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The ancient Aztec Death Whistle was reportedly used to help the dead pass into the underworld or before battles, to scare enemies. It actually sounds like death.

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One of the most popular RPGs ever released, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, is on sale right now for $4.99 through Steam. Even though it was released in 2011, the game's graphics still hold up, which...

Our friends running this Kickstarter project for Lovecraft: The Blasphemously Large First Issue sent us 6 original illustrations of H.P...

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Slovenská fotografka Diana Takácsová navštívila krajiny bývalej Juhoslávie, aby mohla nafotiť schátrané a zabudnuté vojnové pomníky, ktoré vyzerajú ako z iného sveta. Na svojej stránke píše, že: “Juhoslovanské vojnové monumenty sa snažia prekonať všetko: ničivú silu prírody, ľudí a fakt, že upadli do zabudnutia.” Pozrite si ich na týchto mrazivých fotografiách.

Cartophiles rejoice — the NYPL recently made over 20,000 historical maps from its database free to access, download, and use. The library's Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division created an...

As 2014 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the most futuristic breakthroughs and developments of the past year. This year's crop features a slew of incredible technological, scientific, and social achievements, from mind-to-mind communication to self-guiding sniper bullets. Here are 15 predictions that came true in 2014.

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