An 11-year-old boy led Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu in 1911, but the explorer didn’t at first grasp what he’d found

Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 20, 2018 Nikola Simonovski Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel built in the 15th century. Known worldwide, the citadel was reportedly built as a home for the Emperor Pachacuti, and was abandoned by the Incas a century later when the Spanish conquest began. Located high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, it … Read more

Mystery messages engraved in Scotland’s rocks up to 5,000 years ago might soon be decoded using 3D scans

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 23, 2018 Stefan Andrews About 6,000 rocks that display distinctive “cup and ring” carvings, alongside other ancient engravings, dot the landscape of Britain, with at least one-third of them found in Scotland. Archaeologists have offered several explanations as to what these strange symbols mean. Some have said the ancients inscribed them for … Read more

Once a flourishing resort for the rich and famous, the city of Varosha is now a ghost town

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 11, 2018 Brad Smithfield Clothes left hanging on the wires, rotting food in the pots and pans, abandoned bicycles on the street. Forty years ago, time suddenly stopped in Varosha. The ghostly remnants of a thriving community seem like something out of a paranormal horror movie. There are miles and miles … Read more

The British royal family hid Crown Jewels from Nazis in a biscuit tin

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 20, 2018 Goran Blazeski The Imperial State Crown is brought to the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament on November 6, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images) Often seen as the symbols of the British monarchy, the world-famous Crown Jewels have an immense historical and cultural significance, … Read more

The Little Drummer Boy: Sergeant John Clem was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero

Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 1, 2018 Goran Blazeski The American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. Although no one knows precisely how many people were killed or wounded during this great tragedy, most researchers agree that the number of casualties went way beyond anybody’s expectations. It has been estimated that over 620,000 Americans lost their lives … Read more

Alice Liddell, inspiration for “Alice in Wonderland,” lost two sons to WWI and as a widow was forced to sell her manuscript of “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground”

 Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 20, 2018 Nikola Simonovski Alice in Wonderland is among the most influential books ever written. Adored by both children and adults, it tells the story of a bored little girl named Alice and her journey to an imaginary parallel world, filled with very amusing human-like creatures. Being one of the most notable … Read more

Blanche Monnier was imprisoned in a tiny room for 25 years because her mother hated her choice of husband

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 5, 2018 Tijana Radeska If Blanche Monnier hadn’t made the wrong choice for a future husband, history might not have recorded her existence. She chose someone whom her mother disliked. In fact, Madam Monnier disliked her daughter’s love interest so much that she locked the girl in a tiny room until … Read more

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