10 Bizarre Conspiracies About Celebrity Deaths
Celebrity is a powerful force in the world. Whatever it is about an actor, a…
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10 Widely Believed Myths About Historical Figures
It is surprisingly easy for historical myths to become historical facts because oftentimes people will…
More Stupid Crimes Committed by Celebrities
Earlier this year, we shined a spotlight on celebrities doing things they probably wished they…
10 Historical Figures Who Might Never Have Existed
Finding out with absolute certainty what happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago is…
The Obscure, Eccentric People Who Still Shaped American History
Many Americans are trying to keep the “Manifest Destiny” and “Great Person” theories of US…
History’s Greatest and Most Notorious Rebels
We can all relate to stories of notable rebels from history. Somewhere deep down, standing…
Famous People Who Were Killed in Air Crashes
Back when air travel wasn’t as safe as it is now, it wasn’t a rare…
These Famous People Did Less Than You Think
Sometimes history has a way of twisting a story to make villains into heroes or…
10 Bizarre Facts About Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s reign extended from 1837 all the way until 1901. It was one of…
10 of History’s Greatest Rebels
We can all relate to stories of notable rebels from history. Somewhere deep down, standing…
History’s Forgotten Scientific Geniuses
All of us have grown up reading about the most prominent scientists and mathematicians from…
10 Famous People Who Did Less Than You Think
Sometimes history has a way of twisting a story to make villains into heroes or…
History’s Greatest Swordsmen
Contrary to what Game of Thrones would have us believe, exceptionally-skilled swordsmen have been few…
The Craziest Sailors in History
The image of sailors as being particularly mentally unbalanced has a surprising degree of official…
10 Strange and Contested Celebrity Wills
Death can be messy. Not like blood-splattering, flesh-eating zombies, but rather something much, much worse:…
History’s Craziest Sailors
The image of sailors as being particularly mentally unbalanced has a surprising degree of official…
Rome’s Most Important Emperors
Almost 200 people have sat on the throne of the Roman Empire. Some were very…
Legendary Leaders: Charlemagne
His name means Charles the Great — a fitting description for a brilliant military commander,…
10 of History’s Strangest Ancient Rulers
The word strange is barely adequate for some of the ancient leaders described here, if…
Vienna 1913: The Surprising Hotspot for Massive Historical Figures
Hitler, Freud, Stalin, and the Rothschilds all walk into a bar. This isn’t the setup…
10 of History’s Greatest Archaeologists
Archaeology isn’t just a study of fossils and old rocks, it’s also perhaps the only…
The Worst Military Leaders in History
In war, there are winners and losers. Sometimes an army is defeated because they simply…
10 Serial Killers Who Were Never Caught
Everybody has heard of Jack the Ripper. Everybody has heard of the Zodiac. The fact…
10 Politicians Who Committed Murder
It’s a cliche at this point that politicians are not necessarily trustworthy. You can expect…