wild celebrations with the Devil, inspiring traditions that survive today.
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Photo: Science Museum Group This 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals How Ancient Romans Celebrated Life and Death
Let this serve as inspiration to you this Halloween.
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Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Ancient Egyptian Art Still Looks So Vibrant
Researchers found animal glues and plant-based materials in ancient artworks, revealing a sophisticated recipe built to last.
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A Supposed Boston Tea Party Artifact May Not Be From the Boston Tea Party at All
A historian says the Chinese tea label likely dates to the 1860s, not the 1773 protest it was long associated with.
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Photo: sturti / Getty Images Victorian Housewives Weren’t Naturally Serene, They Were on Some Pretty Wild Drugs
Victorian doctors and patent medicines routinely offered women opiates, sedatives, and alcohol for “female complaints.”
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Three Lions/Stringer/Getty Images CT Scans Reveal the Horrors of Being an Incan Child Sacrifice
Researchers found that children who were sacrificed to appease the gods were drunk and drugged for up to a year before they died.
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bauhaus1000/Getty Images Archaeologists Found Proof of 2,200-Year-Old War Elephants in Spain
If real, it would finally give us the first tangible relic of the elephants that helped reshape Mediterranean history.
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Photo: Tony Garcia / Getty Images The Oldest Gun Ever Found in America Was Left Behind on a Failed Gold Hunt
Researchers also uncovered broken swords, daggers, fishhooks, and pottery.
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Photo by David Brunetti, National Trust Images Archaeologists Uncover 1,500-Year-Old Cremation Vessel Full of Human Bones
One year after researchers uncovered the 6th-century Byzantine Bromeswell bucket, they determined that it was used as a cremation vessel.
