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An ornate yellow Italian home peaks out behind green foliage

Villa Scott (Villa del Bambino Urlante)

This unassuming Art Nouveau home was used as the 'House of the Screaming Child' in a famous Italian horror film.

Bagolino Old Cemetery

Bagolino, Italy

Bagolino Old Cemetery

An ancient cemetery hides behind a line of disparate chapels.

Golden Gate Park was the site of many a Digger meal.

This 1960s Anarchist Group Believed Food Should Be Free

For the Diggers of San Francisco, stew was subversive.

Wren Awry October 3, 2023

Brandon, Colorado

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.

In Early Modern Russia, Witches Were Men and Belief in Magic Was Universal

Terrifying love spells and protective "spells to power" offered the chance for control in a fiercely hierarchical society.

Valerie Kivelson October 2, 2023

The plains states might have been just about the only thing left to the United States.

This Map Shows a Divided and Conquered USA If America Had Lost WWII

Which parts of the East Coast and California might Germany and Japan have claimed?

Frank Jacobs, Big Think September 29, 2023

An extremely rare purple-red diamond came from the Argyle volcano and mine in Western Australia, source of almost all of the world's pink diamonds.

Wonder Is Everywhere: Lincoln’s Crooked Bowtie, the Mystery of Pink Diamonds, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White September 29, 2023

Hell Gate, as seen from over Queens, connects New York Harbor to Long Island Sound, resulting in chaotic currents.

Is There Sunken Treasure Beneath the Treacherous Currents of Hell Gate?

In the heart of New York City, a centuries-long hunt for Revolutionary War–Era gold.

Joaquim Salles September 27, 2023

In late June, weeks after the catastrophic destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam, lowered water levels upriver revealed this ancient boat.

The Kakhovka Dam Disaster Revealed an Archaeological 'Goldmine'

Destruction of the Ukrainian dam unleashed a catastrophic flood—and surfaced centuries of cultural heritage. Now there's a call not to rebuild it.

Roman Cherevko September 26, 2023

The Batavia's Tale of Mutiny and Murder Gets a New Chapter

Archaeologists have unearthed new details of the 400-year-old bloodshed on a remote Australian island.

Chris Baraniuk September 25, 2023

Lakeside, Colorado

Lakeside Amusement Park

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

Beijing's Forbidden City, built in the 15th century, was constructed based on cosmological principles that endured in China for millennia.

A Square, Flat Earth and Round Heaven Meant the World to Ancient China

For millennia, this cosmological principle guided everything from calendars to urban planning.

James Hannam September 21, 2023

Bucharest, Romania

Solacula Inn

An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.

Osawatomie, Kansas

John Brown Memorial Park and Museum

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.

Kebaya is the first restaurant in New York to focus on Peranakan food.

A Secretive Food Culture Enters the Spotlight

Peranakan cuisine is a feast of complexity.

Samantha Chong September 19, 2023

Soutra Aisle

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

County Donegal, Ireland

Inishtrahull

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

The Still Automatons of Teatro Albéniz

The Still Automatons of Teatro Albéniz

Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.