Literature
40 Unsung Heroes of Black History We Should All Learn About This Month
February is Black History Month. While schools feature Black history this month, most students will only hear about the same…
18 Facts that Prove the Victorians Weren’t as Prudish as People Thought
In the 19th century, intercourse was a dangerous business. For starters, venereal diseases were rife. The risk of catching syphilis…
Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Created Female-Dominated World Well Before Its Time
The story of Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has inspired the minds of many for over a…
Joan and Stan Lee’s Marriage Is The Love Story the World Didn’t Know it Needed
Stanley Martin Lieber, better known as Stan Lee, was behind the creation of some of the most iconic comic book…
16 Secrets in the Life of a 1960s Playboy Bunny
Few jobs have been as glamorous as the Playboy Bunnies of the 1960s. In a time where women still lacked…
See Marriage, Love, and Courtship Through the Eyes of William Shakespeare
Marriage is a subject that cultures have hotly debated since antiquity. During Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare watched these social events…
40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain
Born in 1661, King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country. Born into a family…
The Truth About Friedrich Nietzsche And His ‘Letters of Insanity’
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher whose work was considered by many to be radical and nihilistic. He was born…
40 of the Most Influential People of All Time
The people who influenced history the most, the "movers and shakers" from ancient times until today, have one thing in…
Besides the Gillette Commercial, King C. Gillette Was Also a Utopian Socialist Who Co-Authored a Book with this Famous Author
Born on January 5, 1855, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin King Camp Gillette grew up to become the inventor of…