At nearly 110 years old, vactioner Marianne Winkler’s find on the German island of Amrum last April was truly one for the books. After finding a very weathered old bottle with paper inside, Winkler decided to open it up and investigate. “It’s always a joy when someone finds a message in …
More than 100 years after the tragic crash and sinking of the Titanic ship in 1912, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has decided to bring it back to life. Teaming up with the shipping company Blue Star Line, the pair has undergone a project to re-make a nearly exact replica of the …
After tearing open a wall in a Castleton, North Yorkshire cottage, the owners came across a little more than old wiring and plumbing lines. Nestled into the wall was a mummified hand that’s believed to have magical properties. As the world’s only known “Hand of Glory” still in existence, it was as …
Everyone has heard of fortune tellers–from the cheesy TV ads to the neon, lit-up signs in strip malls, but the methods for classic fortune telling go way beyond palm reading and tarot cards. From chicken talons and parrots to “rumpology”, asparagus and entrails, fortune tellers in history have used a …
During its heyday, Pablo Escobar’s drug cartel spent $2,500 per month on rubber bands for bricks of cash. The profits were astronomical at every step. In 1978 each kilo probably cost Escobar $2,000 but sold to Lehder and Jung for $22,000, clearing Escobar $20,000 per kilo. In the next stage …
