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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?
Today when your average person is asked to imagine a Druid, their mental picture is…
The number 1 million still stands as a measure of impressive achievement for many, though…
We bring you the latest installment in our series where we explore a country’s past…
Espionage is perhaps as old as war itself. From infiltrating an enemy camp to kill…
The difference between a “cult” and “religion” is often a blurred line marked by either…
The Iron Age is generally accepted to have been the final age before solid, written…
When we think of history, we think of unending periods of plagues, wars and general…
Let’s get this out of the way before we really get started: of course no…
No one knows what the first prank ever played on someone else was, but it probably had…
Every so often people learn a fact and take it for granted that it’s true.…
History is filled with tales of people who have vanished without a trace. We’ve covered…
Is there any greater irony than an authority figure harming those they’re trying to look…
Conspiracy theories are very popular today, but they are not a new phenomenon. There have been plenty of…
Nature can be unpredictable sometimes. Humans routinely build settlements near major waterways, lakes and oceans…
Obviously security is the point of all prisons, but some are just over the top.…
After ending the Warring States Period and uniting the six regional lords under one banner,…
The idea of a gender reveal party is a fairly new one. They seem to…
Criminals condemned to die are typically granted one last meal of their choice. The long-standing…
When we think of the great, powerful civilizations of the ancient world, the Romans are…
Death can be messy. Not like blood-splattering, flesh-eating zombies, but rather something much, much worse:…
In the year 31 BC, Augustus Caesar declared himself Emperor and the Roman Empire was…
When people refer to ancient empires these days, especially the biggest ones, Rome is invariably…
Few cultures in history have been as fascinating to modern people as Ancient Egypt. What…