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.