Ah Nostradamus. The gift that keeps on giving. The seer that keeps on seeing. Credited with foretelling major world events such as the death of the French king Henry II and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, Nostradamus made countless predictions about the past, the present and the future.. Of course, opinion about his talents remains deeply divided to this very day.

The ‘truth’ of 9/11. It was perhaps inevitable that an event as dramatic and devastating as the September 11 attacks would trigger an avalanche of conspiracy theories. Indeed, online commenters were suggesting it was an ‘inside job’ on the very day that terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

11. The original site was discovered under a car park. The original remains of the Globe were discovered in 1989, hidden under a car park. Unfortunately, most of what remains is under the foundations of an unstable building, meaning that there’s not going to be an in-depth excavation of the site any time soon.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, died on 30th August 2022 at the age of 91, following a "long and serious illness".. For much of the 20th century, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world: a vast and seemingly permanent superpower locked …

2. Skinwalker Ranch. Whilst the location of Curse of Skinwalker Ranch continues to mystify the modern world, the famous American ranch has a spooky history that dates back hundreds of years.. Although the sprawling ranch, situated in the Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah, was officially established back in the early 1930s, the land on which it was built is said to have been cursed since the 1800s.

Wepet Renpet. Translated as 'the opening of the year', Wepet Renpet was the ancient Egyptian New Year celebration that honoured the death and rebirth of Osiris.Coinciding with the re-emergence of the Sirius star in the night sky and the flooding of the Nile (which typically arrived around mid-late June each year), Wepet Renpet heralded …

Henry II of France was a personal acquaintance of Nostradamus, who once addressed him in a letter as 'The most invincible Henry King of France'. Unfortunately, Henry actually turned out to be very vincible indeed, and came to a horribly painful end aged just 40. A passionate sportsman fond of hunting and jousting, Henry’s active nature proved his undoing when, in the summer of 1559, he held ...

The Moon Landing has been heralded as the greatest single achievement in the history of mankind. However, not everybody believes that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon on 20th July 1969.They believe that NASA, with the full support of the U.S. government, hoaxed the entire thing to win the Space Race against the Soviets.. This conspiracy theory has gained so much traction that ...

Everyone knows the Scots love a New Year celebration. They love it so much they even have a special name for it – Hogmanay. Up and down the country parties spill onto the streets, fireworks explode whilst strangers and friends link arms to sing Auld Lang Syne.They even get an extra day’s bank holiday to recover from all the festivities.

1683-84 . Despite temperatures being reported as low as -30, the lowest recorded in the UK, it would appear from literary and pictorial archives of the time that, instead of moaning about it, everyone had a huge party on the frozen River Thames!Dig a little deeper and it is a lot less fun.