Sometimes we are at a loss for where a top 10 list should go and that means we toss it here. Sure, some lists defy categorization, but Miscellaneous is a category, right?
The Industrial Age saw the formation of many new technologies that would change the face…
Today a pound of smokeless gunpowder generally costs $25 in the United States, which would…
The world is full of mysterious things. If you had to Google right now you’ll…
A surprising number of foods enjoyed by our ancient forebears remain a commonly consumed part…
The myths of the ancient world still inspire us today in literature and in pop…
War is hell, though most of us have an immensely inaccurate idea of exactly what…
Electricity has become so commonplace that we tend to only notice it when it’s not…
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
There’s a scene in the movie Jurassic World in which we discover that Vincent D’Onofrio’s…
Previously, we have taken a look at some of the oddest deaths in history, but…
There’s a popular adage that 50% of marriages end in divorce. That statistic may have…
As established in a previous list, the Russian Empire was one of the longest-running empires…
The fate of nations and empires have depended upon control of the high seas throughout…
Hitler, Freud, Stalin, and the Rothschilds all walk into a bar. This isn’t the setup…
Few, if any, nations in all of history have been more isolated than North Korea.…
Weapons are rarely accidental. In 2020 alone, the US spent almost one trillion dollars on…
Europe is made up of around 50 sovereign countries at the moment. It covers nearly 4…
For the most part, history concerns itself with victories and good decisions; there’s a reason…
Since time immemorial, sculptors have examined the enigmatic connection between their material, and us, the…
Movies, television, and good old-fashioned word of mouth (sometimes in the form of misinformation) have…
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds…
The word “mummy” was derived from the Persian/Arabic word mummiya, which means “tar” as the…
There are those who argue that all wars are stupid, and that there has never…
Humans have believed all kinds of strange things throughout our short time on this planet.…