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When a weather balloon went rogue almost 25 years ago, fighter jets fired 1,000 rounds at it & couldn’t bring it down

Two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft spotted the balloon over Newfoundland and fired

Who invented the toilet?

More complex toilets first appeared nearly a millennium later, in the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete

Maybe rats didn’t spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests

Recent research suggests rats may not have played the critical role in keeping plague going in Europe

The origin & purpose of Egyptian civilization according to ancient Hermetic texts

It goes deeper than you think...

SpaceX plans largest launch in world history next month

It will mark the first orbital flight test of SpaceX’s Mars-bound rocket, lifting off from the firm’s Starbase facility in Texas

Builders uncover Jewish WWII trove in yard in Poland

The stash was found in December and two of the hanukkiahs were lighted Dec. 22 during Hannukah organized by the city's Jewish community

Ancient Warrior’s Grave Uncovered in Romania

The ornaments would have been worn by both the warrior and the horse, the researchers explained

Extracted from Andean Coca, Freud promoted cocaine as a miracle drug

Coca leaves are a hugely important part of the culture and history of the Andes, particularly during the time of the Inca Empire from about 1200 AD

11 Very strange deaths from history

Interesting details of history

General Patton’s car accident remains controversial today

Patton was exposed for allegedly slapping and dressing down soldiers in a field hospital since they claimed to be suffering from battle fatigue

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