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In Vietnam, the US quickly feared they were facing a far bigger war than they expected. But with Project 100,000, the US found a solution that was unspeakable, using low-IQ troops as cannon fodder.
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Our climate is changing rapidly, fuelled by mankind’s ecological destruction. But this is not the first time our world has suddenly changed. There may be lessons to be learned from the last period of rapid change, known as the Younger Dryas.
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In wartime, disrupting your enemy’s supply lines is as important as winning battles. That was the thinking behind Operation Popeye in Vietnam, which US troops laughingly referred to with the phrase “make mud, not war!”
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historic-mysteries · 7 days
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Charles Shelton was shot down during the Vietnam war and taken prisoner. Eight years later his family expected his release, only to discover he had disappeared. What happened to Colonel Shelton, the last POW of Vietnam?
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historic-mysteries · 10 days
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The Camp Van Dorn massacre seems almost impossible to believe: could 1,200 US soldiers have been executed by their own side? But, as is sometimes the case, not everything you read is true.
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historic-mysteries · 12 days
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The North American buffalo is an enormous animal, and can be very dangerous. Searching for a way to hunt these creatures, the Native Americans came up with an ingenious solution. Why kill the animals when you could make them jump to their deaths?
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historic-mysteries · 14 days
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Standing high above the surrounding landscape, the Alhambra of Spain seems almost impossibly beautiful. But hidden beneath the façade is an engineering marvel, which managed to bring water to the high plateau, seemingly defying gravity.
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historic-mysteries · 17 days
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Gnaeus Maricus Coriolanus is one of the great heroes of the early Roman Republic. So why is it that nothing was written about him until 200 years after he died?
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historic-mysteries · 18 days
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The horrifying Mellified Man: were ancient Arabian volunteers saturated in honey, preserved for 100 years, and then sold as candied medicine for a high price? This Chinese medical text thinks so.
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historic-mysteries · 18 days
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Weeping statues are a more common Catholic phenomenon than you would think. The Vatican dismisses most as frauds, but a few remain which defy physical explanation. Are they miraculous evidence of the divine?
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historic-mysteries · 18 days
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On September 23, 1935, in the Kingsbury Run area of Cleveland, Ohio, two male bodies were found in the bushes. Someone had beheaded and emasculated both of them. The police arrived and conducted a preliminary investigation during which they found both heads. One of the bodies bore additional evidence of chemical treatment which turned the skin leathery and red. This was the work of the Cleveland torso murderer — one of the most heinous and brutal serial killers in U.S history, also known as the Mad Butcher.
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Skeletons of Steller’s Sea Cow survive in museums, but sadly not the creature itself.
Learn more: https://www.historicmysteries.com/steller-sea-cow-sea-ape/
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Caligula has a reputation as one of the cruelest rulers of the Roman Empire. But was he really mad, smeared by his enemies, or just corrupted by absolute power?
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In 1974 two men disappeared near Reykjavik, Iceland. Six people would be imprisoned for their murders which, it now appears, never happened. Why confess to a non-existent murder?
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Before she turned into her portly and elderly self, Queen Victoria was a young and attractive 19-year-old girl. The media went crazy for her and the people adored her. The young lady would soon be crowned Queen of England.
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1984 was drawing to a close when an unemployed German food technician, Günther Stoll, was suffering from a paranoid episode that had been persisting for quite a while. On more than one occasion, he would mention “them” to his wife. Apparently, he believed that “they” were after him. This had been happening long enough that she got used to hearing about “them” or “they”. However, one particular evening the situation would take a turn for the worse and end in tragedy.
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