Criminals are pretty good at disappearing, more so than your average person. This is particularly…
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?
It saw the birth of Jazz, Prohibition, and a surging economy fueled by mass consumerism.…
“All warfare is based on deception” — Sun Tzu The ability to outfox the opposition…
History is full of unpredictable, unexpected, and unbelievable events. The sheer number of crazy coincidences…
It’s cold. And there’s a lot of ice there, much of it melting, we’re told…
The reason urban legends work so well isn’t because they’re scary, but because they’ve happened…
Armies have existed for about as long as civilization has. When a group of people…
If you spend your fair share of the day on the Internet, you’ll have heard…
Some people say that when life gives you lemons you can make lemonade. And if…
The mysteries surrounding Antarctica have captured the imagination of the world. Since sailors spotted it…
The airplane was less than a decade old when it first appeared as a weapon…
There’s something mythical about inventors throughout history. People who were able to see the need…
Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, didn’t get his nickname for…
When we talk about periods of major civil unrest in America (leaving aside the Revolution…
For the most part, history concerns itself with victories and good decisions; there’s a reason…
Modern-day Spain is a largely peaceful, reasonably prosperous nation that rarely finds itself embroiled in…
Welcome to our latest entry in a series where we explore some of the strange,…
The French were among the innovators militarizing the air as early as 1794, when a…
Despite being a covert agent employed hundreds of years ago in feudal Japan, the ninja…
The Mongol Empire was, by far, the largest contiguous empire we’ve ever known. Many historians…
Myth and legend are full of wondrous places that capture the imagination and have inspired…
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. As the first major…
John Lyly’s proverb “All’s fair in love and war” hasn’t resonated so much since he…
It has to be one of the most common fantasies in the entire world -…