Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – The Aqrabuamelu are mysterious scorpion men mentioned in many Babylonian myths. They were said to be guardians of Shamash, the god of Sun
Question: What did Christopher Columbus look like? Answer: Considering how famous or infamous (depending on who you ask) Christopher Columbus is, there is still plenty we don’t know
MessageToEagle.com – A major international mission under the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities Authority in cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering of Cairo University scan the pyramids of Egypt. Researchers hope to
MessageToEagle.com – A team of researchers, using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques, has confirmed the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials
Question: What is the world’s oldest tree on Earth? Answer: The world’s oldest tree is called Old Tjikko. It is a 9,550 year old Norway Spruce tree, located
MessageToEagle.com – According to an ancient legend, Rome was founded in 753 BC and the first two centuries of existence have passed under the rule of the Etruscan kings.
Cynthia McKanzie -MessageToEagle.com – Many scientific labs are trying to detect dark matter since the Earth is moving in a cosmic wind of the dark matter. String theory
MessageToEagle.com – Who were the Barbarians? The term “Barbarians” is today greatly misused. In modern times we often say Barbarians are uncivilized people or evil people. However, the
MessageToEagle.com – Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission have assembled this highest-resolution color view of one of two potential cryovolcanoes spotted on the surface of Pluto by the New
MessageToEagle.com – Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s past is still surrounded by a number of unsolved mysteries and controversies. His birth and death remains a great puzzle until this day.
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
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – “Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers,” says the Bible book of Proverbs 22:28. Boundary markers for property are a very
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
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – There is a beautiful Chinese legend telling the story of the Candle Dragon. It represents one of the most ancient and traditional Chinese
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Ancient Egyptians did not differ much from us when it comes to enjoying playing with toys and games. Board games were very common
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 – What was a merkhet? A merkhet was an ancient Egyptian timekeeping instrument used for telling time at night. This star clock was extremely accurate and could