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Historical Thursday: The Oak Island Money Pit


Oak Island is an uninhabited Canadian spot of mystery just off the coast Nova Scotia. It’s a small, wooded piece of land that totals only 140 acres and rises no higher than 36 feet from sea level. Hidden in this lush green spot is a deep dark secret, one that people have been trying to uncover for the past 250 years

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Thursday: Hitler’s Talking Dogs


Oh Nazis, you so crazy. While the Germans, Soviets and Americans all had some pretty nutty ideas during wartime in the 20th century, the Nazis always seem to take the biggest slice of the crazy cake. During the Second War of the World, the Reich spent a fair amount of time and money research our canine friends in an attempt to turn them into more than just adorable companions

 

Historical Thursday: Atlantropa


There have been some pretty interesting ideas engineering ideas throughout the years, but every once in a while I stumble upon one that is simply unbelievable in its scope. Atlantropa, a massive colonization and geographical manipulation project designed to construct a new landmass between Europe and Africa, is one of those ideas