Experts believe that the statue may depict Hercules or perhaps a Roman emperor dressed as the ancient hero. Parco Regionale dell’Appia Antica/FacebookThe Hercules statue appears to date back to the Roman imperial period, 27 B.C.E to 476 C.E. History hums beneath the city of Rome. In the latest exciting archaeological find from the heart of the bygone Roman Empire, archaeologists have discovered a statue of a Hercules-like figure, draped in a lion’s cloak, while excavating an ancient sewer in the Appia Antica Park.

During the Christmas Truce of 1914, British and German soldiers sang carols, exchanged gifts, and supposedly even played a soccer game.Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesBritish officers from Northumberland Hussars meet their German counterparts in No Man’s Land of the Bridoux-Rouge Banc Sector of the Western Front during the World War I Christmas Truce of 1914. In the midst of the unrelenting violence of World War I, a cease-fire suddenly swept across vast swathes of the Western front in December of 1914.

After Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow died in a hail of bullets in May 1934, the V8 Ford they were driving became an instant tourist attraction — and it still draws crowds to this day.Public DomainBonnie and Clyde’s car was riddled with nearly 120 bullet holes during the ambush that killed the criminal duo. On May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were driving through northern Louisiana when police ambushed them, killing the notorious duo and bringing an end to their 21-month crime spree.

Slenderman was a popular internet legend created in June 2009. But when two 12-year-olds tried stabbing their friend to death, this mythical creature took on a life of its own.At first, Slender Man was just an internet meme. But then, it became a frightening folktale whispered among American youths. And before long, the Slender Man legend inspired a few of these young people to kill. But how did a fictional character created on the internet cause so much violence?

A new study found that a mysterious compound could have protected the brain from being attacked by destructive enzymes. Axel PetzoldScientists have long been baffled by this 2,600-year-old brain that has remained largely intact — until now. In 2008, archaeologists dug up a man’s skull at an excavation site in the U.K. The man who the skull belonged to most likely died thousands of years ago — possibly by hanging, judging by the damage to the neck vertebrae.