Pop culture would have you believe that the samurai were a noble bunch of honorable…
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We all love history and here are a host of history lists to prove it. Get your history knowledge in the form of top 10 lists, it is easier on the stomach.
Technology sets us apart from all other living things. It’s true that, compared to other…
Malaria is one of the oldest known diseases. There are records of the Ancient Egyptians…
There was a time in history when piracy became so rampant that several trading ships,…
The first record of the Scandinavian people known as the Vikings, or Norsemen (Northmen), was…
Humanity’s rise to become the dominant species on the planet seems to have been a…
For most people a hobby is a way of passing the time, a facet of…
For centuries, many men and even more women have been tortured and executed because of…
Bones are all around you. Most of the ones closest to you are safely hidden…
Sometimes, history is gross. Really gross. Especially where diseases are concerned. We’ve all heard of…
Throughout history, the works of inventors, engineers, polymaths, and entrepreneurs have advanced mankind in both…
Ninjas became a pop culture staple by the late 20th century. Like the Shaolin monks,…
The FBI are supposed to be the good guys, the ones protecting the public from…
There are now more than three hundred million guns in the United States of America…
We all have heard about the mafia, and a lot of us have somewhat of…
Art is one of humankinds’ defining features, and creating art uses a whole host of…
In this age of terror, there might be nothing more terrifying than the thought of…
When it comes to history, while there’s still some mystery to our past, we tend…
Some of the most dangerous areas of the world are the North and South Poles.…
From an early age, we’re taught to see things in black or white. Perform medical…
We were all taught things in school—or, at very least, in the schoolyard—that we accepted…
For the vast majority of people, war is a depressing, squalid affair. If you think…
When we first board a cruise ship, many passengers hope to have the time of…
Sex sells. Not only because it’s pleasurable, but also on a deeper, evolutionary level. We…