Why is There a Cultural Rivalry Between England and France?
19th century English playwright Douglas Jerrold cheekily said, “The best thing I know between France…
Dog Breeds That Have Been (or Should Be) Brought Back From Extinction
Thousands of years ago, cave-dwelling humans huddled in fear around their fires not knowing what…
Brutal Facts About the Warsaw Uprising
By August 1944 the sheer weight of men and machines made an Allied victory over…
Surprising Operations by Britain’s MI6
As of 2019, the British foreign intelligence agency, MI6, is seeking new hires. The name MI6 originated…
10 Monumentally Destructive Bird Species
Alfred Hitchcock was right, in a way. Birds can be scary. But the nature of…
Dark Moments from British History
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These Are the Most Important Inventions of the 20th Century
There can be no doubt that the twentieth century is one of the most remarkable…
Even More Weird CIA Programs
The current incarnation of America’s Central Intelligence Agency was established in 1947. The CIA is a…
10 Shocking Roller Coaster Accidents
Roller coasters are designed to be fun, and for the most part, they’re precisely that.…
Famous Cases from the Witness Protection Program
Since it began in 1971, the Witness Protection Program has provided new identities for more…
Operation Pastorius: Germany’s Failed WWII American Sabotage Scheme
When Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany declared war on the United States, his hatred for America…
More Forbidden Places You’ll Never Be Able to Visit
We’ve told you before about some of Earth’s strange corners that you can’t set a…
The World’s Nastiest Beaches
When most of us think about beaches, we visualize pale sands, clear blue waters, and…
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There are two different ways humans become the way we are: influence from our environment…
The Mysteries of the Mariana Trench
Space may be the “final frontier,” but it’s far from the most alien one. The…
Overlooked Signs of an Impending US Recession
The cyclical nature of boom and bust capitalism has been held off for an unusually…
10 Crimes Made Possible by the Internet
Generally speaking, cybercrime involves a multitude of criminal activities carried out utilizing computers or the…
Horrible Countries for Persecution
Despite the pressure from many countries to hold each other to better human rights standards,…
Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About Ancient Rome
The Romans created one of the greatest empires of all time, combining military might with…
The Amazing Mysteries of the Amazon
Depending on who is looking, the mysterious jungles of the Amazon inspire many different urges.…
Inventions Inspired by Science Fiction
Scientists may be bright, but they aren’t the only people capable of thinking up cool…
10 More Shocking Corporate Abuses
Until the mid-19th century in America, corporations’ incorporation charters—the articles that clarify a corporation’s mission—were…
Notorious Criminals Who Just Disappeared
Leaving your life behind and vanishing is surprisingly difficult to do. It is even harder…
Debunking Famous Myths About Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is well known in the United States as an escaped slave and abolitionist,…