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10 of the Most Daring Rescue Missions from History
Everybody loves a good rescue story – there’s a reason why they form the basis for so many novels and…
In Nazi Germany, Drag Queens Loved Actress Zarah Leander
Not many people realize that Adolf Hitler was a painter, and he loved to watch Hollywood musicals, too. He wanted…
12 of the Coolest Medieval Women of All Time
Once upon a time, a woman fed a man a piece of fruit he wasn’t supposed to eat, acting on…
For Hundreds of Years, British Men Auctioned Off Their Wives
From the 1600’s to the early 1900’s in Great Britain, going through a divorce was an extremely expensive process that…
12 of the Craziest English Aristocrats
With wealth comes power, and it is a well-worn maxim that power corrupts. With near-unlimited funds and well-connected friends, many…
Boozy History: 10 Times Alcohol Helped Shape World History
For thousands of years, humans have been embracing the effects of alcohol. In Ancient Greece, for example, the art of…
10 of History’s Perverse Rulers
Being kinky or sexually weird is one thing when the kinky weirdo is an average person. It is something else…
The Real Captain Morgan Was an Unstoppable Privateer
In 1944, the Seagrams corporation created the Captain Morgan Rum Company, and purchased rum distilleries in Jamaica. For their labels,…
10 Details from the Daily Life of Vestal Young Women in Ancient Rome
For thousands of years in ancient Rome, young women were chosen to devote their entire lives to make sure a…
The 9 Men who Became President Without Being Elected
Ever since the office of the President of the United States of America was established in the year 1789, it…