They say that “timing is everything.” It’s not just what you do, but when you…
Browsing: Misc
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?
David Letterman first gained national attention as a comedian through appearances on The Tonight Show…
There’s a famous episode of The Simpsons in which Bart gets a job as Krusty’s…
You’re unlikely to find anyone who’s ever typed even one document who’s never made a…
We envision the history of our cities to be a step-by-step sequence of accomplishments, from…
Though we often think of amendments in relation to the US Constitution, any nation or…
In the past, we have examined some of the mysterious questions that keep historians up…
Winter storms, those marked with snow, ice, sleet, and whiteout conditions, occur from early fall…
Humans are very preoccupied with origins. Massive companies exist to trace your ancestry through DNA.…
The Second World War has been extensively studied and analyzed, and yet, so many of…
Death is rarely the sort of thing that inspires wonder or delight. Typically, it’s an…
Mankind has been fascinated by the idea of building something in our own image for…
Price fixing is probably as old as industry itself. It occurs in almost any competitive…
Winning the lottery seems to be the definition of lucky. In the US, you have…
Language can be a tricky thing. For all intensive purposes, it is always evolving, and…
Was the Vatican involved in the disappearances of two young girls? Why was a film…
Religious conflict is often viewed as a major source of violent deaths in human history.…
The side hustle has become all too commonplace these days, with many people needing to…
The Paycheck Protection Program was set up in 2020 by the US government as a…
For fans of history a well-presented museum brings the past to life. Museums inform, entertain,…
World War II was marked with two great submarine campaigns. The German Navy used its…
It’s not easy to make the sun go away. Aside from limited cloud cover, we…
When it comes to throwing everything at a wall and seeing what sticks, few organizations…
Myths enshroud the history of the American West, and many of its legendary figures. But…