In 1898, a novella was written by author Morgan Robertson that was eerily similar to a famous event that would happen 14 years later–the sinking of the Titanic. Did the author have some type of clairvoyance into what would happen to the ship, or was it just an amazing feat […]
Yes, dead bodies can get goosebumps, those tiny little bumps that you mainly feel on your arms, legs, and neck when you get cold or have an eerie feeling. This is clearly fascinating, as corpses can neither feel the cold or any other trigger that starts goosebumps. I must also […]
A piece of a lost continent has been discovered lurking beneath Canada — and the evidence was hiding in rocks that originated in Earth’s interior, where diamonds form. The secret was concealed in a type of diamond-bearing volcanic rock, known as kimberlite. Kimberlite originates deep underground in magma in Earth’s mantle, and […]
The long-lost wreck of the SS Cotopaxi ― a steamship referenced in movies, memes and myth ― has been discovered off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida almost a century after vanishing near the Bermuda Triangle. “It was incredibly exciting,” Michael Barnette, the diver, author and researcher who helped find […]
Who hasn’t had a great time being terrified by Steven Spielberg’s happy-go-lucky beach romp, Jaws? The 1975 mega-huge blockbuster kept people out of the water and on the sand for far too long. Because sharks, right? Swimming when and where you’re swimming, right? So stay on the sand. Except when […]