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Superpowers are not always confined to the cinema screen. Whilst people have yet to possess the ability of independent flight or invincibility, some have claimed to master the art of foresight. Most ...

The Mari Lwyd, Wales’ Christmas horse, is a somewhat similar fantastical animal. But unlike the mythical Yule Cat or Krampus, ...

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'He's been shot. He's been shot. Lee Oswald has been shot. There is a man with a gun. Absolute panic, absolute panic here in the basement of Dallas Police ...

Today, the word ‘terrible’ can be used to describe anything from a particularly bad meal to a natural disaster that kills millions of people. Back in the 16th Century when it was a nickname bestowed ...

The second series of Royal Autopsy sees anatomist and biological anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts rejoin Home Office Pathologist Dr Brett Lockyer to lead a unique investigation into the cause of ...

Al Murray and Sky HISTORY join a host of famous faces to uncover the truth behind Britain’s military past. Together with his alter ego The Pub Landlord, Al is on a quest to unpick the Great British ...

The Navajo legend of skinwalkers has received a lot of attention thanks to the growing notoriety of Skinwalker Ranch – a Utah hotspot of bizarre phenomena. The exact origins of the skinwalker mythos ...