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Bizarre British Monarchy Facts That Sound Fake
The monarch of The United Kingdom, in one of those quaint and cute bits of British monarchy trivia, owns all…
Insane Indulgences Of The Rich & Powerful From History
Lavish spending has long been a hallmark of the rich and powerful throughout history. Sometimes, however, the profligate spending exceeds…
Secret Facts About The World’s Most Iconic Buildings
Architects and designers have always had fun with their designs, playing tricks with the eye or adding hidden details, from…
Historic Figures Who Were Secretly Terrible People
The historian Lord Acton once said, "Great men are almost always bad men." There is something about power, money, and…
The Disturbing Tales of the “Fasting Girls” in the Victorian Era
Fasting is nothing new. There are many religions around the world that promote periods of fasting. Nuns have also fasted…
Bathroom Breaks That Changed History
As the saying goes, “everybody poops”. Human beings spend a lot of time in the bathroom on a daily basis.…
It Doesn’t Get Harder than the Lives of the Poorest People in History
In the modern world, society has come up with solutions to helping the poor through government programs. However, this was…
The Seedy Side of Frank Sinatra and other Beloved Historic Figures
Seedy aspects abound in the lives of many famous people. Even in the lives of otherwise notably good ones. Take…
The Nutty Lives of these American Leaders Were Anything But Ordinary
Nutty things moments and America seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. And from the country’s birth, our…
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…