Wars of roses were a series of civil wars between the house of Lancaster and the house of York for the throne of England. The last significant battle of roses was in the Bosworth field in August 1485 causing the Richard IIIs death and the victory of Henry Tudor who later crowned as the Henry VII and King Richard was buried in the Greyfriars church. Later in his reign England abandoned Catholicism and disbanded monasteries and as a result Greyfriars was demolished. King Richard's grave was lost and people believed his remains were thrown into river Soar.  

Having your very own nuclear lab at home sounds pretty awesome, right? Well kids in 1950s had this opportunity when the famous American toy-maker, Alfred Carlton Gilbert decided to introduce a toy kit containing not only actual radioisotopes but also equipment to detect radiation.The kit was sold for 49.50$ in 1950 and it contained a battery powered GM counter, electroscope,spinthariscope, a wilson cloud  chamber with a Polonium source,four glass jars containing natural uranium bearing ores (autunite,torbenite,uraninite and carnotite), low level radiation sources (Pb-210, Ru-106, Zn-65), nuclear spheres to make a model of an alpha particle and three C batteries.

By early 19th century sugar was readily available in Europe and relatively affordable which lead to a high consumption. It was causing high levels of tooth decay and demand for dentures was rising alongside the demand for sugar. Replacements were made using ivory but they did not look natural nor long lasting. So dentists started making dentures with real human teeth set to an ivory base. Poor started selling their teeth and grave robbers started digging graves to find more and more teeth to cope with the rising demand. However supply was finite while demand was skyrocketing. 

Boho highlands in Fermanagh country, Ireland was a land once occupied by druids and it is an archaeologically rich area as well. According to a local belief people in the area has used the soil from the graveyard of the Sacred Heart church for generations to cure their illnesses. A small amount of soil was wrapped in a cloth and kept under pillow. Once the illness is cured they were required to return the soil back to where it was. Traditional ancient folk remedies are usually ignored by researchers and medical professionals but Dr. Gerry Quinn of Swansea University Medical School thought of testing the soil and the results they got was surprising.

The legendary Mongol emperor, Genghis khan was born in 1162 near the Lake Baikal. At the age of 9 his father was poisoned by another clan and one of the rival families (Taychiut family) took the power of the Borjigin clan.It is said that this family abandoned the widow and her children which lead them to extreme poverty. Oneday Temujin (Genghis Khan) was captured by Taychiut but he escaped and gathered supporters. Once he became the head of his clan he then stratergically unified Mongolia and extended his empire across Asia to Adriatic sea.

When Princess Susana Caroline Matilda of Mecklenburg Strelitz the sister of queen Charlotte of England,  visited New Bern and Wilmington she was an honored guest of lavish dinners and balls of the wealthy houses in Virginia. She claimed that she was exiled due to a scandal in the Royal family and people welcomed this royal princess warmly; some were thrilled to meet a royal while some were expecting for favors once her position is reestablished. Little did they knew that they were being scammed.

PC: Kevin Hutchinson A mummy always reminds of thousands of years old pharaohs and pyramids but many civilizations including Incan, Australian Aboriginal, Aztec, African etc have practiced several types of mummification processes to preserve bodies. Guanajuato mummies are world famous for its terrifying looks. It actually is a collection of hundreds of mummies which were mummified naturally during late 19th century. In 1850s a worldwide cholera outbreak caused thousands of deaths and soon  underground cemeteries in Guanjato were running out of space to accommodate bodies. So the authorities had to build walled crypts above ground and in this warm arid environment bodies started a natural mummification process. 

PC: Wikimedia Commons Wild cats first self domesticated in east and Egypt about 10000 years back according to DNA evidence. Egyptians believed that cats are magical creatures that brings good luck to their households and they honored these pets by dressing them in jewels and mummifying once dead. Cats were considered as the embodiment of the spirit of the goddess Bastet and in the battle of Pelusium in 525BC Persians used images of cats in their shields so that egyptians would be reluctant to attack. This strategy worked marking the end of the first major battle between the Achaemenid empire and Egypt. It is said that cats were brought to Europe by Romans and up to this date we all adore these purring fur balls. But there was a time in history that cats were considered as incarnations of Satan and exterminated.

