Curiosities Archives

You Won’t Believe the Ingá Stone Mystery

The Ingá Stone is a rock near the Ingá River in northeast Brazil which includes symbols and glyphs thought to have been produced by the pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the region.

Did you know that cats were worshiped in Ancient Egypt?

Egyptians believed cats were magical creatures, capable of bringing good luck to the people who housed them. To honor them, wealthy families dressed them in jewels and fed them treats fit for royalty.

Ancient Egyptians worshiped cats and they believed they were immortal and sacred to the gods. they felt that cats were the incarnation of Bast.

Who created the crop circles?

The crop circles are geometrical pattern drawings done mostly in England and close to Stonehenge in the last 50 years. They were always discovered in the mornings and close to roads in crop fields in England.

Where is Dracula’s Grave?

The place of Dracula’s or Vlad the Impaler’s burial is unknown. According to popular tradition, Vlad Țepeș was buried in the Monastery of Snagov. However, scholars carried out excavations in 1933 and found no tomb below the supposed “unmarked tombstone” of Vlad in the monastery of Snagov.

Easter Island Quick Facts

Easter Island was the first Pacific island to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Easter Island lies 3,700 km to the west of Chile and it is one of the most remote islands in the world.

What caused Beethoven’s deafness? Quick Facts

What was the reason Ludwig van Beethoven becoming deaf for?
While everyone knows Beethoven became deaf at the end of his life, no one knows why.

Nefertiti shows her true colors

Was Nefertiti a Black Queen? Nefertiti was a true beauty who changed the way people looked with respect to beauty and fashion during her time.

Can we bring to life mummies from their DNA?

What if we bring to life an Egyptian mummy from its DNA? Ancient Egyptians believed firmly in the afterlife, and can we accomplish their belief with modern genetic cloning capabilities using their DNA?

What if I told you that Tutankhamun was a queen?

What if I told you that Tutankhamun was a queen? Let me explain. Scholars cannot explain why Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb that was meant for a queen.

Who built the Colossal Olmec Heads?

The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They are found in Mexico. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 meters or 3.8 to 11.2 ft.