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?
I apologize for the intrusion of posting on a top 10 list site without a…
Throughout history there have been a lot of amazing leaders. Some of them led from…
When you think of the term “freak show” you might imagine scenes from a bygone…
Ireland’s long history is riddled with ancient mythology and folklore. Ireland’s ancient societies, the Druids…
Like all workers, bank robbers are adapting to a changing culture. According to Albert Samaha’s…
The Wild West of the United States sets the stage for famous gunslinger films, but…
Venice is a city unlike any other on earth, and if you’re only there for…
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is one of the most famous addresses in the world, as it…
The United States of America has a befuddling relationship with the largest oil exporter in…
Settlement in England The Anglo-Saxons were Germanic invaders who came from what is now the…
When learning about history you often assume you are learning about the most important people…
We’ve all heard of a “pyramid scheme,” but many people don’t actually know what they…
Alchemy is the ancient science of attempting to transform lead into gold. Alchemists also sought…
We were going to put together a list of “things the government could be hiding…
From about 1550 to 300 BC, the Phoenicians ruled the Mediterranean. They influenced the ancient…
Winston Churchill once referred to Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an…
On the April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the ruins of Berlin. Six…
The common belief that idioms such as “saved by the bell” and “working the graveyard…
There are many countries with the view that some crimes can only be atoned for…
Back by popular demand, today we bring you 10 more facts that sound totally made…
We may call some catastrophes “accidents,” but in other cases decisions are made — by…
Beginning in 1947, a high stakes geopolitical game of chess kicked off between the United…
American history is full of women who have been long forgotten. Some of these women…
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. While storybook detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Hercule…