Elephant Execution in The 19th And 20th Centuries
Performing elephants were very common in circuses during the 19th and 20th centuries. Circus owners would often treat these animals with cru...
Performing elephants were very common in circuses during the 19th and 20th centuries. Circus owners would often treat these animals with cru...
Even if you think you know who Victor Lustig is, you don’t. Beyond the charming salutations, the livid scar on his left cheekbone and the ma...
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In 1883, a Jerusalem antiquities dealer named Moses Wilhelm Shapira announced the discovery of a remarkable artifact—15 fragments of ancient...