Common Misconceptions About the Environment
Misconceptions about the environment and the changes wrought upon it by human activity are widespread.…
Author Larry Holzwarth
Baffling Schemes by the Soviets
During its existence from 1922 to 1991, the Soviet Union remained a land of contradictions.…
These Weapons Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
10 Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About the Military
Military actions and life have long been a subject for the film industry. Virtually every…
10 of History’s Strangest Ancient Rulers
The word strange is barely adequate for some of the ancient leaders described here, if…
10 Incredible Ancient Engineering Methods
The ruins of ancient civilizations prove the existence of cultures thousands of years gone which…
Ancient Foods That Should Make a Comeback
A surprising number of foods enjoyed by our ancient forebears remain a commonly consumed part…
Giant Metropolises of the Ancient World
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
Amazing Lies From North Korea
Few, if any, nations in all of history have been more isolated than North Korea.…
Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About the Tudors
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds…
Wars That Were Fought for Really Stupid Reasons
There are those who argue that all wars are stupid, and that there has never…
10 Fascinating Cases of US Presidential Pardons
All but two of America’s Presidents have exercised the power, granted them in Article 2…
Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About the Stuarts
All families, so it is said, have closeted skeletons, crazy uncles, less than savory in-laws,…
Fascinating Facts About the Apollo 13 Mission
When Apollo 13 lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 11,…
Weapons That Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
History’s Strangest Ancient Rulers
The word strange is barely adequate for some of the ancient leaders described here, if…
These Weapons Were Way Ahead of Their Time
Warfare has always provided the impetus for advancing more efficient methods of killing one’s fellow man. History…
History’s Greatest Air Battles
The airplane was less than a decade old when it first appeared as a weapon…
10 “Secret” Military Planes
The French were among the innovators militarizing the air as early as 1794, when a…
Modern History’s Smartest Criminals
If the truth be told, the smartest criminal of all-time likely doesn’t appear on this…
10 “Secret” Warships
There are ships that are kept hidden from the public that pays for them, usually…
Weapons That Were Ahead of Their Time
Warfare has always provided the impetus for advancing more efficient methods of killing one’s fellow…
British Foods That Seem Weird to Americans
Since 1942 or thereabouts, the quip, “The United States and Great Britain are two countries…
What Would Happen if Voting Was Mandatory?
During the 2012 presidential election less than 56% of eligible Americans cast votes. Two years…