A bottle, yellow fluid and nails to taste. How to make a witch bottle, the magic power of the ingredients, the earliest documented cases, how the practice spread throughout Europe and the Americas and how archaeological remains of this magical practice are still being found

Ditching at sea, whether for bad or worse, is the most plausible theory regarding the aviatrix's final fate. Her last confirmed radio messages before she disappeared, what we know for sure about about what happened, the realities of splashdown and the chances of finding an intact Electra aircraft on the ocean floor

One of the oldest and most famous product names in the Western world, a healing concoction that promises to cure all yet heals nothing and hasn't a single drop of ophidian juice

The ability of Ginkgo trees to survive atomic bombs, the mystery surrounding what Pope Leo told Attila the Hun to prevent the destruction of Rome, The Great Firewall of China, the first car ever sold, Fiat's rooftop racetrack, Burma, the country that changed its name and nobody knows where it is anymore, other major country name change failures, the day there was no news, Paul is dead, White Shark Cafe, and 10 little pills for extra punch

Events where people suddenly find themselves witnessing scenes from the past in the exact place they're standing

The history of Noah's Ar, the obsessive search for the Ark that began in the 19th century, the myths and scientific evidence of a universal flood, the problem with searching on Mount Ararat, the nearby Durupınar formation and the likelihood of such a wooden structure surviving to the present

According to this weird theory, 300 years of the Middle Ages never existed. Claims, arguments against it, the radical revisionist that launched the proposal and the reasons it went viral years later

Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

Beer from the cave to the can, skeuomorphism, the mystery of the most expensive soul record in existence, how Scotch tape got its name, the Great Stink, why the Guinness Book of Records was created, the selling of the Eiffel Tower, the coastline paradox, Johatsu, the evaporated people of Japan, and the Wicked Bible that actually exists.

It may sound far‑fetched but there are grounded reasons to think that the Bard didn't write all he wrote. From the lack of evidence for academic formation to his reappearance out of the blue throwing out one masterpiece after another. If true, who was the real author of Shakespeare's works?

His debauched lifestyle, the Golden Dawn, the rumors about a door to hell's gate that he was said to have left open, the magic duel at Blythe Road, K2 and Kangchenjunga deadly expeditions, the do what thou wilt Thelema, raise to fame as dark magician, taking over of the Ordo Templi Orientis, spy role during WWI, the Cefalù scandal and his final days, ruined and forgotten

The most famous shootout of the Wild West era. Wyatt Earp, his brothers and Doc Holliday against five outlaw cowboys. A historical background of Tombstone, the people involved in the incident, the details of the gunfight, the aftermath, Wyatt's vendetta and the fate of the survivors

A guide to the Chinese Zodiac. Quickly find your sign, explore personal traits and understand the features of each zodiac year in under five minutes.

There are places in the world where the temperature is not that low yet it still chills you to the bone. This article explains what wet cold is, lists the 70 places in the world most affected by this type of cold with an index developed by col2.com, the top 10 and a brief field guide on how to protect yourself

She was an exotic dancer, the most solicited courtesan of Paris, a spy, a double agent and after being executed while blowing a kiss to the firing squad, a pop culture icon who still endures

While the known US UFO research projects have focused on debunking the phenomena, managing public concern and deflecting attention, the real investigation has been conducted by a secret program beyond any political control. It is referred to as the Legacy Program and it strongly resembles the Majestic 12 theory

Exclusively for col2.com, the 9th part of BadMedium's diaries telling his psychic and paranormal experiences in first person. In this installment a mystical vision of an initiation journey and a material that does not exist in the real world or on the internet

The main prophecies for the year 2026 by Nostradamus, Astrology, some fringe modern prophets and Baba Vanga

Predictions for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Will any of them come true?

December 24 has never halted the world. This article compiles notable events that took place on this significant day