A keen interest in Viking culture and Norse mythology remains firmly planted in today’s pop…
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?
When a political figure becomes popular enough, it’s easy for him to start attracting fanatical…
Combat aircraft were born in the fury of World War One, but they truly came…
Roman history is typically overshadowed by the lives of its famous generals and notorious emperors.…
We all know that the Amazons are supposed to be an ancient race of warrior…
Before Edward Snowden revealed us an unprecedented amount of the National Security Agency’s activities in…
War has existed for as long as humanity itself. We’ve been fighting each other over…
Since the death penalty is still legal in 29 states, thousands of prisoners across the…
Terrorism seem to be everywhere these days, but in reality, it’s not exactly a new…
Today we take a look at some notable and some slightly odd female firsts that…
For those who aren’t aware of the term, a proxy war is when two nations…
We all know the Egyptian Pyramids; structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza cannot be…
They meet behind closed doors but are not a secret society. Gatherings take place around…
The second half of the 19th century was a prosperous period for American paleontology. States…
When a major corporation makes a major mistake it leads, of course, to major embarrassment,…
By the late second century BC, several empires and dynasties jostled for control of the…
Innovation breeds controversy. Whenever something new is discovered or invented, there is the matter concerning…
Movies, books, paintings, and other forms can portray war with all the pomp and pageantry…
Today, companies try harder than ever to keep you loyal to their brand, and don’t…
Today, most people know that radium is a radioactive substance which should be handled with…
“Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own…
An Ig Nobel Prize is to science what a Darwin Award is to survival. These…
Known as Micajah (Big Harpe) and Wiley (Little Harpe), the pair of thieves, rapists, kidnappers,…
The world is full of impenetrable fortresses and marvels of security that are just waiting…