- During the Civil War, both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis wrote letters to the Pope trying to get him on their side. Both letters are now stored in the Secret Vatican Archives, deep beneath the surface of Vatican City. https://www.gothepodcast.com/blog/mysteries-of-the-vatican-secret-archives 485 comments history
- Behind Lincoln’s head on Mt. Rushmore is a National Time Capsule intended for future civilizations to discover. The sculptors didn’t want to leave the massive monument without an explanation detailing it’s history, in the way the Egyptian Pyramids are shrouded in mystery. https://www.gothepodcast.com/blog/secret-room-inside-mt-rushmore 618 comments history
- In the winters during the American Revolution, bodies of dead soldiers were stored in basements until the ground would thaw enough to bury them. In one case, a wounded soldier was accidentally left with the dead at the Logan Inn. Today his spirit is said to haunt the inn, still trying to escape. https://www.gothepodcast.com/blog/2017/ep-29-the-most-haunted-houses-in-america 3 comments history
- The real life Dracula was crueller than his fictitious counterpart. Accounts say that he impaled mothers with their babies on the same stake. He even boiled and skinned people alive. Impaled victims were arranged in concentric circles on the outskirts of the cities where they could be viewed by all. https://www.gothepodcast.com/blog/vlad-the-impaler-real-life-dracula-and-where-to-find-him 454 comments history
- In 930 AD, Iceland became home to the first parliament in Europe. Located along the Axe River, the speaker was required to memorize every law. He stood with his back to a massive stone known as the Law Rock. Today this is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. https://www.gothepodcast.com/blog/interesting-facts-iceland 38 comments history
- Greenland Sharks don’t mate until they're 150 years old and can live to be 400. They’re also blind and slow, but scientists have found Seal, Reindeer, and Polar Bear meat in their stomachs. http://www.gothepodcast.com/2016/11/hakarl-greenland-shark-oldest-animal/ 5 comments science
- In 1931 William Randolph Hearst took apart and moved a 12th Century Spanish Monastery to California, to use as his pool house. He never rebuilt it. It sat in rubble for decades before being rebuilt in 2016 at a Cistercian Trappist Monastery in Vina, California. http://www.gothepodcast.com/2017/01/sacred-stones/ 33 comments history
- Icelanders predated Columbus' arrival to North America by nearly 500 years. New finds in Canada are revealing more sites where Leif Erikson may have settled. http://www.gothepodcast.com/2016/11/icelandic_longhouses/ 866 comments history