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The Largest Cannon on Earth

The Largest Cannon on Earth

‘Say hello to my maniacally large friend’, Raja Man Singh would have bellowed hellishly, standing atop his high stoned watch tower, scouring the open lands around around the Jaigar fort for anybody that dared venture into his kingdom. It is... (Continue reading)

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The Bicycle Infantry

The Bicycle Infantry

In the national museum of military history in the town of Dekirch, Germany, an elaborate display of the military inventory during the WWI and WWII casts a vintage charm on all those  who walk in to find themselves warped back... (Continue reading)

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It is sad that a lot of you didn’t know this

It is sad that a lot of you didn't know this

It is sad that many of us know which celebrity forgot to wear her underwear to the party or which politician does the naked suryanamaskar to ward off evil and not know some of the most significant, astonishing facts about... (Continue reading)

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The Real Emily Rose

The Real Emily Rose

Anneliese Michel was born on the 21st of September, 1952 in Leiblfig, an obscure country town in Germany. She lived a devout life dedicated to prayers and teachings of the Bible. People that knew her described her to be an... (Continue reading)

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The Bermuda Triangle – Nature’s Houdini

The Bermuda Triangle - Nature's Houdini

The Bermuda triangle or the ‘Devil’s Triangle’ as often cited as the worlds most talked about paranormal phenomena. The triangle is known to have its three points in Puerto Rico, Florida and on the island of Bermuda. For centuries, people... (Continue reading)

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The Mystery of Ancient Indian Flying Machines.

The Mystery of Ancient Indian Flying Machines.

The Wright brothers might own the bragging rights to the concept of mechanized flight and flying machines since they successfully unveiled to the world a winged vehicle that they took to the skies for several minutes and landed without incident.... (Continue reading)

Facts you didn’t know about Hitler!

Facts you didn't know about Hitler!

Tyrant/villain/evil/maniac call him what you may, but this man had a lot more to him than most people knew, here are some interesting facts about him... (Continue reading)

The Old Monk – Schadenfreude – The perfect reason

The Old Monk - Schadenfreude – The perfect reason

Have you ever felt guilty about wishing that your boss had a terrible accident, or wish that he lost all his hair, or at least hoped that his car had an abominable puncture? Well if you are ever taken to... (Continue reading)

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The Old Monk – Top 5 things you didn’t know about the Titanic

The Old Monk – Top 5 things you didn’t know about the Titanic

I just finished watching the 1950’s version of the Titanic, which I think is a far superior movie than the modern one with all the nude paintings and pointless dancing. Anyways, I have always been addicted to unknown facts about... (Continue reading)

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The Old Monk-Top 5 things you didn’t know about ancient Rome!

The Old Monk-Top 5 things you didn’t know about ancient Rome!

There were apparently few women in early Rome; Romulus (c. 771-717 B.C.) kidnapped neighboring Sabine women. Most of the girls were prizes of whoever got them first, while a few of the more beautiful ones were brought to leading senators... (Continue reading)

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