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Arca Arcana
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A series of bizarre, documented, and real stories directly from a time past.
For centuries, doctors refused to touch patients—it was beneath them. So who performed surgery? Your barber. Here's the wild history of when barbers were surgeons.
#MedicalHistory #History #Medicine #Surgery #BarberSurgeon #MedievalHistory #HistoryOfMedicine
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When Barbers Were Surgeons: The Forgotten History of Medieval Medicine
An investigation into guilds, church prohibitions, and the slow birth of modern surgery
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January 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For 50 years we were told the Maya "mysteriously vanished."
Then LIDAR scanned the jungle.
What we found wasn't mystery it was thousands of hidden cities, engineered landscapes.
The Maya never disappeared.
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#Maya #Archaeology #History #Mesoamerica
The Mystery of the Maya: Science, Myths, and the Fall of a Civilization
From ancient myths to modern archaeology: what science really reveals about the Maya
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January 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A woman buried with a brick in her mouth. A child with a padlock on their toe. Stakes through hearts.
Real archaeological evidence of vampire panic.
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#Vampires #History #Archaeology #TrueCrime
Vampires: From Ancient Demons to Modern Legends
"Dead but deathless, living but lifeless"
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January 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Atlantis: Between Platonic Myth and Pseudoscience
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Atlantis: Between Platonic Myth and Pseudoscience
A critical analysis of the fascination with a legend that never dies.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Extraordinary Story of Girolamo Segato.
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The Extraordinary Story of Girolamo Segato.
The Man Who Turned Human Flesh to Stone: The Mystery of Girolamo Segato
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December 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM