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20 Great Historical Figures Who Struggled with Mental Illness
Mental health has been something of an enigma for most of human history. Before the age of science, people suffering…
The Nazino Affair: The Tragedy of Cannibal Island
On March 11, 1933, a plan for a very different kind of gulag was presented to Joseph Stalin. Devised by…
16 Powerful Movies that Have a History Lesson to Teach
Movies set in antiquity have the magical ability to take us back in time, while they usually offer big doses…
A Look Inside Hitler’s 1936 Nazi Olympics Through Amazing Photographs
“The sportive, knightly battle awakens the best human characteristics. It doesn't separate, but unites the combatants in understanding and respect.…
The Real Seven Dwarfs Were Prisoners In Auschwitz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves has been a story since the Grimm Brothers wrote their version of the fairytale,…
The Fantastic True History of Unicorns
Unicorns are magical creatures that appear in just about every fantasy novel, and several fairy tales in recorded history. These…
12 of History’s Most Useless Explorers and Dreadful Expeditions
We’ve all been lost at one time or another. Some people find it easy to get lost in a new…
The Remarkable Story of Eyam, the Village that Stopped The Plague of 1666
The pretty village of Eyam nestles in the hills of the Derbyshire peak district. Once known for its farming and…
12 Best-Preserved British Castles, and the Fascinating Stories Behind Them
Who doesn’t love a good castle? Behemoths of the architectural world, undertaken on a scale unseen in modern times, nothing…
The Shameful History of Human Zoos
Before television, the internet, and the tourism industry, people had no way to experience foreign cultures in an immersive way.…