0 Items
Virgin And The Comet

Virgin And The Comet

Perhaps the most intriguing story surviving from the visit of Halley’s Comet in 1910 concerns the Oklahoma virgin who was nearly sacrificed to save the world when it came in contact with the Comet’s tail. The sheriffs arrived just in time to prevent the...
Easiest Vintage Sugar Cookie Recipe!

Easiest Vintage Sugar Cookie Recipe!

195 grams Plain Flour 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 110 Grams Unsalted Butter 100 Caster Sugar 1 Egg 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract Pinch of Salt In one bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking soda. In a second bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light and...
King Tut’s Penis Was Buried Erect

King Tut’s Penis Was Buried Erect

King Tutankhamun was mummified with his heart carved out, covered in black liquids, his penis kept erect—but why? Egyptologist Salima Ikram has an answer: that Tut was buried to resemble the underworld god Osiris as a way of battling a religious revolution that was...
66 Pound Rhino Skull

66 Pound Rhino Skull

A rare fossil of a rhinoceros that roamed what is now Turkey reveals the tale of a sudden violent death—by volcano, 9.2 million years ago. The ancient rhino’s skull and jaw have a rough surface and brittle teeth. Paleontologist Pierre-Olivier Antoine of the...