Thoth is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian god Djehuty. Most often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis, he was also sometimes shown as a baboon. The ibis-headed man was often shown with the moon on his head in the form of the lunar disc resting atop a crescent moon. […]
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Have you ever wondered why opening something as innocuous as Tylenol is so difficult? Or why all over-the-counter medication bottles seem to have that annoying seal? You may have heard these precautions called child-proof lids–but there’s also a much darker history behind them. In 1982, between September 29 and 30, seven people died sudden, shocking
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It’s one of the strangest and most startling discoveries ever made. A man wanting to make some changes to his basement took a sledgehammer to a wall and couldn’t believe what was behind it. Just like Andy Dufresne found a sewer that extended five football fields outside of Shawshank prison after digging his way through
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Of all the tales of epic battles and heroism of World War II, there’s one that stands out as not only remarkable but undeniably cute – the story of Unsinkable Sam. Originally named “Oscar”, he got the nickname “Unsinkable Sam” after his harrowing adventures during the war. No, Sam was not a Marine or a
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When we think of drug cartels a few names might spring to mind. Pablo Escobar, once the leader of the powerful Medellín Cartel, gained notoriety as one of the wealthiest and most influential drug lords in history, and Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. One name that you may not
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True crime stories have become a popular topic in the public eye due to the violent nature of their subjects and the heinous acts they commit. Perhaps due to the nature of the extreme violence these subjects usually commit, people are morbidly intrigued with understanding how people can commit such horrid acts. Katherine Knight is
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Imagine a man accused of one of the most heinous crimes possible–the murder of his wife and two children. A monster like this must be brought to justice, but what happens if that’s not possible? How can a man simply disappear, never to be found, after causing his own home to explode? Where is Robert
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In the mid-1980s, the city of Los Angeles was gripped by fear as a shadowy figure prowled the streets, leaving a trail of brutality and horror in his wake. This sinister presence was none other than Richard Ramirez, infamously known as the Night Stalker. The saga of Ramirez’s crimes remains etched in the dark annals
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They were ruthless, cold-hearted, merciless, and deadly. Established in 1929, Murder Inc. was a group organized by the National Crime Syndicate that threatened, injured, and killed anyone who didn’t comply with the Syndicate’s demands or crossed paths with the Mafia. Established by Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, Murder Inc. is believed to have been responsible for up
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Rising up out of the water like someplace from a fairy tale, Venice is a city of extremes. A romantic destination of bridges and canals… and a moldering cesspool of crumbling buildings tilting slowly towards the mud that has supported them for a thousand years or more. It begs the question: why was this astonishing
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