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She began her adult life as a stripper, and ended it as an Empress. She even was made a saint. Quite a life she led.

Building has been an Orthodox Church twice, a mosque twice, a Catholic Church and a museum in its long history.

From a pilot who bombed New Mexico after accidentally pressing launch during turbulence, to a nuke that landed in a swamp with three of its four safety mechanisms having failed. Short video showing occasions America nearly nuked itself.

Short video detailing the overview of the Gnostic Gospels, some of their key claims and why some scholars rejected them.

Four theories exist about where the Ark of the Covenant is hidden 1) Under the Temple Mount 2) Hidden in the desert 3) Hidden in Europe 4) Hidden in Ethiopia

In 1983, a series of events could have caused nuclear war, culminating in the Able Archer exercises by NATO. Fortunately we avoided it, in large part because a Soviet soldier at a base realized there was a malfunction in the early warning system and refused to launch a counter attack. Short...

This short video explores the theory that Jack the Ripper was not a normal serial killer. Instead, he was a senior official dispatched to commit crimes as part of a wider plot to cover up evidence of a royal indiscretion. Hope this will be of interest to fellow members.

Ancient Medieval sources speak of a lost kingdom ruled by a man named Prester John. Was it real? Was it a legend? Short video explores this.

Pelagius was excommunicated for this.

Navajo Marines used their language to secure communications and help win WW2.

Short video on the history of Iceland, from its settlement by early Vikings, to its place as a base for Norse exploration of the New World and how the island shifted from Pagan to Christian in one meeting.

There was once a Viking colony on Greenland that was suddenly abandoned in the 1500s. The mystery is why? Was it caused by extreme weather? Was it war with other groups? Or was it something else? This short video explores what may have caused the collapse of Viking Greenland, hope it is of interest.

Grace O'Malley was a pirate in the 1500s, who attacked slave ships, raided enemy vessels and forced concessions from Elizabeth I.

The outbreak of the Justinian Plague sabotaged plans to reunify the Roman Empire and critically weakened it on the eve of the Arab conquests. Short video exploring it.

Short video explaining why Germany was forced to abandon plans to invade Switzerland.

Short video explaining how the Vikings and the responses of the European leaders to their attacks led to the end of the Dark Ages and the beginning of the Middle Ages.

She was the only female resistance commander in the Philippines, but she wreaked havoc on the Japanese occupiers. This included using homemade guns and knife attack for stealth. Remarkable woman.

The difference between Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Vikings.