Vikings is a historical drama TV series on the History Channel. The story follows the…
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 April of 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail on its way to New York…
Dictators sometimes have no choice in their evil schemes but to get violent, start calling…
If necessity is the mother of all invention, then the concept of annoyance is probably…
With all of the hostility around the world today, it’s understable if you may be…
Once upon a time the creatures on this list were more or less common knowledge.…
In chaos theory, one small event in the universe can trigger a series of events…
One of the most extraordinary things about the internet is that the answer, to virtually…
Prior to the 1950s, cultural norms (supported by the medical establishment) reinforced the notion that…
The narrative we’re usually fed is that people achieve fame and fortune through passionately pursuing…
Police and detectives are bogged down with so many crimes on a daily basis, it’s…
(Note: With today being St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve decided to dig back into the archives…
In many parts of the world today, a lot of people are living relatively sheltered…
In most cases, once someone becomes a celebrity their past endeavors and successes become irrelevant.…
For most of our audience, the last time the French Foreign Legion came up was…
Shame is a powerful emotion, a fact a number of enterprising businesses and government entities…
Secret police forces have existed since time immemorial, from the Frumentarii of Ancient Rome to…
When we think of France, we tend to first imagine the romantic, the gastronomically exclusive,…
As we’ve mentioned before (several times now), the world is full of people who commit…
Reverence for the dead is shared amongst nearly all peoples and cultures. Some groups, like…
World War Two was fought on a colossal scale. Battles could last for months and…
A while ago we published a list of badass sounding military mottos giving both some…
The need to breed and reproduce is hardwired into life’s DNA. Only those species that…
Art, in its many shapes and sizes, is particularly appreciated for its beauty and the…