PC: Wikimedia commons On a day in July 1518 Frau Troffea, a resident in Strausbourg, France began dancing  in the street. Little did she know she would be dancing for weeks nonstop.. She was unable to stop herself from dancing and within few days 33 others accompanied her as well. Within a month the number of nonstop dancers reached 400 and authorities were alarmed. The only explanation they could come up with was demonic possession and hot blood and they arranged two guildhalls and musicians to facilitate dancers. Many dancers collapsed from exhaustion and some people died from heart attacks and strokes. By September the remaining dancers were sent to a mountaintop shrine to pray for absolution.

Once upon a time there was a physician who had the help of "death". He was given a magical herb by the death and if the death is seen near patients head he was to give a tiny amount of the herb to the patient and the patient will be cured. If the death is near patients feet it is time to die. His fame spread throughout the country and reached the king as well. Oneday when the king was sick  he summoned this physician. Physician saw death at kings feet and he immediately ordered to position king the opposite way and treated king with the herb. Death was not pleased with this cheating and he make the physician promise that he will not do it again. However he did the same for king's daughter which lead to his own death. This is a famous German folk tale by Grimm bothers. The idea of immortality has been fascinating us humans for thousands of years and we are doing everything we can to expand our lifespans to the maximum and yet, even in the 21st century we have a handful ...

PC: Sharyn Morrow The book nobody can read, worlds weirdest book, Codex Seraphinianus is an encyclopedia about an imaginary world written in a language nobody can read. It has over thousands of drawings and explanations about a world which probably doesn't exist. This 360 page book was published in 1981 by an Italian architect named Luigi Serafini and for 39 years the mystery is still unsolved. The author however says there is no mystery, he just wanted to convey the feeling children get when they look at books which they can't read. However the books number system was decoded by Allan C. Wechsler and Bulgarian Linguist Ivan Derzhanski. So the alphabet also might be a real one after all.

Today is the VE day aka Victory in Europe day. It has been 75 years since Nazis surrendered marking the end of the world war II which is so far the biggest and deadliest war humanity faced. Other than the infamous Auschwitz, Hiroshima and Nagasaki incidents there are untold stories of history buried in the sands of time. This is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the second world war.

PC: Police Bulletin  Board The infamous Black Dahlia is one of the unsolved crime in LA which was featured in many books and movies such as "The Black Dahlia" by James Ellroy and its movie adaptation. There are so many theories about this case and upto this date there is no certain solution. FBI has around 200 public files which you can find here if you are interested. This is also related to the famous Hotel Cecil and the nature of the murder and some theories are mind blowing. I spent a lot of time reading through the FBI files and several other articles written about this case to get an idea about this case in many perspectives. So now it is your turn to test your imagination and intelligence to comeup with a possible solution to this 70 years old cold case.

When it comes to studying what actually matters is the quality of studying rather than the number of hours we spend cramming. However some of us have trouble concentrating for long durations. Todays post is about having a high quality study session with maximum concentration.

Today is the first of May and there are exactly three months until GCE A/L exams begin. I intend to help people who has realized this and started panicking and feeling lost, but not only A/L students but also any student with any upcoming exam can use these tips to ace your exam. I will first explain why most of us usually wait until the day before deadline to do stuff. It's explained by Parkinson's law which states that " Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". What it means is, if we are given a week to finish a task we will finish it within the week and if we are given an year to finish the same task we will spend the whole year doing it. Well that's how usually us, lazy humans work. Now that you know what happened there is no time to regret about how we procrastinated on unnecessary things etc. Now it's time to damage control. I will not gurantee you will get 3As by following these. (It's possible depending on ...