Tag: discovery

Cave Explorer Feels Cold Draft From Hole in Mountain—Finds Subterrain Waterfall 26-Stories Deep

A strange gust of cool air billowed from within Lookout Mountain—and led one explorer to discover a most coveted American natural treasure. Excavators felt the unexpected cool rush blow from the newly-drilled opening, and, curiosity piqued, Leo Lambert sought to track down the source of the mystery breeze. During their 1928 Tennessee dig, Lambert embarked…


How to Overcome Overthinking

Hello, I’m Conan Milner, and this is Words of Wellness. A show where we discuss health, from mind to body to spirit. The human mind is a powerful force that allows us to reason and problem-solve. But if the mind becomes obsessive and anxious, this power can turn against us. It might be the merry-go-round…


4 Christian Bros Homeschooled in Jungle Bring Christ to ‘Superstitious’ Tribe—Who Share Survival Savvy

The jungle was their playground—the harsh wilds of Indonesia their backyard. The hardy tribes-children of the Wano were the neighbors’ kids next door, whom they would call on, and it all seemed perfectly normal to them. It sounds exotic. But living a real-life Jungle Book upbringing, the sons of American missionaries, for the Wild brothers,…


VIDEO: Shipwreck Hunters Find 2 Steam-Era Ships That Sank in Fierce Storm in 1914 on Lake Superior

The shipwrecked schooner barge Selden E. Marvin was one of three vessels that sank during a storm over 100 years ago. In April, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) announced the ship’s discovery—retrieving a piece of the historic puzzle. They captured haunting footage of the schooner, thrillingly revealing her partially-preserved name board, broken helm,…


Divers Explore Abysmal Undersea Sinkhole, Revealed as World’s 2nd Deepest—Here’s How Deep

The local Yucatán fishermen definitely knew they existed—but nobody really knew how insanely deep they were until recently. It was revealed that the second-deepest submerged sinkhole in the world was found just off the coast of Mexico. The underwater sinkholes east of the Yucatán Peninsula have been called “pozas” by locals, though scientists term them…


This Bizarre Town With Thin, Wavy Farms Looks Like Wonderland, Has One Road for 6,000 Villagers

It might seem something of a wonderland when viewed from above—the village’s green- and gold-striped landscape weaves a tapestry that stretches toward the horizon, as far as the eye can see. A long, lonely thread of street prods through the village of Sułoszowa, 28 miles northwest of Krakow, Poland. That connects its nearly 6,000 inhabitants…


Researchers Recover 1,000-Year-Old Viking Silver Coins With Christian Symbols From King Harald Bluetooth Era

The Viking king who introduced Christianity to Denmark had cross-bearing silver coins struck between the years 970 and 980. Last fall, researchers uncovered 50 silver coins bearing crucifixes, alongside other treasures, in a field in Blåtand, Denmark, just a few miles from where said king—Harald Bluetooth—built the iconic Viking ring castle Fyrkat, which survives today….


This Mysterious ‘Cursed’ Outcrop Steeped in Roman Ruins Led Many to Fatal Ends on Her Rocky Shores

Just off Italy’s southern coast, is a rocky island believed to be so cursed that many locals refuse to go near it. Embedded within the wave-beaten outcrop, a tiny abandoned villa lies, all but in ruins, a mere 100 feet from the coastline of Posillipo, an affluent residential area of Naples. The island consists of two…


‘Climb of Faith’ Is Only Way to This Christian Church Carved Into Cliff in Ethiopia Centuries Ago

A test of faith challenges the souls of all who make the perilous pilgrimage to Abuna Yemata Guh, the monolithic cave church in northern Ethiopia that towers 400 feet above the valley floor. It was in the fifth century that the Christian priest Father Yemata from Egypt supposedly walked into the Tigray region in the African country…


There’s a ‘Secret’ Tunnel and Vault Hidden Behind Lincoln’s Head on Rushmore—And Here’s What’s Inside

There is far more to Mount Rushmore than four granite heads on a hill. The giant heads are most impressive, portraying pivotal men in American history worthy of being studied and remembered. But there is a backstory—with some notable hidden gems—behind these prominent sculptures in the Black Hills of South Dakota that not all Americans are aware…