Crime
Here are 10 Unsettling Things You Don’t Know About the Electric Chair and its Victims through History
At the time of writing, 31 American states have the death penalty, and the United States is the only ‘Western’…
10 Catastrophic Solutions That Backfired Spectacularly and Made the Problem Worse
Good intentions often go awry, and that is why the road to hell is said to be paved with them.…
10 Heinous Crimes of Whitey Bulger and His Organized Crime Kingdom
Obviously Whitey Bulger committed far more than ten, and which are more horrific than others is somewhat subjective to those…
10 Monstrous Dictators You’ve Never Heard Of
Although there are plenty of democratically elected leaders that are miserable failures, at least the citizens of the country have…
10 of History’s Most Remarkable Hoaxes and Forgeries
Hoaxes are falsehoods deliberately concocted to masquerade as the truth and can range from the trivial, amounting to little more…
10 Over the Top Activities of the Notorious Kray Twins
It was called Swinging London. The Beatles, the Stones, Herman’s Hermits, The Kinks and many others provided the soundtrack. Carnaby…
Wrath of Olympus: 10 Bizarre and Horrific Punishments of the Ancient Greek Gods
Examining a culture's religion, mythology, and folklore, is a great tool for shedding light on its collective worldview, and how…
10 of the Most Heinous and Heartbreaking Genocides in History
According to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the definition of genocide…
10 Dramatic Facts You Didn’t Know About the 1921 Tulsa Oklahoma Race Riots
It began with an assumption of sexual assault, which was likely unfounded. The assumption led to a rumored lynching of…
How Hundreds of Children Died And Were Savagely Disposed of at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home
The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home was established in Tuam, Ireland to help young, unmarried women and their children.…