Uncovering The Legend Of The Loch Ness Monster, 7 Of The Most Disturbing Psychological Experiments Ever Conducted, And More

[History Uncovered]( [The Legend Of The Loch Ness Monster, The Scottish Cryptid That Has Fascinated The World For Centuries]( [The legend of the Loch Ness Monster dates back to ancient times, with the first written account claiming that the creature brutally attacked swimmers in Loch Ness in modern-day Scotland in 565 C.E. — until Irish abbot St. Columba ordered the animal to leave.]( [Archaeologists Just Dug Up This 'Very Rare' 3,000-Year-Old Sword In Germany — And It Still Shines]( [Likely dating back to the 14th century B.C.E., this octagonal sword is in "exceptional" condition and was found in Bavaria alongside the remains of a Bronze Age man, woman, and child who were buried in "quick succession."]( [Inside 7 Of The Most Horrific Psychological Experiments Ever Performed]( [From the Little Albert Experiment to the Monster Study, these psychological experiments exposed humanity's dark side — and rarely seemed worth the cost.]( [Inside Bob Ross' Military Career — And How It Led Him To Become The Soft-Spoken Painter We Know Today]( ["I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way anymore."]( [Why The Failed Raid On Harpers Ferry Was A 'Dress Rehearsal' For The Civil War]( [Before abolitionist John Brown was hanged for leading the raid on Harpers Ferry, he handed one of his guards a note that read: "I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land: will never be purged away; but with blood."]( [Archaeology Students In Peru Just Uncovered A 3,000-Year-Old Mummy In A Dump Next To A Soccer Field]( [The mummy was surrounded by corn, cocoa leaves, and seeds, evidence supporting the mummification as part of a ritual burial.]( [Juan Corona, The Serial Killer Who Butchered 25 Migrant Workers And Buried Them In California Orchards]( [In 1971, 25 migrant workers' bodies were discovered in crude graves scattered across the Sacramento Valley — all victims of Juan Corona.]( [A Necklace Adorned With A Prehistoric Megalodon Tooth Was Just Found Among The Remains Of The Titanic]( [Though it's unknown who the unique necklace belonged to, efforts are underway to contact family members of the 2,200 Titanic passengers in hopes of revealing its owner.]( [After Millennia Of Searching, Archaeologists Believe They Have Located Alexander The Great's Tomb]( [One of history's most enduring mysteries, the location of Alexander the Great's tomb has remained unknown since it was moved from Memphis to Alexandria around 300 B.C.E.]( [Skeletons, Spikes, And Hungry Rats: Inside The Unspeakable Horrors Of Medieval Oubliette Prisons]( [One of history's most horrific torture methods, the oubliette was a secret underground prison shaft with a hatch or hole in its ceiling where prisoners were left to die.]( [Archaeologists Uncover 153,000-Year-Old Footprints In South Africa — And They Might Be The Oldest Homo Sapiens Tracks Ever]( [Now, experts are eager to explore more track sites in the region.]( [Kristin Smart Disappeared Without A Trace In 1996. Nearly Three Decades Later, A Podcast Helped Bring Her Killer To Justice]( [Kristin Smart was just 19 when she vanished from California Polytechnic State University on May 25, 1996 — and it took over two decades to catch her killer.]( [Listen To The Latest History Uncovered Podcast]( [On May 10, 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. And life for Corrie ten Boom, a 48-year-old watchmaker in the city of Haarlem, would never be the same. With the help of the Dutch resistance, Corrie and her family constructed a secret room that they used to offer shelter to neighbors, customers, and anyone else who asked, eventually saving some 800 people from the Nazis.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy All That's Interesting without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](