Today a pound of smokeless gunpowder generally costs $25 in the United States, which would…
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?
In the world of fine arts and antiques, there are plenty of grifters hoping to…
Picking the most well-planned cities in the world is not an easy task, as good…
Most people think of our history as a consistently forward march towards civilization, as we…
Mankind has been fascinated by the idea of an afterlife for thousands of years. The…
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds its own…
Our modern, sophisticated understanding of explosions has been a long time in the making. From…
Picking the longest-lived empires in history is complicated, as most empires don’t have official start…
Throughout so-called civilization, people have expressed their discontent in a number of ways. Whether spurred…
The ruins of ancient civilizations prove the existence of cultures thousands of years gone which…
A lot is said about the best places to live and travel to in the…
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
There are a total of 573 dead languages in the world, at least that we…
War is – more often than that – a numbers game. Unless something unlikely happens,…
England is next up in the series where we take a look at some of…
Ancient, lost cities holding secrets of their own trigger our fascination like most other parts…
You know how the longer you sit in a traffic jam, the more it starts…
The world is full of mysterious things. If you had to Google right now you’ll…
The Black Death tore through Western Europe in the mid-14th century CE, reducing the world’s…
Today we take a look at some of the most notorious crimes from history, ones…
The world is full of mysterious things. If you had to Google right now you’ll…
Romeo and Juliet, Lancelot and Guinevere, Tony and Maria — all of these fictional lovers…
One way to get a better job than the one you’re doing right now is…
Natural disasters are a part of life, and we have to adjust and adapt to…