MessageToEagle.com – Unlike other catacombs discovered in various parts of the world, the Znojmo catacombs served different purposes and not only for  the storage of human corpses. Located under

MessageToEagle.com – Jarlshof is the ancient settlement located in the vicinity of Sumburgh Head, at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. It is one of

Question: When was chocolate invented? Answer: The word chocolate was actually derived from the Aztec language known as Nahuatl. Chocolate is something ancient people enjoyed just as much

MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers have recently discovered a far-off galaxy W2246-0526, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, which is the most luminous galaxy known, according to research published in 2015, based on

MessageToEagle.com – Mysterious paintings in France’s Chauvet Caves – one of the world’s most famous caves – are believed to depict the oldest-known depiction of a volcanic eruption. The paintings

MessageToEagle.com – A long list with names of Medieval killers has been uncovered by restorers working in a Russian church, shedding new light on the murder of Andrey

MessageToEagle.com – Columbia librarians have digitized an important anatomical flap book, which is an early attempt to present the three dimensionality of the human body in the two dimensional

Question: Where is the world’s longest underground river? Answer:  The world’s longest underground river flows deep beneath the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. The Sac Actun (“White Cave”) river system in the

Question: When was the yo-yo invented? Answer: The world has Pedro Flores to thank for the birth of the modern yo-yo. In 1928, Pedro Flores started a business

MessageToEagle.com – Sulawesi is the largest and oldest island within Wallacea, a vast zone of oceanic islands separating continental Asia from the Pleistocene landmass of Australia and Papua (Sahul).

MessageToEagle.com – About 13 billion years ago, the universe began to heat up and it was so hot and dense that matter was ionized instead of being in a

MessageToEagle.com – New analysis of satellite data by a team of scientists led by Durham University shows that the world’s largest canyon may lie under the Antarctic ice sheet.

MessageToEagle.com – An international team of archaeologists continues archaeological dig for a mysterious, ancient ‘White City’ hidden in jungle of La Mosquitia in Honduras’ northeast part. Discovered in 2012,

MessageToEagle.com – There are many majestic and beautiful cathedrals all across the world. What makes the Messina Cathedral unique is its beautiful automated astronomical clock tower. The Messina Cathedral

Question: What is the current Chinese calendar called? Answer: In ancient China there were many different calendars. The current Chinese calendar was defined by Emperor Wu of the

MessageToEagle.com – The Meroitic Empire is one of the civilizations of ancient Africa. It was reported by the Greek historian Herodotus as a rival to Greek (Ptolemaic) Egypt. The

MessageToEagle.com –  An ancient pit filled with severed human arms, hands and fingers has been unearthed in France. The nearly 6,000-year-old pit was found near the village of

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Longvek was the capital city in ancient Cambodia, for almost 200 years following the sack of Angkor by the Siamese in 1431. The city’s

MessageToEagle.com – A songbirds’ vocal muscles work like those of human speakers and singers, according to a new research. The research on Bengalese finches showed that each of their

Question: Why did ancient Egyptians use pillows made of stone? Answer: It might sound odd, but the ancient Egyptian did in fact use pillows made of stone. The

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have revealed the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain, which provides an extraordinary insight into domestic life 3,000 years ago. Dated to the end of

MessageToEagle.com –  A study of the ancient burial practices from the Central Apulian region in pre-Roman Italy sheds light on economic and social mobility, military service and even

MessageToEagle.com – Eta Carinae is the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years. It is best known for an enormous eruption seen in the mid-19th century that

MessageToEagle.com – “The tea was grown 2100 years ago to cater for the drinking habits of the Western Han Dynasty (207BCE – 9CE), and then carried toward central Asia

Question: What is the Othello Syndrome? Answer: The name Othello makes most of us think about Shakespeare’s famous tragedy play focusing on subjects such as racism, love, jealousy, betrayal,