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Gateway Experience: CIA’s secret research declassified

In the throes of the Cold War, the CIA commissioned a bombshell report on the furthest frontiers of human consciousness. Recently declassified, this document chronicles the spy agency’s foray into a technique called the “Gateway Experience”

The Longest (yet Bloodless) War in History

Tucked off the southwest coast of England, the Isles of Scilly seem an unlikely location for participating in the longest military conflict ever recorded.

Visiting the Eyes of God

Deep in Bulgaria's wondrous karst landscapes lies a natural wonder that has captivated travelers for ages. Prohodna Cave, the country's largest tunnel-like cavern, features an unearthly pair of symmetrical holes in its lofty ceiling known as the "Eyes of God."

The man who stole Einstein’s brain

Albert Einstein is undoubtedly one of the greatest scientific minds in history. The German-born physicist developed the theory of relativity, which revolutionized our understanding of time, space, gravity, and the universe.

Death penalty for drinking coffee

Coffee, is an aromatic, eye-opening beverage that millions of people worldwide can't seem to start their day without. But, imagine being ruled by a leader who believed that coffee was a threat to public morality, to the extent that he threatened to behead anyone caught drinking it publicly.

Last Civil War widow died 155 years after the War ended

When Helen Viola Jackson passed away in December 2020 at age 101, it marked the end of an era. She was the last known surviving widow of a Civil War veteran, dying over 155 years after the war concluded.
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