There’s a popular adage that 50% of marriages end in divorce. That statistic may have…
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?
As established in a previous list, the Russian Empire was one of the longest-running empires…
The fate of nations and empires have depended upon control of the high seas throughout…
Hitler, Freud, Stalin, and the Rothschilds all walk into a bar. This isn’t the setup…
Few, if any, nations in all of history have been more isolated than North Korea.…
Weapons are rarely accidental. In 2020 alone, the US spent almost one trillion dollars on…
Europe is made up of around 50 sovereign countries at the moment. It covers nearly 4…
For the most part, history concerns itself with victories and good decisions; there’s a reason…
Movies, television, and good old-fashioned word of mouth (sometimes in the form of misinformation) have…
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds…
There are those who argue that all wars are stupid, and that there has never…
Humans have believed all kinds of strange things throughout our short time on this planet.…
In the conventional Christmas tale, Santa is the one who keeps track of good and…
The world is full of things that we think are significant in one way or…
FADE IN: 3120 CE. During a routine scan of planets in the Solar Federation, a…
If there’s one thing mankind has mastered during its history it’s punishing those who break…
Archaeology isn’t just a study of fossils and old rocks, it’s also perhaps the only…
They were one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Europe, ultimately producing two…
Covert weapons have been a part of warfare for as long as we can remember,…
All but two of America’s Presidents have exercised the power, granted them in Article 2…
Though best known for conquering England in 1066, the Norman dynasty also changed the course…
In the world of fine arts and antiques, there are plenty of grifters hoping to…
Our modern, sophisticated understanding of explosions has been a long time in the making. From…
History is in no short supply of mad kings, embarrassing princes, and monarchs who just…