Under torture, the Templars confessed to all sorts of sinful and criminal behavior: spitting on the cross, kissing and sex between members of the Order, denial of Christ, and worshipping false idols. Over the next several years, dozens of Templars were burned at the stake. The Pope formally dissolved the…
In fact the United States dropped 8 million tons of bombs in Indochina between 1962 and 1973, compared with a total of around 4 million tons dropped by all the warring nations in the Second World War. How many bombs were dropped in Vietnam War? Between 1965 and 1975, the…
Located north of the Sea of Galilee on a trade route connecting Egypt and Babylon, Hazor was the largest biblical-era site in Israel. The Bible has Jericho being torched by Israel, who has arrived from Egypt, and Kenyon says Egyptians, in pursuit of the Hyksos, burned the walls. The problem?…
Most of Cobain’s ashes were originally scattered at a New York Buddhist temple and in the Wishkah river in Washington state. However, Love says she kept some for herself, hidden away in a location that was a closely guarded secret until now. In 2008, Love claimed that these ashes were…
Most Romans, were poor and performed unskilled labor for work. Jobs for the rich were easy to get. Examples of jobs that rich people could get were a teacher, construction worker, a merchant or a farmer. Only Roman citizens were allowed to wear tunics. The rich people were allowed to…
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez did not marry but were believed to have been in a relationship for some time. The pair met in 1961 and collaborated for years before their relationship had blossomed into romance over the following years. In Joan Baez How Sweet the Sound, he spoke of…
Monteith played popular jock Finn Hudson on the series, Michele’s on-screen love interest. The couple’s chemistry wasn’t just good on screen: It carried over into a real life relationship. The two dated for nearly a year and a half up until Monteith’s death in 2013. A week later it’s reported…
This means that, in a way, she helps Naruto survive. He wants to go out and fight whatever foe faces the Hidden Leaf Village, but Sakura would help hold him back, and possibly live longer. Naruto is brash and very vocal about his feelings. Sasuke and Sakura have never been…
Brothers John and Clarence Anglin were also serving sentences at Alcatraz for bank robbery, having been convicted along with their brother Alfred. The chapters describing the daring escape attempts by Frank Morris and two accomplices from this “inescapable” prison became the basis for the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie. Discover the…
Akron, Ohio has one of the biggest flexes to its name. The city is the birthplace of two of the greatest basketball players the world has ever seen. LeBron James and Stephen Curry. What makes this even more interesting is that the two were born in the same hospital: Akron…