You probably know the routine by now. Like before, this is where we take a…
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?
Innovation might be a given under the pressure of wartime, but it also leads to…
Myth and legend are full of wondrous places that capture the imagination and have inspired…
Given how many humans have existed in the world and how many events and incidents,…
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. As the first major…
When many people think of Japan, they think of a largely ethnically homogenous nation; while…
There’s something mythical about inventors throughout history. People who were able to see the need…
In 1839 Queen Victoria took the throne and ushered in the Victorian era that bears…
There are just too many creepy places in America for this list to be the…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initially began as the Bureau of Investigation in 1908…
A lot of career politicians seem to have fairly boring backstories, at least as far…
In the history of military service, there are some who seem to represent great valor,…
Some jobs leap to mind as dangerous, including police officer, firefighter, or in current times,…
With the incredible diversity of life found on Earth now, it’s easy to forget that…
From Austria to Japan, from Eastern Turkey to Vietnam. These were the borders of the…
Childhood is a time of wondrous belief. Children are taught that those who behave well…
Throughout history, both recent and ancient, the desire to correct or control human behavior has led…
Ancient codes, or sets of laws, have been written down since around 2000 BC. Many…
In the past, we have taken a look at some of the most horrifying discoveries…
Marketing is definitely not a science. They can teach it in school, people can claim…
Spanish flu, the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century, struck the world in a series…
For seven centuries, samurai represented the fearsome military branch of the Japanese aristocracy. Trained and taught from…
Headlines have been full of political sex scandals in recent years, but this is not…
The Norsemen that we call Vikings in the modern parlance ranged across much of Scandinavia…