Decades after explorer Percy Fawcett's theory of an Amazonian civilization was dismissed, laser-based technology is penetrating the dense jungle canopy to reveal large, organized societies that deliberately reshaped their environment.
The tape Everything Everywhere Daily · Aug 8
“He spent years gathering clues from old manuscripts, indigenous accounts, and his own expeditions. And for decades, his theory was dismissed as fantasy. But modern archaeology has begun finding evidence that he may in fact have been onto something.”
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Untold Italy · 336. How to Embrace Italian Culture as You Land in ItalyAug 7
Crossing the road in Italy requires confidence and direct eye contact with drivers, a key part of the 'bella chaos' that tour guides from two different shows say first-time visitors must embrace.
Edgar Allan Poe became obsessed with the unsolved 1841 murder of New York cigar girl Mary Rogers, visiting crime scenes and interviewing witnesses before using the case as the basis for "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."