The Siberian permafrost preserved this 19th-century woman so well that some of her clothes remained perfectly intact.Elena Solovyova/The Siberian TimesThe mummified woman was found buried with a copper cross, leather stockings, and fur-lined boots. Siberia’s Yakutia region near the Russian Arctic is so unbearably cold, temperatures can fall below -76 degrees Fahrenheit. That bodes badly for the living, but works wonders to preserve the dead. According to The Siberian Times, that’s where Dr.

Experts have not only discovered the most northern settlement of the paleolithic era ever found, but direct evidence that ancient hunters managed to slaughter woolly mammoths there.I.S. Pavlov.Discovered in 2019, the find will soon be detailed in a scientific journal. In 2019, the Siberian Branch of Russia’s Academy of Sciences made a staggering discovery on the remote island of Kotelny. Over 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle and off the coast of Yakutia, the coldest inhabited region on Earth, Kotelny’s frozen grounds have revealed the northernmost Paleolithic settlement ever found.

It looks like porcelain… but it isn’t. Source: Oddity Central Artists are those daring individuals who try to make a living out of pushing boundaries and challenging—and hopefully changing—our tastes. In the artist’s endless process of borrowing, blending and creating, art and its respective mediums always evolve, adapting to the times and interests of their creators and viewers alike. Nowhere is this more evident than in sculpting. While materials such as marble remain favorites among sculpting traditionalists, many others use bizarre and innovative materials and have crafted true masterpieces with them.

Source: Wikimedia Thanks to modern medical technology and the pervading cultural ideal that doctors should be formally educated and trained, we no longer have to worry about being buried alive. For much of history, however, it was actually a legitimate concern for a person to have, particularly if they suffered from episodes or “attacks” of a condition called catalepsy. Similar to narcolepsy, catalepsy (not to be confused with cataplexy) is a state of uncontrolled muscle rigidity and unresponsiveness that is often linked to episodes of catatonia.

The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association found the wreckage of the steamship Milwaukee in June 2023, 137 years after it sank following a collision with the C. Hickox.Michigan Shipwreck Research AssociationA sonar image of the steamship Milwaukee. Using historical newspaper clippings, researchers from the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) recently discovered the wreckage of a steamship that sank 360 feet to the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1886. The association announced the discovery of the steamship Milwaukee wreckage at the 24th annual MSRA Shipwreck Show at the Knickerbocker Theater in Holland, Michigan, on March 23, 2024, although the discovery itself was made in June 2023.

A group of paleontologists discovered the rare fossils of the ancient Phoebodus shark in Morocco.Paulo Oliveria/AlamyRecently discovered fossils revealed that there were once serpent-like sharks. There are more than 500 species of shark swimming in our oceans today, and these species differ greatly in their shapes, sizes, feeding habits, and behavior. But one very primitive shark genus known as Phoebodus sticks out from the rest, considering it actually looked nothing like the sharks we are familiar with — instead, it looked strikingly more like an eel.

Charles Jenkins spent 40 years as a North Korean prisoner after defecting from the U.S. Army in 1965.Getty ImagesCharles Jenkins U.S. sergeant Charles Jenkins, who defected to North Korea in the 1960s and was held prisoner in Pyongyang for 40 years, has died. Jenkins was 77 and living in Japan where he had settled with his family after being released from North Korea in 2004. In 1965, the United States was smack dab in the middle of the Vietnam War.

Mamie Till-Mobley is best known for her activism after her son's murder in 1955. But her story didn't end there.On August 31, 1955, the body of 14-year-old Emmett Till was found in the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi. His corpse was so mutilated that he could only be identified by his ring. And Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was devastated when she found out what happened to him. A few days earlier, Emmett had been abducted, tortured, and murdered by two white men, Roy Bryant and J.

Stunning vintage portraits of the world's diverse cultures — from Brazilian headhunters to Indian snake charmers — from over a century ago. Man peddling vegetables, Japan, 1890-1923.Frank Carpenter/Library of Congress A witch doctor, 1920-1930. Frank Carpenter/Library of Congress Kenyan man, 1880-1923.Frank Carpenter/Library of Congress Indigenous Filipinos hold baby, 1890-1923.Frank Carpenter/Library of Congress Serbian man wearing hat, vest, belted pants, and pointed toed shoes with cane standing outside of building in Yugoslavia, 1880-1924.

Ugliest Animals: The Blobfish Source: Stunning Interesting Facts The blobfish got its name from, well, looking more like a blob than a fish. This ugly ocean dweller lives in deep waters off the coasts of Australia and surrounding areas. Since the blobfish’s body is made up of a gelatinous substance that’s slightly less dense than water, the fish is able to float above the sea floor without using much energy. Source: Business Insider