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William the Conqueror dies around the age of 59. Weeks earlier, his horse had reared up during a battle in France, pushing the kings saddle pommel into his abdomen. It caused an infection that proved fatal, and after he was placed in a tomb too small for his body, his corpse exploded during his funeral.

The Austrian-Turkish War. In September of 1788, the Ottoman Army arrived in the town of Karansebes after several days struggling to overtake it. There they found their enemy, the Austrians, in a state of utter disarray and destruction, after having fired at themselves in a case of mistaken identity and a drunken brawl.

The Galapagos Islands Source: Flickr Charles Darwin called the Galapagos Islands a little world within itself. Its hard to imagine what his life and work would have looked like without this Pacific Island archipelago, and its just as challenging to think of the island chain without the giant tortoises which give the islands their name.

Anna Lee DozierThe ancient Maya vase purchased by Anna Lee Dozier five years ago. While at a Maryland thrift store five years ago, Anna Lee Dozier found what she thought was nothing more than a good deal: a vase reminiscent of those created by the Maya for just $3.99. She later discovered the deal was

A bizarre murder that took place in West Virginia in February 2019 has come to a conclusion at least, for now. According to local news outlet The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Amanda Michelle Naylor McClure, 31, pled guilty to second-degree murder for killing her boyfriend, 38-year-old John Thomas McGuire, with the help of her father