History & Mysteries
A 2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Was Just Found Off Greece. Here’s What It Actually Reveals
A 2,400-year-old merchant ship carrying roughly 600 amphorae has been found off the Greek island of Andros — a real,…
History & Mysteries
The History & Mysteries desk covers history from primary sources, and treats genuinely open questions as honestly open — not resolved in either direction for the sake of a cleaner story. How archaeologists actually confirm a lost civilization is real. Why the “Dark Ages” framing of medieval history is considered outdated by historians. Why the ancient aliens theory persists despite zero supporting archaeological evidence.
Speculation gets labeled as speculation, not dressed up as settled fact — whether the subject is a mythological creature’s real-world origin or an unsolved case that genuinely remains unsolved.
What you’ll find across our subcategories: Ancient & Lost Civilizations, Ancient Aliens, Unsolved Mysteries, Mythological Creatures, Secret Societies, Historical Inventions, Vikings, Medieval History, Military History, Company History, Architecture History, Vintage America, Religion & Bible, Mythology, and Native American History.
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History & Mysteries
The Lindsay Clancy Trial: What Postpartum Psychosis Actually Means as a Legal Defense
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has moved to jury deliberations after weeks of testimony, closing arguments delivered on August 27,…
History & Mysteries
D.B. Cooper: The Only Unsolved Hijacking in American History
On the evening of November 24, 1971 — the day before Thanksgiving — a man calmly walked up to a…
History & Mysteries
Could AI Finally Solve These Ciphers No One Has Cracked?
For 51 years, one of the most famous codes in American criminal history sat unsolved. The Zodiac Killer sent his…
Native American History
What Archaeology Has Corrected About Native American History Since the Textbook Version Was Written
Decades of archaeological and genetic research have substantially revised the outdated picture many older textbooks still present. Here's what's actually…
Medieval History
Why the ‘Dark Ages’ Framing of Medieval History Is Considered Outdated by Historians
The term 'Dark Ages' implies a period of cultural and intellectual collapse. Modern medieval historians have largely abandoned the framing…