Strange finds our ancestors left behind Since people in the Stone Age and early cultures didn’t have any form of written language there’s no way of knowing why they left behind some of the things they did. We can only guess at the purpose of the artifacts and remains...
The worst ending survival stories of all time You’ve probably heard the story of Aron Ralston, the guy who got stuck at the bottom of a slot canyon and had to cut his own arm off. As horrible as his story is it doesn’t even come close to the stories below,...
1000 Japanese soldiers vs saltwater crocodiles This event is known to some as the worst crocodile attack in history, and a massive over-exaggeration by others. During World War two the Allied forces were heavily involved throughout south-east Asia and one especially...
How our ancestors made processed foods Today the foods we consider to be processed are things like cheeseburgers and pizza, but back in a time when you’d be living off a handful of different vegetables all your life eating something processed would be considered a...
What did the Vikings eat? The word Viking is the old Norse word for pirate or raider which is something they became very famous for, and because of this people of other countries began to refer to the people of Scandinavia as Vikings. They were known as fierce...
The earliest use of tools by our ancestors During the ice age, much of the northern hemisphere was covered in thick sheets of ice up to 2 miles thick, and life on Earth was either in the sea or in the warmer areas in the south. The earliest part of the planet to thaw...