Carlo Crespi Croci was born in Italy in 1891 in a small town near Milan. He chose the path of a priest in his early childhood when he helped with services in the church. When he was15 years old, Carlo Read More …
For years on scientists try to overpower death and look for a way of doing it. And they also have an example of a man who did it. It is the Buryatian lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov. At old age he went Read More …
Thirty years ago, French explorer, Michel Peissel who is known as the founder of the source of Mekong River, went deep in the inaccessible forests of Tibet and the neighboring province of Sichuan. In the Himalayan valleys, close to the Read More …
In the 30s, a group of researchers discovered the isolated, indigenous Senoi tribe in a mountain area in Malaysia. The Senoi have a unique understanding of dreams and dreaming, which is believed to be the key for maintaining a happy Read More …
A witty Scotsman, called Gregor MacGregor made his fortune not by selling real things, but imaginary land that didn’t belong to anyone. In the late 18th century, MacGregor managed to convince hundreds of wealthy investors that he was the “Cacique” Read More …
We live in a world where the legacy of some great people is deemed nonexistent because of criticism and skepticism. No matter how creative their concepts were, the reputation of those controversial people is determined by their political and socio-economical Read More …
The ancient city of Al-`Ula is one of the Middle East’s most impressive ghost towns, located along the Incense Road in northwestern Saudi Arabia, about 400 km (248 miles) from Medina. Once the capital of the ancient North Arabian Kingdom Read More …
The Aztec people are part of the Nahuatl-speaking groups in central Mexico and a large portion of their mythology is similar to that of the other Mesoamerican cultures. What’s interesting is that the Aztecs are mentioned in the ancient Indian Read More …
A 1900-year-old ancient Egyptian papyrus was recently deciphered by two researchers. It contains stories of mystical rituals that included sex, drinking and singing of hymns in honor of the goddess Mut. The two researchers believe that the fictional story is Read More …
This interesting dolmen is a ‘portal tomb’ in Ireland dating from the 4th – 5th millennium BC. It is topped by very large granite capstone measuring 4.7m x 6.1m x 2m (15.4 x 20 x 6.5 ft) . The capstone rests Read More …
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