Shocking and Forgotten Historical Sex Scandals
You’re probably familiar with the old expression – “sex sells.” Well, that applies here, as…
The Most Unfair Battles in History
John Lyly’s proverb “All’s fair in love and war” hasn’t resonated so much since he…
Even More Incredibly Bizarre Historical Coincidences
Scientifically speaking, coincidences aren’t that peculiar, as we live in a world full of so…
Fascinating Relics from Ancient History
We all come in touch or are familiarized with religious relics from an early age,…
Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About the Stuarts
All families, so it is said, have closeted skeletons, crazy uncles, less than savory in-laws,…
The Most Unexpected Grounds for Divorce
There’s a popular adage that 50% of marriages end in divorce. That statistic may have…
Maps That Will Change How You See the World
Our mental image of world geography is derived from many subjective factors, like where we…
Weird and Unexplained Archaeological Discoveries
Archaeology represents a constant search for answers. The information we uncover about our ancestors is…
These Jobs Pay Shockingly Well
One way to get a better job than the one you’re doing right now is…
Fascinating Facts About the Apollo 13 Mission
When Apollo 13 lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 11,…
Are We Living in a Cyberpunk Dystopia?
Along with the rush of ’80s nostalgia which has taken the United States by storm,…
The Most Baffling Schemes Concocted by the Nazis
Pop culture has done a good job of tempering the real life horror of the…
Weapons That Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
Foods That Are Banned in Europe, But Not the US
The European Union is as suspicious as ever when it comes to food stuffs containing…
Popular Foods That No Longer Exist
Crowd-pleasing grub often creates a cult-like following only to suddenly disappear faster than you can…
10 Facts You Might Not Know About the Victorians
In 1839 Queen Victoria took the throne and ushered in the Victorian era that bears…
10 More Historic Places That Were Lost to Time
Considering that the existence of modern man dates back 200,000 years, millions of monuments, buildings,…
10 Mysteries of Ancient Civilizations
Archaeology has uncovered many secrets from the ancient world. But the Earth has a bad…
You Should Really Know These Facts About the Electoral College
The 1973 children’s educational program Schoolhouse Rock! featured cartoons and catchy songs explaining the fundamentals of…
Rocket Launches That Went Horribly Wrong
Since rockets were first invented, several thousand of them have been launched into space with…
Incredible True Stories That Should Be Movies (Part 5)
Reading today’s headlines is undertaken at one’s own peril. The increasingly dire news is filled…
Obscure Facts About China Everyone Needs to Know
China is a vast country, and with the diversity of landscapes and historical traditions there…
10 Scary Facts About Solar Storms
Over 99% of the mass in our entire solar system exists just in the sun. It’s over a…
10 Fascinating Biblical Archaeological Discoveries
When it comes to the hotly debated field of Biblical archaeology, the specialists who arduously…