Crime
Obi Wan Kenobi Took On the Third Reich and Other Lesser Known World War II Facts
WWII was a gargantuan affair that saw more than just copious combat, massive mayhem, and mind-boggling amounts of deaths and…
Shocking Marriage Details from History that Really Take the Cake
Marriage is (hopefully) a once in a lifetime occasion. So throughout history, people have often splurged to make weddings as…
Lies that Have Completely Taken Over these Historical Stories
Inaccurate “facts” often litter the popular perception of many historic events. Take one of the American Revolution’s most iconic paintings,…
Brutal Moments in History Where Justice Was Served Ice Cold
Moments of vengeance and can be found throughout the entirety of history. As Paul Gaugin once said, “life being what…
These Respected Figures Were Also Some of the Weirdest People in History
Weird people are greatly overrepresented in the ranks of the creative types who shaped and greatly influenced the world we…
Moments that People Who Lived Through the 1970s Will Never Forget
The 1970s were one of America’s weirdest decades. Sandwiched between the idealistic ‘60s and the self-centered ‘80s, the 1970s often…
Weird Mafia Myths Popularized by the Godfather and Media
Few movies have more successfully romanticized something horrid than The Godfather did in the mafia. It portrayed Mafiosi in such…
These Insane Viral Trends and Fads Overtook History Long Before the Internet
Viral memes, trends, and fads are a mainstay of social media today. However, viral stuff is not an Information Superhighway…
Outlandish and Extravagant Facts from the Gilded Age
The Gilded Age, an 1873 Mark Twain novel that caricatured greedy businessmen and dirty politicians, lent its name to an…
Plot Twists From History That Still Surprise People
In a plot twist that nobody saw coming – but that should’ve been visible from a mile away – the…