Researchers think the gold tongue was given to the deceased so that they could converse with the gods in the afterlife.Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and AntiquitiesIt’s also theorized that the deceased had a speech impediment and was given the golden tongue to communicate in the afterlife. For Egyptologists seeking the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra, the archaeological site of Taposiris Magna in Alexandria continues to look promising. Coins that depicted the queen’s face were found there in the past, which suggested that the temples there were in use during her reign.

Mx, a new entry on Dictionary.com, reflects evolving understandings of gender and identity in the 21st centuryCaitlyn Jenner has brought much popular attention to trans issues. Image Source: Flickr “Hello, Mx. Smith.” That’s not a typo in the above prefix — it represents one way to appropriately address an individual whose gender doesn’t fit the binary man/woman bill, and it’s just appeared on Dictionary.com. The online dictionary defines the prefix as “a title of respect prefixed to a person’s surname: unlike Mr.

Known throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom and destruction. Universal History Archive/Getty ImagesPythia, the Oracle of Delphi, speaking to her subjects. Today, the Temple of Apollo sits in ruins, the result of 2,700 years showing their age. Two thousand years ago, however, the Temple was an imposing sight. The Temple rose above the western slope of Mount Parnassus and played host to a shrine known as the Oracle of Delphi, the home, and sanctuary of the Priestess Pythia.

Instagram artist Becca Saladin transforms famous names from the past into modern-day people — and the results are stunning. King Henry VIIIKnown as much for breaking with the Catholic Church as he was for his string of controversial divorces, King Henry VIII is perhaps one of English history's most famous rulers.Instagram/@royalty_now_ Anne BoleynOne of King Henry VIII's six wives was Anne Boleyn, pictured here, and she became the first British queen to be beheaded after she fell out of favor with him.

Though Aaron Hernandez's death brought his tragic story to an end, the suicide notes and brain examinations that surfaced afterward only deepened the mystery surrounding his violent crimes.Before Aaron Hernandez’s death in 2017, he was a world-class athlete who received the largest signing bonus ever given to an NFL tight end — $12.5 million — which went a long way to giving him the kind of life most of us could only ever dream about.